What to use for fence posts

[Pete Jesse]

I am going to do some stand improvement in my woods this winter. I have may ironwood (hophornbeam) growing in the understory and usually just cut them out. This wood is very hard. Does anyone have any experience using this wood for fence posts.
I usually use black locust.

Any other wood you can recommend from central NY woods?

[Livewater Farm]

Ironwood Makes A Great Pole For Sleds Or Scoot As Well As Wooden Shoes For Scoots Hard To Drive A Staple In Once Dry
Bill

[karl t pfister]

Hay never have used ironwood but we have some locust posts that are still good we put in in the ’60s . Those you need a screw gun to put an insulator on ,still . Can’t get better value at Tractor Supply . In southern Germany they use spruce saplings like we use fiberglass in rotational grazing .

[Pete Jesse]

@Livewater Farm 22821 wrote:

Ironwood Makes A Great Pole For Sleds Or Scoot As Well As Wooden Shoes For Scoots Hard To Drive A Staple In Once Dry
Bill

What are the wooden shoes for scoots that you refer to?

Is there a “standard” size for the pole?

Thanks.

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