CRAIG1952
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I was given some chunk's of wood, from a guy I had met . He told me he tried to split it for fire wood, but gave up up after several attempts. He said he had never seen anything like it:what!:
Today I attempted to use my band saw to cut it into 10" lengths. That was no problem, but when I tried to cut it down the center my band saw blade ground to a halt:what!:Backed up the wood and blade started again.(I wasn't forcing the wood
and it is dry as an old bone) I have a 1hp motor in my saw. I did cut one piece, but it took quite awhile. Blade is brand new so I know it wasn't dull ! My question is do I have Iron Wood? It is very dence and heavy for it's size ! Can someone help me Identify and give me help into cutting it into scales. Thank you all for any suggestion you can give me :biggrin:![350.JPG 350.JPG](https://knifedogs.com/data/attachments/19/19564-c42c9bbd7bd802ec3241cde46e6ac59e.jpg)
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Today I attempted to use my band saw to cut it into 10" lengths. That was no problem, but when I tried to cut it down the center my band saw blade ground to a halt:what!:Backed up the wood and blade started again.(I wasn't forcing the wood
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