Goldenrod as a spindle and fire board.
About a month ago I harvested some very big and thick goldenrod's and a couple of days ago I decided to cut about seven inches of the thickest part of the goldenrod and then I splinted it in half and...
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Thanks for the tip, Alberto! I have some goldenrod in a ditch just below my house. Do you think it might work even though it's dried on the stalk, rather than being cut and dried?
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Hello ThereYes it should work, as long as it is not to far gone that it will break when you apply downward pressure. Make sure that the goldenrod is at least pinkie thickness. But the goldenrod that I...
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Cool. The plants I've looked at were somewhat smaller, but I'll find a bigger one to experiment with. Gracias, Alberto.
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I love Goldenrod for spindles, Alberto. I use it (Pinebarren Goldenrod variety Solidago fistulosa) on Velvetleaf, Willow, Maple, and Beautyberry so far. It is rare even up here further up the...
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Greetings RobertThe large thick goldenrod's that I harvested dose not grow in the wild, it came from a gardeners nursery. Through out the years I have look for goldenrod's every where from North...
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alberto hernandez wrote:I am very impress with you using the Beautyberry, Velvetleaf and Maple as fire boards. I have never try them for that. Did they make good fire boards?when you mention Maple to...
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Robert thank you for your reply and yes most of the time the same wood will work for both method's if you know how to preparer them. For a sample when you are going to use a fire board for the hand...
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