Must be some kind of new record

Bears, tires, and beet juice. Sounds like a recipe for something weird to happen.

I actually like locust if I'm not cutting around it or handling the thorns. Both black and honey locust turn wonderfully and are very hard, especially black, making them good duck call woods. Black locust is nearly rot proof and a perfect boat building wood in addition to fence posts and other outdoor uses. It outlasts treated wood even when left bare. Were I to build a traditional BBSB I'd replace white oak with black locust. I have a stash should I ever want to take on that project.
 
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Eric,

One more good thing about black locust, honeybees make a very light mild flavored honey from the nectar, it is my wife's favorite.

Tom
 
Another virtue of black locust is that is has just about the highest BTU rating of any species. Better than oak and maple and even slightly better than hardhack and hickory I believe.
The timber framers around here are dying to get their hands on it both for its rot resistant properties, and for its typically curvy growth. The curve sections are used to make arched wind braces. When I find a locust stand in the woods (always a plantation in central vt) I make a note and start calling timber framers and the few boat builders that I know. I've had some milled out for boat parts, but it is tough to find long strait sections. Technically, locust is an invasive species in our region, but I say, let it invade!
 
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