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Default Wood type in the hub of a Wood Spoked Wagon Wheel

On Apr 4, 5:33 pm, "Bob AZ" wrote:
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Any idea what type of wood is used in the hub of a wood spoked wagon
wheel? Can you tell by looking or feeling?


In one tv show - I think it was PBS "In Wisconsin" - they profiled a
guy who makes horse drawn wagons for customers like the Central Park
carriage rides in NYC. He said he used hickory and it had to be from
above the snow line or it wouldn't be strong enough.