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[MG2186]

That's what I've been told


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[Deets066]

Osage is very hard

 

[huskihl]

I think Osage orange is the hardest in North America. Closest thing we have is hophornbeam, known here as ironwood.

 

[jmssaws]

I'll make note to not use Osage for saw videos.

 

[Ozarker]

Bois d'arc/Boddock/Osage Orange/Hedge is the hardest wood we have around here. Persimmon is just under that.

 

[jmssaws]

Persimmon is hard,I've cut lots of it.
Good thing it don't get big.

 

[CR500]

toughest thing we cut around here is ironwood or elm.

I like cherry and ash a goood bit.

 

[jmssaws]

Ash cuts faster than anything I cut.

 

[CR500]

decent fire wood.

Trying to think of other stuff besides the obvious oak, birch, and beech I have around the property.

pine and poplar are fun due to consitency.

A guy I know works for a tree service so I may have some bigger wood that 24-30 inch to cut, said they took own a 9ft maple in some lady's yard last week

 

[MG2186]

Ash cuts faster than anything I cut.

It's dam good firewood too. What makes a hard wood cut faster than soft woods I wonder?


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[Chris Zautner]

Iron wood is some really hard stuff, it would make the buzz saw sing real good

 

[CR500]

Some hardwoods do and some don't. Fresh cherry is slower than ash I feel like.

In my limited experience lol. I guess it depends on if it's green or has sat for firewood a lot.

 

[CR500]

Also the fiber inside the tree maybe?

 

[MG2186]

If the wood I cut I do enjoy cutting Ash and red elm the best


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[mdavlee]

You can load up the kerf with chips and slow it down

 

[jmssaws]

In the white pine I've been cutting full skip is faster than full comp

 

[Ron660]

I think Osage orange is the hardest in North America. Closest thing we have is hophornbeam, known here as ironwood.

Osage is hard but live oak is harder. Wood hardness is determined by the Janka scale. Osage, best I remember, is around 2200 and live oak is 2600 or so. Hickory around 1800, red oak 1200-1400, and yellow pine around 600. I remember a few things from my college forestry days. I do remember Australia having some of the hardest trees in the world with over 5000 on the scale.

 

[Ron660]

I think Osage orange is the hardest in North America. Closest thing we have is hophornbeam, known here as ironwood.

We have all of those also including another odd-ball called Hercules Club. It has thorns like locust. I remember my Forestry professor telling us you can chew it for a tooth-ache. Of course I tried it and it worked! Half my mouth was numb.

 

[mdavlee]

Those hard woods are making sparks off the bar and chain. If there's sparks in the chips there's metal in it. Fire a saw up in the dark and it makes all kinds of sparks

 

[huskihl]

We have all of those also including another odd-ball called Hercules Club. It has thorns like locust. I remember my Forestry professor telling us you can chew it for a tooth-ache. Of course I tried it and it worked! Half my mouth was numb.

Only things with thorns up here are raspberry bushes....and some women