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2nd this. They are a nusiance. Loud, and will eat a hole in ANY wood.
I would like to see them eat through Ipe (prounouced e-pay). It is a brazilian hardwood, was considered a trash tree that got in the way and destroyed cutting heads, up until recent years. I carry around a 1" think piece about 4' long in my truck for trouble (road rage drivers or animals in road). It is light enough I can swing as wildly as I would care to and strong enough to split open a dozen skulls without knocking a splinter off. Very possibly the hardest wood next to petrified wood (looked it up, there is a Jamaican ironwood that is rated as worlds hardest). One time I cut a huge chunk off the palm of my hand when I slipped on a piece of Ipe that was cut on a 45 degree bevel, it was as sharp as a knife and as hard as steel. No doubt in my mind with a hard enough swing I could cut the limb off an animal if need be. I end up with enough scrap from jobs that I may end up building a coop out of Ipe one day.....hardest part is finding a big enough space to store the stuff until I can get enough to build it....I live in a duplex in the city so it can be a challenge saving wood. I already have 4 piles 4 feet tall stashed all around the house.
Or massaranduba wood, although not as hard as Ipe still a very tough wood. If one could find a stash of this stuff on craigslist they could build a nearly indestructible coop. Don't forget to wax the ends of your cuts!!
Course this is just thinking out loud, without a stash of free wood this stuff is way to expensive to build your coop out of...but who knows what you can find out there on craigslist. I know a carpenter who built his entire 2 story house for him, his wife and 5 kids almost entirely free...paid for sheetrock, wiring and plumbing. He then went on to build a small place for his pregnant daughter and son-in-law in the back of his land....nearly free as well. He is an extreme case tho, goes to show what 1 really hard working man can do!
2nd this. They are a nusiance. Loud, and will eat a hole in ANY wood.
I would like to see them eat through Ipe (prounouced e-pay). It is a brazilian hardwood, was considered a trash tree that got in the way and destroyed cutting heads, up until recent years. I carry around a 1" think piece about 4' long in my truck for trouble (road rage drivers or animals in road). It is light enough I can swing as wildly as I would care to and strong enough to split open a dozen skulls without knocking a splinter off. Very possibly the hardest wood next to petrified wood (looked it up, there is a Jamaican ironwood that is rated as worlds hardest). One time I cut a huge chunk off the palm of my hand when I slipped on a piece of Ipe that was cut on a 45 degree bevel, it was as sharp as a knife and as hard as steel. No doubt in my mind with a hard enough swing I could cut the limb off an animal if need be. I end up with enough scrap from jobs that I may end up building a coop out of Ipe one day.....hardest part is finding a big enough space to store the stuff until I can get enough to build it....I live in a duplex in the city so it can be a challenge saving wood. I already have 4 piles 4 feet tall stashed all around the house.
Or massaranduba wood, although not as hard as Ipe still a very tough wood. If one could find a stash of this stuff on craigslist they could build a nearly indestructible coop. Don't forget to wax the ends of your cuts!!
Course this is just thinking out loud, without a stash of free wood this stuff is way to expensive to build your coop out of...but who knows what you can find out there on craigslist. I know a carpenter who built his entire 2 story house for him, his wife and 5 kids almost entirely free...paid for sheetrock, wiring and plumbing. He then went on to build a small place for his pregnant daughter and son-in-law in the back of his land....nearly free as well. He is an extreme case tho, goes to show what 1 really hard working man can do!
