creative uses for Hornbeam?

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  • March 28, 2012 at 2:13 am #43677
    Anonymous
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    Ive got a lot of thinning to do on the land we are buying, does anyone have any creative ideas for hop hornbeam (hardhack, ironwood)?

    Jared

    March 28, 2012 at 3:08 am #73191
    Tim Harrigan
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    fence posts, yokes, sled runners, fire wook, wagon tongues, fire wood, axe handles, wedges.

    March 28, 2012 at 12:16 pm #73190
    Ed Thayer
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    Tim pretty much sums it up.

    March 28, 2012 at 7:39 pm #73189
    dominiquer60
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    I made some into equipment tongues, but was warned that it rots fast if not kept under cover. A farm that I used to live on had a ton but wouldn’t use it for fence posts because they would rot fast, they cut all the dead ones for fast easy drying firewood, gives off some great BTUs.

    March 28, 2012 at 8:21 pm #73193
    Anonymous
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    I use it for firewood as well, I have had poor experience with it as fence post due to it rotting, we have a lot of black locust so we are a bit spoiled. I wasnt sure if there were any clever commercial uses?

    Jared

    March 28, 2012 at 10:05 pm #73188
    Carl Russell
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    @Tim Harrigan 33762 wrote:

    fence posts, yokes, sled runners, fire wook, wagon tongues, fire wood, axe handles, wedges.

    …. and peavey handles. Carves pretty hard, but doesn’t break very easily.

    Carl

    March 31, 2012 at 12:07 am #73192
    mink
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    if you have a lathe ,you might be able to sell some night sticks

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