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 Re: Bodark apples
[Re: uncle_bagster]
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11/11/19 02:11 PM
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JWRid
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As a home inspector I would often find cut Bois d'Ark being used as piers in very old homes. Unlike other wood termites will not touch the stuff and the piers were still rock solid. Unfortunately they were not to code and I would recommend their removal and replacement.
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Re: Bodark apples
[Re: spazm09]
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11/11/19 02:44 PM
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bassfishinglawyer
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That wood is great for a bonfire if you have plenty of other regular wood to burn around it. Yep - it'll burn hot and for a long time - just need protection from the popping.
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Re: Bodark apples
[Re: uncle_bagster]
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11/11/19 02:50 PM
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BridgeportGuide
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Back in the day, one of my guys ran one over with a zero turn. Shot out and caved in a car door, had to get the guys door repaired!
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Re: Bodark apples
[Re: uncle_bagster]
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11/11/19 06:25 PM
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Stump jumper
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Anyone ever scatter these around your house? They are supposed to keep spiders away. Why, I like spiders. They kill other bugs. As far as the wood goes it is supposed to make and excellent long bow.
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Re: Bodark apples
[Re: Westside.]
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11/11/19 06:34 PM
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butch sanders
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Another interesting fact about the Bois d'Arc is early pioneer land surveyors made stakes out of them for use as property corners as they last a very long time, we still occasionally find them and they are treated like gold. i would love to find 1 of those at the family farm, in Melissa they are on each corner of the house & porches they are from 1890 & still hard as a rock (in 2004, when they sold it, at least) Do you mean as support for the house and porches? If so that is awesome yes at the corners
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Re: Bodark apples
[Re: JWRid]
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11/11/19 06:35 PM
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butch sanders
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As a home inspector I would often find cut Bois d'Ark being used as piers in very old homes. Unlike other wood termites will not touch the stuff and the piers were still rock solid. Unfortunately they were not to code and I would recommend their removal and replacement. wow so they worked for 100 years & now they are not up to code?
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Re: Bodark apples
[Re: Westside.]
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11/11/19 07:00 PM
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reeltexan
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"..The pleasantist angling is to see the fish
Cut with her golden oars the silver stream,
And greedily devour the treacherous bait.
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Re: Bodark apples
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11/12/19 06:38 PM
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Stump jumper
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No but I sure threw a bunch of them as a kid. Its a wonder we didn't kill each other having horse apple fights!!!! did the same and even threw them at cars on occasion
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Re: Bodark apples
[Re: uncle_bagster]
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11/12/19 06:55 PM
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Kattelyn
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You're also missing that the root bark and sawdust if you have any, is dye. And the same insecticidal properties that are in the apples is also in the wood, keeping the termites from eating it.
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