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   Guest_ | Mar 30, 1999 08:45am | #3

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   I am interested in using Honey Locust (wild, thorny) for beams and posts inside a house. Anyone know how well this wood would work? Same for Milberry wood. Are there any good books out there that talk about using the varieties of wood one finds on ones land for buildling

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   Guest_ | Mar 30, 1999 01:21am | #1

   *I am interested in using Honey Locust (wild, thorny) for beams and posts inside a house. Anyone know how well this wood would work? Same for Milberry wood. Are there any good books out there that talk about using the varieties of wood one finds on ones land for building.

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   Guest_ | Mar 30, 1999 01:26am | #2

   *I had a honey locust in my ex yard. It was a very nice shde tree and grew fast.Generally speaking, fast growing trees are only good for pulp. The slowest growing trees are the densest, and strongest, but are too expensive for framing lumber.Since my honey locust was not thorny, weare probably talking about a different species.Blue

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   H.R.Osborn | Mar 30, 1999 08:45am | #4

   *Ozzy 10:48 3/29/99I think these thorn trees you're talking aboutare called coffeebean trees here in Mo.I've builtkitchen cabinets out of coffeebean and they turnedout real nice. They looked a little like oak.P.S. don't forget to remove the thorns!!