Another Wood ID
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Between the bark and the stringy splits, I'd guess bitternut hickory. Is it heavy?
I thought perhaps that it was Hickory. The guy whose yard I got it from seemed to think it was Beech, but there were several trees down.
Yard tree..could it be some exotic landscape variety. I'm only familiar with Pignut and Shagbark Hickory, as far as I know, and that heartwood looks like neither of those..
Is it maybe some type of Poplar? I thought Poplar heartwood had some green and purple to it, not just solid brown.
hickoryhoarder
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Those photos look like pignut hickory to me. (It's not beech, 100% sure.)
It's very good wood, as my nickname suggests. Two things to know. If you put it in a fire with oak -- the best combo -- it will spark like crazy when you open the door to feed the stove. Be ready for sparks. Second, it seasons pretty fast -- a year can be enough for some of the pieces -- but also deteriorates sometimes in the stacks. So if I get it in November, 2018, I'm using it by February 2020 and trying to use it up in the winter of 2021.
It's very good wood, as my nickname suggests. Two things to know. If you put it in a fire with oak -- the best combo -- it will spark like crazy when you open the door to feed the stove. Be ready for sparks. Second, it seasons pretty fast -- a year can be enough for some of the pieces -- but also deteriorates sometimes in the stacks. So if I get it in November, 2018, I'm using it by February 2020 and trying to use it up in the winter of 2021.
Thanks for all the help. After some research and everyone's feedback, I pretty much agree that it is some form of Hickory.
Heartwood color is a bit off from what I see here, but the bark sure looks like young Hickory.
