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<blockquote data-quote="Ahall" data-source="post: 4077633" data-attributes="member: 49426"><p>Bois D'Arc</p><p></p><p>Ancient species, with few, if any close relatives.</p><p></p><p>Sap is very sticky and gums up stuff when working green wood.</p><p>Good firewood (higher BTU per rick than Oak or Ash) if you can stand the thorns and sap when you cut it.</p><p>Very dense and very hard. </p><p>Makes good coals and burns well.</p><p>Splits ok, if you don't have knots or forks to contend with.</p><p></p><p>Commonly used where rot resistance takes priority to cosmetics, (fence posts). </p><p></p><p></p><p>Rare to find large straight specimens suitable for lumber.</p><p>Some like it for longbow staves.</p><p>Machnes well, if you can get a piece big enough to play with.</p><p>VERY HARD</p><p>Heart wood is bright yellow, and turns to an amber brown over time.</p><p>I have used it for mallets to use with carving tools and other small things where HARD DENSE wood was needed.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Fruit is ok for target practice, but does not give proper visual gratification.</p><p>Horses eat the fruit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ahall, post: 4077633, member: 49426"] Bois D'Arc Ancient species, with few, if any close relatives. Sap is very sticky and gums up stuff when working green wood. Good firewood (higher BTU per rick than Oak or Ash) if you can stand the thorns and sap when you cut it. Very dense and very hard. Makes good coals and burns well. Splits ok, if you don't have knots or forks to contend with. Commonly used where rot resistance takes priority to cosmetics, (fence posts). Rare to find large straight specimens suitable for lumber. Some like it for longbow staves. Machnes well, if you can get a piece big enough to play with. VERY HARD Heart wood is bright yellow, and turns to an amber brown over time. I have used it for mallets to use with carving tools and other small things where HARD DENSE wood was needed. Fruit is ok for target practice, but does not give proper visual gratification. Horses eat the fruit. [/QUOTE]
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