Wood ID

[ajreid]

Is the split on top Ironwood?

This is the end of the split with Locust underneath. What ever it is sure is dense.

 

[JustWood]

White oak , me thinx!

 

[chinkapin_oak]

yep, a type of white oak.

 

[Nixon]

Like the others have said , white oak . Good stuff

 

[Battenkiller]

White oak. Punky on the outside, dynamite on the inside. It will keep you plenty warm.

 

[Woody Stover]

Does it smell sweet? Nothing like the smell of a fresh White Oak split when the round has been sitting out for a while. It's clear why they age beverages in Oak barrels...

 

[Wood Duck]

White Oak. See the medullary rays in the end of the split? Those rays are characteristic of oaks.

 

[billb3]

+1 on white oak. dead standing ?

I've had the soft deterioration on the outside absorb rain water, freeze and take at least a day on the basement floor to warm out and thaw out enough to not be a smokey mess in the stove. Still one of the best woods around here for burning.

 

[smokinj]

Looks like a hedge apple hence post to me. Osage orange

 

[Thistle]

Does it smell sweet? Nothing like the smell of a fresh White Oak split when the round has been sitting out for a while. It's clear why they age beverages in Oak barrels...

True. White Oaks have very pleasant smell I agree.The main reason that beverages such as top quality wines,whisky,sherry & bourbon are aged in them is that the pores contain tyloses,a substance that makes the wood waterproof & thus barrels dont leak.Plus the various caramel & vanilla flavors that white oaks bring to the finished product.That's why you never see any barrels that hold liquids made from Red Oak,the wood is very porous & dont have those tyloses.Liquid will start to run out immediately.

Bottom split underneath either looks like aged Honey Locust or Osage Orange (hedge)

 

[krex1010]

+1 on a white oak

 

[ajreid]

Thanks for all the reply's. I didn't realize White Oak was that dense a lot more dense than the red oak I have. It was dead standing. I have yet to cut down a live tree yet. There are a few years of dead standing on my property. I will try splitting a chunk of this stuff to smell.

 

[bsearcey]

Hickory.