Log 27 ID Please. Hard Maple?

[Bacffin]

Hi All,

Is this a small heart hard maple?

Thanks Everyone,
Bruce

 

[nrford]

A very small hearted Soft Maple. However the black streaks indicate the presense of Ambrosia beetle larvae. You will find a small worm hole in the black steak at some point in the log. They show up in umber and are easily seen, it is considered a defect in lumber althought there are some customers that desire this appearance.

 

[TimJ]

your going to need some Kubota touch up paint when your done Basffin

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Bacffin, what you have there is one of the fastest drying wood there are. Good firewood too; just not quite up to par with hard maple or oak. We burn quite a bit of it here. One thing I love to do is make kindling wood from it. Pick the logs with no knots. It splits like a dream too. I use the hydraulics for making kindling and can chew one of those sized logs really fast and end up with a bunch of approximately 1" x 1" sticks of kindling. It lights easy and burns hot.

 

[Bacffin]

A very small hearted Soft Maple. However the black streaks indicate the presense of Ambrosia beetle larvae. You will find a small worm hole in the black steak at some point in the log. They show up in umber and are easily seen, it is considered a defect in lumber althought there are some customers that desire this appearance.

Does this beetle larvae exist in the hard maple too? I cut up another this evening and it was really heavy but had a couple of these streaks.
Bruce

 

[Bacffin]

Bacffin, what you have there is one of the fastest drying wood there are. Good firewood too; just not quite up to par with hard maple or oak. We burn quite a bit of it here. One thing I love to do is make kindling wood from it. Pick the logs with no knots. It splits like a dream too. I use the hydraulics for making kindling and can chew one of those sized logs really fast and end up with a bunch of approximately 1" x 1" sticks of kindling. It lights easy and burns hot.

I'll save some for kindling to try it. I use mostly pine for that though.

Thanks,
Bruce