Can you identify this type of wood. it looks like a bunch of coacoa colored veneers, or layed cake with coacoa colored frosting on each thin layer. I only have one of these that i have seen so far. The grain kind of wraps around at the end, looks like something i should be making furniture out of instead of burning.
what is this coacoa colored wood. looks like layerd cake almost.
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krex1010
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Really tough to tell on one piece with no bark, that grain kinda looks like Kentucky coffee, although it probably isn't common growing wild in nj, it is planted as an ornamental tree. But that is the only tree I can think of right now with that type of color and layered grain, and if it is Kentucky coffee the you are right about making furniture, it is one of the most beautiful woods out there. Did you cut the tree?
woodsmaster
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kjklosek
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It's hackberry, Celtis occidentalis.
It gets the streaky brown bits when it has been cut but not sawn and dried.
When it is sawn for lumber and dried properly it has a nice white to yellow cream color with open pores similar to Ash.
It is a good cabinet wood when treated properly , but mostly it gets cut into pallet wood or dunnage.
J.P.
It gets the streaky brown bits when it has been cut but not sawn and dried.
When it is sawn for lumber and dried properly it has a nice white to yellow cream color with open pores similar to Ash.
It is a good cabinet wood when treated properly , but mostly it gets cut into pallet wood or dunnage.
J.P.
no i did not cut it myself it came in a cord that i purchased. It is quite heavy for it's size. it should make a lot of heat considering how dense it is or how dense it feels based on its weight.
krex1010
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Very well could be hackberry, to bad the bark peeled off, then it would be easy fo to look for that pimpley texture. I don't think it is walnut, the sapwood in walnut is generally light in color only the heartwood is dark.
Whatever it is, I'd rather make rifle stocks or pistol grips out of it than burn it. That wood looks purty.
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