It was good to hear from someone on this list.
I’ve never used the black locust wood but hearing about it brought
back a lot of unpleasant memories.
I lived on 5 and a half acres in Florence, Kentucky about 30 years
ago and there were plenty of black locust trees around. I
especially remember the 2 to 4 inch long thorns that went right
through my riding mower tires. I also remember getting stuck with
those things and it would temporarily cause a pain to run from your
finger all the way up your arm. I guess the is some kind of poison
in those thorns and they sure hurt.
Again, thanks for the memories. Grin.
Regards, Tom
From: blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
] On Behalf Of John E Sherrer
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8:43 PM
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Work Bench
I am currently building an adaptive work bench. The primary wood I
am using is Black Locus, also called Black Acaicia. It may be in
the top three of the hardest woods grown in the U.S.
Since I live 200 miles from my shop, it is a slow process getting it
done.
We have a second home in the North Carolina mountains and we do plan
to move their. While my business is going good, we will not move.
John
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