Wood ID please?

[sime42]

2 hours ago, Stere said:

The water pipes used at vindolanda were alder logs

 

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Wood-water-pipes-Vindolanda.jpg

 

Also used for cranogs and to build Venice on & clogs.

 

 

 

Also used to make high grade gunpowder.

 

 

[peds]

37 minutes ago, sime42 said:

 

Also used to make high grade gunpowder.

 

I found your comment so interesting that I ecosia'd it straight away, and found that ig might be alder... buckthorn? 

 

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/alder-buckthorn/

 

I wonder if it could be both. I saw a mention that scots pine also makes fine gunpowder.

 

[openspaceman]

6 minutes ago, peds said:

 

I found your comment so interesting that I ecosia'd it straight away, and found that ig might be alder... buckthorn? 

 

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/alder-buckthorn/

 

I wonder if it could be both. I saw a mention that scots pine also makes fine gunpowder.

 

Aldershot home of the british army gets its name from alder and gunpowder making. I think char from alder buckthorn was the best for fuses because it was finer, I don't think you could get enough alder buckthorn for a full blown army whereas plenty of alder about.

Edited Thursday at 21:46 by openspaceman
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[peds]

Woooooaaahh...

[sime42]

29 minutes ago, peds said:

 

I found your comment so interesting that I ecosia'd it straight away, and found that ig might be alder... buckthorn? 

 

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/alder-buckthorn/

 

I wonder if it could be both. I saw a mention that scots pine also makes fine gunpowder.

 

 

 

Back at ya

 

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/alder/

 

Yeah, looks like it is both. It was definitely straight Alder that I had in mind, (I have to sheepishly admit to not even having heard of Alder Buckthorn. 😮)

 

 

[peds]

Blowing my freaking mind, man.

 

I wonder if the same species that make the best gunpowder would also produce a measurably-superior biochar, or if it doesn't matter at all. 

[Paul in the woods]

16 minutes ago, sime42 said:

 

I have to sheepishly admit to not even having heard of Alder Buckthorn.

 

Food of the brimstone butterfly caterpillars, and brimstone means sulphur which is an ingredient of gunpowder...

[Mick Dempsey]

7 hours ago, Paul in the woods said:

 

Food of the brimstone butterfly caterpillars, and brimstone means sulphur which is an ingredient of gunpowder...

I thought they were called brimstone because of their colour ie

Sulphurous yellow.

[BillQ]

11 hours ago, scbk said:

They left that log behind as a marker, it was right on top of the buried treasure

Great, I know where it is as I left a big X mark on the ground.