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Live oak is very dense and when freashly cut and wet is denser than water. I think that only desert iron wood and lignum vitae have a harder janka hardness ratings of native North American trees. I remember reading somewhere that live oak was the wood that made cannon balls bounce off of Old Ironside. As long as your gouges are sharp it actually cuts pretty nicely. It can be a little boring when freshly cut but with a few years of aging on my driveway, the grain takes on some interesting tones.
Live oak is very dense and when freashly cut and wet is denser than water. I think that only desert iron wood and lignum vitae have a harder janka hardness ratings of native North American trees. I remember reading somewhere that live oak was the wood that made cannon balls bounce off of Old Ironside. As long as your gouges are sharp it actually cuts pretty nicely. It can be a little boring when freshly cut but with a few years of aging on my driveway, the grain takes on some interesting tones.
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