If it dulls the hell out of your tools in a hurry it's hickory. If it splits easily it's probably hickory. If it's hard - really hard it's prpbably hickory.
charlie b
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20 years ago
Re: Telling hickory from ash
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20 years ago
My experience with hickory is that it won't split at all. Guess that's why it was used for bows and hammer handles and such.
Fred
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20 years ago
Cut a piece on a table saw or bandsaw. If it smells like burning rubber, its ash.
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20 years ago
While hickory can split easily, ash generally splits much more easily. I've split many cords of wood with hammer/wedges and splitting mauls, and there's nothing I'd rather split than ash.
Known samples of each of the woods is usually the best aid to identification.
John Martin