how do you do a bucket and pencil test?

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how do you do a bucket and pencil test? #387748 09/19/14 05:50 AM
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,596 Likes: 28 Deep East Texas F Flame OP
OP Flame F Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,596 Likes: 28 Deep East Texas	I'm new and we have not even broken ground on my 2 acre pond yet.How do I do a bucket test and what exactly is a pencil test? How deep to I take my sample from or is this test for the bottom after the pond is dug and before any water? Dear Alcohol, We had a deal where you would make me funnier, smarter, and a better dancer... I saw the video... We need to talk.

Re: how do you do a bucket and pencil test? Flame #387753 09/19/14 06:41 AM
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Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,066 Likes: 279 Hurst & Bowie, Texas	Drill some hole in the side of a bucket. Toss in some dirt and tamp it down. Fill with water and watch the results. All soils leak, Some more than others. Sand leaks more than solid clay and loam somewhere in the middle depending on the mix or makeup of the loam. No idea what a pencil test is. Last edited by Dave Davidson1; 09/19/14 06:42 AM. It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color. Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done. Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP

Re: how do you do a bucket and pencil test? Flame #387759 09/19/14 08:47 AM
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orgeranyc O Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 67 nyc	I believe a pencil test is done be taking your soil and rolling it with the palm of your hand into the shape of a pencil If it holds shape you have good clay content Other people say you can take a wet ball of soil and throw it at you truck door If it sticks you have good clay Make sure it's a pickup truck preferably with rust and duct tape holding something together I believe that's called "Redneck engineering " Just remember you can't do that with beach sand