Recent content by J.Noss

I find that only White Oak takes significantly longer to season, I think that's because White oak has pores that are typically plugged with a growth called tyloses, making it naturally water-resistant. This characteristic is why white oak is used to make wine and whiskey barrels, as it can hold...

Yes, on further looking on it I find that it is actually a variety of Dogwood (like the Flowering Dogwood) and the only type of Dogwood that yields an edible fruit.. Typical flowering Dogwood have a very hard wood (2150 lbf) perhaps the Cornelian Cherry (Cornus Mas) variety is harder, like a...

Interesting! On further looking I've found: -The Scientific name for Cornelian Cherry is (Cornus Mas) and they apparently survive down to zone 4-5 (temps -20f to -30f) and grow 25-30' tall. I'd never heard of that tree before.. I've planted several Osage Orange trees, they grow pretty darn...

I'd like it very much if people could add to this very limited number of hardness ratings I've listed with other woods and their hardness.. I know there's sites that have these hardness listings but I didn't want to link off of the fourm. And if you think my hardness = heat output thinking is...

All the time the firewood quality of our hardwoods comes up, yet only from time to time the subject of the hardness of our hardwoods comes up. Well there is a test called the Janka Hardness Test where a steel ball is pressed into the wood and the amount of force required is measured. The result...

Scored a load of Hickory today, there was 2 different types, one of which I haven't seen before (Hickory is very rare for me) was wondering if anyone here has seen this kind before and knew what it's called? (One with dots) im 99% sure the other one is Shagbark Hickory

Good to know, glad everything is back up and running today

It's 97° here in Duncannon PA and I'm outside to split Oak and am thinking about winter and woodstoves and firewood.

Here's mine, it's a '76 Fisher Stove that was modified my step-dad to have a hot air blower, it simply traps heated air in a channel behind the stove then has cool air blown from a fan underneath up through a zig-zag path and out the top.. I barely ever kick the blower on but once I do, the...

This sounds really cool...

Wow great explanation, I have never even gotten a chance to run legit sharp square ground chain.. But I just managed to get back on here tonight and see all these responses really.. My power went out to the house during a storm Tuesday night, then my darn alternator gave up on my truck while I...

Oh I see, I've never seen it mentioned anywhere at all on the fourm even in recent posts at least search brought up 0. I've been interested in square ground chain for some time and have read tons of threads like this but where I live the average tree service guy or hardware store employee only...

Bump Hey- I've read up to page 46 on this (and others as well) and did searches on the fourm but have so far seen no mention of this grinder which is currently available at Baileys from time to time.. does anyone have any experience with these? Gotta say to me it sounds good and is cheaper than...

Oh cool that'd probably give more potential for portwork and expansion chamber pipe if one was so inclined I've heard that the non X-torq saw engines have more potential once ported or piped, makes sense they could to me

Quick question about these non X-torq 372 motors: does that mean that they are NOT what's considered a strato-engine? The X-torq is I believe strato-carb fresh air injection.. right? Trying to understand the difference