Pop quiz

I spent the morning volunteering at BTA. While there I gathered up a few interesting seed pods and thought we might have a small contest.


First person to correctly identify all 3 seed pods wins (prize TBD). Common or scientific names are both acceptable but the common name must be specific (for example Mesquite and Elm are not specific enough, Honey Mesquite and Slippery Elm would be acceptable answers for common names).












Close up of pod #1. Approx 3" long.














Close up of pod #2. Approx 2 1/2" long.
















Pod #3. Approx 14" long.

A couple of hints to get things started.
1) At least 1 of the trees is poisonous.
2) 1 of the trees is not native to the U.S.
3). 1 of the trees has a U.S. state in it's name.

Good luck.

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Pop quiz

What is it?













Another view.













The answer. Yes, I have dust collection plumbed to my bandsaw. There are (2) 4" ports, one in the upper right just below the table; the other in the lower right behind all the blockage. But - I hardly ever (ok, never) have it running while I'm cutting. Based on what I found tonight I probably need to start using it.












I also opted to empty the bag on my dust collector. It was much fuller than I expected it to be. I normally only empty it about once a year and it's usually only about half full. I can usually get away with emptying it infrequently because I use a trash can lid that separates the heavier material out meaning that only a very small portion of the dust ends up in the bag. The vast majority ends up in a 35 gallon metal trash can which is much easier to empty.

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