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Post by longtrail on Mar 14, 2008 14:09:35 GMT -5
We have blind folded you and led you to this spot so your could see our punkywood treasure tree. ;D Some people think just dead trees are punky wood, most of you are experienced enough with smoking hides to know the difference, but for those who might not be aware of it, punkwood does come from dead trees, but the inside of the three has been protected by the elements and the wood is actually dry rotted. It easily breaks apart by hand and is sort of powdery when it does. It acts like a charcoal and keeps our woodchips smouldering in the smoker.
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Post by paskinner on Mar 14, 2008 15:29:15 GMT -5
Looks like good stuff. I often just use dead, but not punky wood, but I have a long pipe to my hide box and am not too concerned with it getting too hot. I'm smoking some today and just cut up a piece of solid cherry and put it over coals. But the punky stuff smolders for a lot longer which is nice.
Do you use it dry or damp? It would be pretty tough to find anything dry here right now in the woods.
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Post by longtrail on Mar 14, 2008 15:42:34 GMT -5
The punky wood we use dry, but the cedar chips that we purchase, we dampen them so they smoulder. We have always had pretty pathetic smokers, at least the ones that weren't made from plywood. I had a guy send me a photo of his smoker a while back, I swear, it must have been built to code. It was amazing, looked better than the place we live in! haha Do you find that a lot of the smoke adheres to the inside of the pipe? I have a great idea for smoking multiple hides that have been sewn into tubes, but just havn't had the chance, or funds to buy what I need to set it up. Will draw a sketch. Include it next post.
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