Appalachian Black Locust Timber
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- Опубліковано 18 бер 2021
- Check this video out to learn about one of Appalachia's sturdiest and most beautiful native timbers- black locust! BRDC executive director, Aaron Floyd, discusses the benefits of this wood- from decking to bridges to wildlife habitat!
Wish I could've heard the video. Interesting topic. I've been using locust wood for years. Appalachian Gold I call it. Beautifull flooring and tough as nails. No tougher actually. Doing experiments at home with end grain block flooring in round and square block. I've got coppias ammounts of seasoned cull fence posts and hop poles.
Locust is my go-to wood for outside. I do a lot of handrails and bridges out of it. I want something that will last a while if I'm gonna put the time and effort into the craftsmanship of building something nice outside.
It’s rather prevalent here in Arkansas along with honey locust, nasty dangerous trees, but still have their uses, if you can control them.
Where did you source your lumber? Thanks
I’m looking to mill some of my locust, pre I ate your vid
Which would last longer in a four season region, non stained black locust decking or composite decking?
I know nothing of composite but would never ever use it. But I don't use any "manufactured" building materials. Except tar paper. Oh I'm a timber framer contractor. I have used locust for about thirty years. I'm removing some fencing of locust on my property that was installed 30 years ago and will save to recycle. I'll probably document and post on my channel. There is a video on there that shows a bull rescue a top a locust feed crib. If you can get locust wood for your project , do yourself a favor and do it. Like larch wood demand will increase and so will the price. I'm charging $ 2 a bf right now for locust and it was $1 dollar five years ago. Don't ask , I don't have any to sell, lol.
Hi there, greetings from New Zealand, acacia melonoxolyn, we call it robinia here, you may not realize, it is and was a highly prized wood for bowmaking, by some your indian tribes and by current U.S. bowmakers. I myself am a bowmaker and have been trying to find it here for some time, anyway, I have just come across a guy here who has milled some and I'm looking foward to getting some and making a black locust(robinia) bow out of it, just thought you might be interested, Cheers..
You're talking about Blackwood. It's not Robinia. It's a completely different species and not associated in any way.
If I could ship it there cheap I would. It is heavy dense wood and being an oversized item it would cost a fortune. I have loads of this wood on my land. I selected a few specimens, but one has some especially thick early wood and should make an excellent bow.