Thoughts on using hickory

[MikeNMissouri]

Has anyone ever used hickory for their cabins? I have about 40 acres of large, straight, minimal taper hickory. My concern is checking ,and issues with rot and insects.

[oldtrapper]

Just curious, how big does it get? height? Diameter?

[LogHomeFeverDan]

You can build with anything you have. Rot is directly tied to how dry you keep your logs. Insects are kept at bay with non harsh chemical treating. I will probably use SYP, don't think hickory checks more than SYP. Of course checking is more a challenge depending on construction method used. We use full round logs. Checking is not a concern.

[Mosseyme]

Do you have bionic arms and shoulders?

[MikeNMissouri]

Do you have bionic arms and shoulders?

I just went down to the woods to test debarking that hickory, of which is all shagbark, and found it to be almost and impossible job. I think I will have to look at other alternatives.

[rckclmbr428]

If cut in the winter it's all but impossible without drawkniving it. Though if cut at the right time in winterhickory ddoesn't have to be debarked before using

[Mosseyme]

Is there a trick to driving rebar into it?

[rreidnauer]

Is there a trick to driving rebar into it?

Yea. Ya just load a piece into a 20 gauge shotgun and put the muzzle against the log.

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[TheBeak]

someone somewhere is going to try that someday (or has....)

[loghousenut]

I'd do it in a heartbeat. Send a truckload or two out here and I'll let the Oregon bark beetles get a head start on them. I've been looking for a new project to give me a valid excuse for not finishing the last project. This hickory hideaway oughta keep me on the Boss's good side for a year or two.

One of the few problems we have on the west coast is a lack of shagbark hickory for our ax handles.