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Title: Old Timbers, chestnut?
Post by: nas on October 08, 2016, 11:42:21 AM

Hi all
A customer brought me these old timbers out of a feed mill that was torn down locally. My first thought was that they are hickory, but he suggested that they might be chestnut. Having never cut chestnut before, I wasn't sure. What do yall think?

(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/16789/IMG_20161007_141752.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1475932064)

(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/16789/IMG_20161007_141800.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1475932070)

(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/16789/IMG_20161007_153804.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1475932126)

Title: Re: Old Timbers, chestnut?
Post by: Den-Den on October 09, 2016, 03:45:12 PM

Chestnut is softer than Hickory and smells very differently, I don't think you would be likely to confuse them when sawing. Just by looking at the pictures, I would guess Hickory.

Title: Re: Old Timbers, chestnut?
Post by: WDH on October 10, 2016, 08:17:47 AM

Looks like hickory to me.

Title: Re: Old Timbers, chestnut?
Post by: nas on October 10, 2016, 09:59:05 PM

Thanks guys. It does smell like hickory so I'm sure that's what it is.

Nick

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