Jack:
I asked our wood tech expert here at the forestry school about locust and
here is his response. He seems to think it would be OK and he knows a heck
of a lot more about it than me!
Joe
>
>Joe,
>
>Locust is of course extremely durable. The problem is that it is not
>readily available in large sizes - but not a problem for strips in a
>truck bed. Volumetric shrinkage -wise it is no worse than elm or
>oak, but other "grain" characteristics make is prone to more movement
>than you would expect. I'd have no reservation about using it if
>properly installed, sealed, and protected from the most adverse
>weather conditions.
>
>Paul
>
>Paul M. Winistorfer
>Professor and Director
>Tennessee Forest Products Center
>The University of Tennessee
>P.O. Box 1071
>Knoxville, Tennessee 37901-1071
>USA
>email PSTORFER@UTK.EDU
>phone 423-974-8842 (voice)
>FAX 423-974-4714
>Web Site http://web.utk.edu/~tfpc/
>
>
Joe Clark, Southern Appalachian Field Laboratory
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