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Old 03-25-2006, 07:32 AM   #1
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i am new here and just curious if anyone has tried tamarack or black locust lure building. i was told black locust make the best fence post, they last a long time.dont know if this applies to lures also .
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Old 03-25-2006, 07:52 AM   #2
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I've never tried turning Black Locust but it does resist rotting . The telephone company (Ma Bell) used Black Locust to make the wooden spindles that the glass insulators screwed onto .
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Old 03-25-2006, 09:06 AM   #3
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I think both are kind of stringy and won't turn well. I don't think rotting is a problem.

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Old 03-25-2006, 09:48 AM   #4
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A black locust fencepost lasts about a week less than a granite one. I think that if you seal your plugs, rot isn't a problem. If they work right , they're pretty much toast after a season anyway.

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Old 03-25-2006, 11:24 AM   #5
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thanks for the replys, maybe i try some cedar or basswood first..
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Old 03-25-2006, 08:11 PM   #6
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I think the tamarack has the twisted grain not the best to turn.
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Old 03-28-2006, 12:52 PM   #7
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It'll be hard to stick the paint to locust not sure about tamarack. Locust would make a great bluefish bomb since the paints gonna get destroyed anyways.
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Old 03-28-2006, 04:57 PM   #8
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A black locust fencepost lasts about a week less than a granite one.
Ya got that right Fred. I have one i saved from my uncles farm in my garden that is over 100 years old with still no sign of rot.

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Old 03-31-2006, 05:33 PM   #9
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I use cedar deck railings 1.5x1.5 x 36" from Lowes--cheep$$- I think they should last me and then my boys before the rot away.
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