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Fred Wright
Minister of Fire
Looks like tulip poplar. If you see purplish streaks in that dark wood it's most likely poplar.
I am thinking some type of hickory, maybe pignut hickory. Bark doesn't seem furrowed enough for poplar but I do see how Fred is thinking poplar based on the heartwood. Maybe post more pics taken in daylight?
claydogg84
Minister of Fire
I'm going to say it's not Hickory. It's simply not stringy enough. It appears to be one of the softer hardwoods, like poplar.
Hasufel
Feeling the Heat
+2 for poplar. Looks a lot like what I have. In my case I matched the bark up to a live tree and was able to confirm the ID:
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mark cline
Minister of Fire
The wood sure resembles Pignut hickory....Bitternut and Pignut. around here split like a dream by hand and are not stringy at all, shagbark is a different story........but the growth rings are pretty wide / fast so I doubt it's hickory, tulip would be my guess as well.
Thanks for the responses. I'm going with Tulip poplar. It is way way too soft and light to be hickory. Splits really easily. I split about a cord in 2 hours.
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