Jay Britton wrote:
"wildbill" wrote in message
oups.com...
A lot of wood stores that sell you pecan are really selling hickory
and vice-versa. Almost impossible to tell them apart with just the
naked (or dressed) eye

Second the sharp-blade comment. It does finish beautifully. Hope to
one day redo kitchen cabinets in the stuff.

Bill W


How does one tell the difference?

Realistically, you don't. Pecan is in the genus "Carya". So are all
the hickories. There are many species of "hickory", pecan being one.

BTW, walnut and butternut are in the genus "Juglans"...there is no close
relationship between them and the hickories.

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