Help with wood ID
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CenterTree
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It is hard to identify the wood based on your pictures. Pictures of the bark and of the end of a split would really help.
In my uncovered stacks there are always a few splits that are much wetter than the average. I think this is because there are places in the stacks where rains drains through, and certain splits get wet every time it rains. Other splits rarely get wet because they are protected by the wood above. My point is that maybe the splits are less seasoned than the rest of the wood because of where they were stacked, not because of the type of wood they are made of.
In my uncovered stacks there are always a few splits that are much wetter than the average. I think this is because there are places in the stacks where rains drains through, and certain splits get wet every time it rains. Other splits rarely get wet because they are protected by the wood above. My point is that maybe the splits are less seasoned than the rest of the wood because of where they were stacked, not because of the type of wood they are made of.
This is pretty consistent through the stack though. I added another pic! Thanks for your help.
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It helps with ID to give a location too. West coast? East coast?
There isnt really a wide range of species in the heavyweight class.
Water and lignun contribute to weight to help narrow down the possibilities. Watwrlogged wood can seem like it belongs in a denser wood class when it really isnt.
There isnt really a wide range of species in the heavyweight class.
Water and lignun contribute to weight to help narrow down the possibilities. Watwrlogged wood can seem like it belongs in a denser wood class when it really isnt.
BKInsert
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May be silver maple but not 100% sure, is it light in weight? If it is them most likely silver maple.
nrford
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I'll throw in Red oak. Maybe Pin.
I have a compound miter saw with a real nice blade to clean off that black sooty mold. Get a clean shot.
But no big deal. Its firewood. The sapwood looks a little broader than the Red oak. Maybe a different type. Bark looks like Red.
I have a compound miter saw with a real nice blade to clean off that black sooty mold. Get a clean shot.
But no big deal. Its firewood. The sapwood looks a little broader than the Red oak. Maybe a different type. Bark looks like Red.
It looks much different when I put it side by side with red oak. I has some similar traits though. Does not smell like red oak when I split it.
Hogwildz
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