[TheForge] Blacksmith sledge hammer

[Andrew Vida]

rsmuck wrote:
> I pruned a Douglas Fir a few years ago, it had huge limbs spreading out 
> about 30' or more. The limbs were not round but oblong, evidently grew 
> that way to support the limbs. The wood was so hard that I had trouble 
> cutting it up for firewood!!
> Rowland Smuck/Schmuck of Roseburg, OR 97470

	Yeah, well in OR they have REAL trees, not these 36" twigs that grow 
out here in WV. :)  It is, however, hard to imagine douglas fir being 
that hard.  OTOH I guess it has to be pretty strong to support the 
weight of a 30' branch.