What kind of wood is this?
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Can't really tell if it is an oak (or other hardwood) without the bark, or a smooth barked species with the bark still on. If that is w/bark, I'd say beech or hornbeam...both good for fuel. I'd defer to somebody local though.
The bark was missing when I moved out here a year and a half ago. And the white patches were there even then.
Woody Stover
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I'll add a vote for elm. The color and end grain looks like the stuff I cut every year after a couple more die. They hardly ever get too big, so it's right up my alley.
Backwoods Savage
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Looks similar to elm alright and if so it is good firewood. It will not split like you hear about elm either because it is dead and w/o bark. Should spit better and burn better too.
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homebrewz
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The patching from the lichens/mold/etc give it a sycamore type appearance, but those wide rings suggest elm, which is probably what it is.
Sycamore or London Plane I'd bet. The sycamore I scrounged this year was pretty light weight, but felt well seasoned.
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BeGreen said:
+1 Definitely firewood. These days all wood looks like firewood. I sometimes think I should cut my wood framed walls down and then think better of it, especially with winter coming.
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