I was told what it is supposed to be but, I'd like your opinion since I'm not familier with wood species ID.
Please ID wood.
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ikessky
Minister of Fire
My first thought was soft maple. Then again, it looks a little like the immature white ash that we have around here.
golfandwoodnut
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smokinj
Minister of Fire
WOODBUTCHER
Minister of Fire
I'll be going to get another 1/2 cord of it this weekend.
Like I said... I use this for my smoker. At $170 a cord, it's much cheaper than the $10 a .75 cu ft bag I was buying at HD!
Like I said... I use this for my smoker. At $170 a cord, it's much cheaper than the $10 a .75 cu ft bag I was buying at HD!
smokinj
Minister of Fire
yup, hickory for sure,
I don't think we can id that as shagbark specifically, but they are all good.
where in virginia are you?
I don't think we can id that as shagbark specifically, but they are all good.
where in virginia are you?
Yup, it looks very much like the bark of a young shagbark (before the segments start to split into scales and peel up).WOODBUTCHER said:
Flint... I'm in Goochland Co. just west of Richmond.
Is there any reason NOT to stock up on YOUNG Shagbark Hickory. There's no reason why I should insist on more mature wood is there?
Is there any reason NOT to stock up on YOUNG Shagbark Hickory. There's no reason why I should insist on more mature wood is there?
midwestcoast
Minister of Fire
Don't see any reason not to stock up just because it's young. Very good wood. The bark of the young won't make a mess like the older scaley bark would.
Curious to know how one would distinguish btwn young Shag & other Hickory based on those photos. All I see is hickory.
Curious to know how one would distinguish btwn young Shag & other Hickory based on those photos. All I see is hickory.
JustWood
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smokinj
Minister of Fire
But on the same note, more mature should give you a better ratio of hickory wood to bark, and your ratio of heartwood to sapwood should be higher as well. I'm not positive, but I would think the heartwood will give more flavor than sapwood if there is any difference between them. Either way, I think the differences are too small to make a difference so buy it!chris-mcpherson said:
smokinj
Minister of Fire
chris-mcpherson said:smokinjay said:+1A-cord-ingLEE said:smokinjay said:
PIG!
Pig is my business!
lol Pignut hickory Thats what you have.
WOODBUTCHER
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smokinjay said:chris-mcpherson said:smokinjay said:+1A-cord-ingLEE said:smokinjay said:
PIG
Pig is my business!
lol Pignut hickory Thats what you have.
I will bet you all that it's young Shagbark
WoodButcher
smokinj
Minister of Fire
WOODBUTCHER said:smokinjay said:chris-mcpherson said:smokinjay said:+1A-cord-ingLEE said:smokinjay" date="1291783455 said:
PIG
Pig is my business!
lol Pignut hickory Thats what you have.
I will bet you all that it's young Shagbark
WoodButcher
Ok Not sure what or how we will pay but i am all In....lol Now where cutting that frog hair real fine....
bsearcey
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I seriously doubt it is shagbark hickory if it came from anywhere in Central VA. I spend alot of time out in the woods in the piedmont and have seen 1 shagbark tree in 8 years. Further west in the mountains it is alot more common. 99% sure it is pignut.
Chris,
I grew up mostly in Cumberland county - so I know Goochland for sure. Live in Rockingham now, near WV.
based on those photos, you can't
I think a lot of people on this forum are from the upper mid west area where shagbark may be more common, so I think that is what many guess by default. I run across way more pignut and mockernut hickory than shagbark - but on a tree that young, I couldn't wager a guess based only on the bark.
I grew up mostly in Cumberland county - so I know Goochland for sure. Live in Rockingham now, near WV.
midwestcoast said:
based on those photos, you can't
I think a lot of people on this forum are from the upper mid west area where shagbark may be more common, so I think that is what many guess by default. I run across way more pignut and mockernut hickory than shagbark - but on a tree that young, I couldn't wager a guess based only on the bark.
JustWood
Minister of Fire
Small rounds split in half may be a young tree or top branch wood.
Pic of split standing on end has 30-40 growth rings in sap wood alone. Old tree.
Eye still say PIG.
Pic of split standing on end has 30-40 growth rings in sap wood alone. Old tree.
Eye still say PIG.
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