Another Wood ID Please?

[diodeduster]

I scored a pile of this wood in my travels in nj while working. I have a tree id book that i recently purchased from barns and noble and without leaves it makes it a little harder to id but i am pretty shore its in the oak family. thanks for any help you can give me.

 

[beau5278]

White ash.

 

[JerseyWreckDiver]

Don't take this personal but, those pictures really suck... Flash not working? How bout different angles?

 

[jpl1nh]

Any smell to it? Red oak smells acidic from the tannins. Ash doesn't

 

[Rockey]

Any smell to it? Red oak smells acidic from the tannins. Ash doesn't

MMMM........forbidden tannins. Western redcedar has plenty to go around, although I think WRC gets its sweet smell from another component in its makeup. The bitter acidic taste is definitely the tannins though.

 

[Malatesta]

The pic needs to be brightened up, there a few trees that it looks like

 

[JerseyWreckDiver]

Better but I still can't see the growth rings too well. Is this an open grained wood or closed grain like pine?

 

[diodeduster]

it looks like a closed grain to me. i will try to post other pix if needed from other pieces of wood. thanks ed

 

[smokinj]

basswood or cucumber from a good source!

 

[Corey]

A good pic of the bark will help the most.

 

[savageactor7]

I've cut up cedar that looked like that grain...but if that was cedar you'd know right off by the smell.