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Re: Did you know black locust fluoresces under a black light? - Gregory of Sherwood Forest - 08-14-2015
Oh yeah, that leads to all kinds of ideas...
Turning little planets for my son's room. Maybe a Saturn with rings, too. Spaceships...
Rings to hang around a lava lamp. Bedknobs for the daughter's room.
Spinning tops.
Ooooh! Disco balls!
Re: Did you know black locust fluoresces under a black light? - Edwin Hackleman - 08-14-2015
Black locust might be the densest wood that grows fast. Measured in BTU/cord-year, it might be the fastest growing fuel wood that exists. Measured in LB/bd-ft-year, it might be the fastest growing hardwood that exists.
I know of no tree growing the the USA that produces more dense wood faster than locust, and some thornless and podless varieties are available, also known as thornless honey locust. One of them is growing is my front yard.
Re: Did you know black locust fluoresces under a black light? - Richard D. - 08-14-2015
Where is your Jimi Hendrix poster?
Re: Did you know black locust fluoresces under a black light? - Rick LoDico - 08-15-2015
Wish I knew this back in 1972.
me71 by Rickey, on Flickr
Re: Did you know black locust fluoresces under a black light? - kludge - 08-15-2015
jasfrank said:
Hackberry is another wood that does that. There are more but I just can't remember them all.
That's cool! I also heard that Redheart and Sumac do too.
Re: Did you know black locust fluoresces under a black light? - iclark - 08-15-2015
LIL
The Wood Database has a good page on fluorescence of different types of wood.
Re: Did you know black locust fluoresces under a black light? - YSU65 - 08-16-2015
Black locust can make some pretty nice stuff...Tom
