Hickory stands out among the hardwoods in strength and elasticity. Not only is it used extensively for tool handles and furniture, it's fine flavors are familiar in smoked meat. When burned, it produces the most heat of any wood, ranking it as the best choice for natural firewood.

Hickory is a common name for about 16 species of a genus of the Walnut family. Well known are the Bitternut, Shellbark, Pignut, Pecan, Mockernut and Shagbark. The Shagbark is the most important, getting its name from the shaggy appearance of its bark.

Seasoned Hickory

Our renditions, as in nature, call out the unmistakable color schemes of Hickory, gray on gray. In the Seasoned Hickory version, the grays of the ends and revealed splits are contrasted with a darker bark, varying from smooth broad areas to prominent fissures. Char is presented as a deep black with whitened ashes at the tips.

Old Hickory

As the cut and split wood ages, the bark pales even more, losing nearly all of its color. Checking increases, revealing areas of the wood that have not weathered as extensively resulting in a slightly more colorful end and split. The bark is pale gray with deepening fissures.