Figured Hickory
- Thread starter Sloppy Pockets
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Never tried it for cues but it works great for ribs.
I've got a smoker that would look better in...lol
Interesting....fence post wood. LOL!
I don't remember ever seeing it in a cue. And I don't remember ever seeing any with figure in it....but I don't know that I was ever really looking for it either. I know we burned a lot of it years ago....
If one of you guys tries it please post pics of the results. Could be very cool.
I know the stuff is serious hard wood... As I remember, my father told me it had a particular reputation for NOT splitting. Is that correct?
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I don't remember ever seeing it in a cue. And I don't remember ever seeing any with figure in it....but I don't know that I was ever really looking for it either. I know we burned a lot of it years ago....
If one of you guys tries it please post pics of the results. Could be very cool.
I know the stuff is serious hard wood... As I remember, my father told me it had a particular reputation for NOT splitting. Is that correct?
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A friend of mine has a Woody made from hickory. It's pretty. If the wood decides to move, there's nothing that will keep it straight. My friend has a kiln for thousands of bf. He's had a single hickory board pick up the entire stack when it warped.
I've burned maybe 150 full cord of wood over the last quarter of a centry, much of it pignut or shagbark hickory. This pignut is the only fiddleback figure I've seen in this wood. Just had to save it, but DAMN I hate to have hickory and not burn it, it is an awesome firewood.
Not usually an easy split, especially after it's dried. Very stringy, and the strings kinda bind it together. Makes great hammer and axe handles, though.
Fence posts? I don't think so, 'less you live in the desert. It's mostly sapwood, so it's not a very durable hardwood. Around here we use black locust for that purpose. Never rots, even in the ground.
H-mmm... That reminds me. I've seen some incredibly pretty figured locust. The grain patterns, color, and transparency of locust under finish can be transfixing, and yet, almost nobody is using it except for decks, fence posts and firewood. Yup, it's right up there with shagbark for heat output. Very hard and dense.
I might be willing to let some go, but I don't have a clue what it's true value is. Trade maybe? Gee... I happen to know a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy who just might be looking to get a custom cue built, or a least get a good start toward one.