Have any of our friends from up north heard of Black Spruce? A friend of mine went up to a lodge on the French River for fishing, I did ask him if he could find out about it, and maybe pick up a log, he was told nobody ever heard of it. Just curious. Bob
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There is nothing like a fresh planked salmon cooked over an open,
The natives used to take a cedar plank and soak it over night in sea water.
The wood steams more than it burns and the flavour it gives the salmon is incredible.
I guess we take fresh fish for granted here. Mind you it is cheaper to buy it than it is to get the license and the gear, take the time off work and catch it yourself. I guess it is just a different passion.
Here is a link to where I live.
It is a great place to raise a family. Not a bad place for scrolling too.CAЯL HIRD-RUTTEЯ"proud member of the best scroll sawing forum on the net."Ryobi SC180VS scroll saw EX21
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Man, I'm going to Carls for dinner.......drool, drool...... Love that cedar planked salmon.....
To the original question.... Black spruce (aka swamp spruce), and not to be confused with white spruce or Sitka spruce, grows in swamps/bogs here in Aalaska. It is a real soft wood and a slow growing tree. It is not uncommon for a 3" diameter black spruce to be over 100 years old. In all my years of looking thru black spruce forests for a moose, I've never seen one big enough to cut into scrollling size pieces, unless you need real narrow strips......."Orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names. They're easier to ignore before you see their faces. It's easier to pretend they're not real before you hold them in your arms. But once you do, everything changes."
D. Platt
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Good one Sandy!!!!!
Yep, it was the swamp spruce.....
Barry"Orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names. They're easier to ignore before you see their faces. It's easier to pretend they're not real before you hold them in your arms. But once you do, everything changes."
D. Platt
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