Wood id please
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Firefighter938
Feeling the Heat
I'm not sure of the first pic. Bark is thick and furrowed like cottonwood, but heartwood has nice color. Maybe poplar.
I believe the second wood is silver maple.
I believe the second wood is silver maple.
Firefighter938
Feeling the Heat
Idk. Pretty dense grain, seems like hard wood. Too stringy when split to be poplar. Looking again at the second, splits like maple, but not as clean as poplar. Less dense than the first (which is why I thought poplar), but again, seems denser than a softwood.
FaithfulWoodsman
Minister of Fire
Bark doesn't quite seem to me to be right for walnut which is deep chocolate colored when scraped. You might have a hickory.
FaithfulWoodsman
Minister of Fire
I thought about cotton wood for the first but it does look a bit stringy and the redish underbark which is why I thought hickory. Not enough pics for the second one.
FaithfulWoodsman
Minister of Fire
I thought about cotton wood for the first but it does look a bit stringy and the redish underbark which is why I thought hickory. Not enough pics for the second one.
One of my local redneck friends says both maple, though not sure what type. First is much denser, so maybe red/sugar? Second is def lighter, silver?
Pennsyltucky Chris
Minister of Fire
I'd say the first pic is walnut, but that bark and the wood around the heartwood don't add up.
I'm pretty sure the second pic is Silver Maple, though.
I'm pretty sure the second pic is Silver Maple, though.
Wood Duck
Minister of Fire
I don't think the first is Walnut. Bark is wrong and the line between sapwood (white) and heartwood (dark) is irregular, unlike any walnut I have seen. Maybe a Sugar Maple? The thick bark could be a result of it being a very large tree, and this wood is from the base where the bark is thickest. That is just a guess.
The second looks like maple too, maybe a Red or Silver Maple. It isn't Norway maple, which has a bark that looks like Ash bark.
The second looks like maple too, maybe a Red or Silver Maple. It isn't Norway maple, which has a bark that looks like Ash bark.
I'm leaning maple at this point. Don't know why I care, it all burns. I'm actually excited to have something other than oak, should be nice and dry in 2 years.
I totally agree with Wood duck, and Im offering the same suggestion. On the first pic, it could be from the base of a sugar maple. The bark is just unfamiliar because of the age of the tree. You can kind of tell by the circumference of the splits.
The dark staining is not a normal characteristic, maybe the beginning of heartwood rot.
And same thoughts on other pieces as well.
The dark staining is not a normal characteristic, maybe the beginning of heartwood rot.
And same thoughts on other pieces as well.
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Thats good, that it isnt spongy, I dont know what made the staining but it wont affect burn quality. Maybe just a precaution I would stack the wood bark side up. To protect the dark wood.
Even if it was punky, its way better than cottonwood.
Even if it was punky, its way better than cottonwood.
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