Today's score..... maple and ??? ID help please

[Smock2015]

Im pretty sure 2 were maples but not sure what the third was... it was 20"+ diameter and HEAVY... 4th pic shows the 2 different types side by side the one on the right I'm pretty sure is a maple cuz there were still some leaves but what kind I'm not sure

 

[ADK_XJ]

Im pretty sure 2 were maples but not sure what the third was... it was 20"+ diameter and HEAVY... 4th pic shows the 2 different types side by side the one on the right I'm pretty sure is a maple cuz there were still some leaves but what kind I'm not sure

I'm never the best at this but I would actually say the one on the right is Oak and the one on the left has sort of a younger red mapld looking bark or maybe an older beech.

Just my best guess...

 

[ADK_XJ]

I'm never the best at this but I would actually say the one on the right is Oak and the one on the left has sort of a younger red mapld looking bark or maybe an older beech.

Just my best guess...

Is the long stringy piece in the lower left of the 3rd picture the same stuff as the right hand wood from picture 4? That definitely looks like oak to me with those fibers.

 

[Smock2015]

This is the piece on the right in picture 4 and it's leaves... and yes the long pice in the bottom left of pic 3 is the same as the right of pic 4

 

[Smock2015]

And correction the long stringy piece in pic 3 is the same as the one on the left in pic 4 sorry bout that

 

[Smock2015]

All 3 pieces in pic 3 are from the same tree

 

[Smock2015]

And pic 2 is all the same too as the 3 pieces in pic 3

 

[FaithfulWoodsman]

The one you think is maple is actually sweet gum. 100% based on the leaf. The other one could be a red oak variety. Some closer pics and a close end grain shot would confirm.

 

[FaithfulWoodsman]

Is the long stringy piece in the lower left of the 3rd picture the same stuff as the right hand wood from picture 4? That definitely looks like oak to me with those fibers.

I agree. Looks very much like red oak.

 

[StihlKicking]

The one you think is maple is actually sweet gum. 100% based on the leaf. The other one could be a red oak variety. Some closer pics and a close end grain shot would confirm.

Agreed


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[Smock2015]

So I guess I really have no idea... once the sun comes up I'll take a few more pics of both of them and split each to see what it looks like. Thanks for all the help

 

[FaithfulWoodsman]

Well you know the leaf id wood is sweet gum. The other is prob red oak like others suggested. But end grain pics will show for sure.

 

[Smock2015]

End grain and split view of sweet gum..

 

[Smock2015]

End grain and split view of other... possibly oak?

 

[MaintenanceMan]

Looks more like black gum to me, but I could be wrong. Black gum is not quite a stringy when split and has that dark heart wood like in your pic. It also burns a bit better than the sweet gum.

 

[FaithfulWoodsman]

Looks more like black gum to me[/QUOTE

Well I don't have much experience with either, but the leaves are completely different for black gum. His leaf pic is a dead match for sweet.
As far as the other tree, end grain pic is too rough to see any rays. Also, don't run into many oaks with dark heartwood like that. Growth rings are also pretty far apart for oak. Could be a hard maple, deff not red or silver with smooth bark on that big of a tree. Any smell to it. Oak, both red and white have unmistakable oaky smells.

 

[Smock2015]

I agree with the sweetgum but still not sure about the other one. Not much of a smell to it.. here's another pic of a smaller piece maybe help

 

[Fred Wright]

Agreed, the one is sweet gum. The leaves and that crooked Jack-o-lantern grin appearance to the splits are a dead giveaway.

Black gum tends to split smoother than sweet when it's been standing dead, or the rounds have been left to set awhile.

 

[FaithfulWoodsman]

here's another pic

Holy hardwood.......there they are. Pretty sure I see plenty of rays. Red oak. Very nice combo you have there.

 

[Smock2015]

Any ideas what this one is this is the one I can't figure out. Thanks for all the responses on the sweetgum.... any thoughts on this

 

[FaithfulWoodsman]

crooked Jack-o-lantern grin

Fill me in on this. You talking about the side profile of the split edge? Don't know much about the gums.

 

[Smock2015]

Ok so it is red oak??? That's definitely fine by me.. it'll be ready for 2018

 

[Smock2015]

Here another one I found in the woods.. no bark left, the centers completely hollow but the wood that's left is hard as a rock and a very pretty red color.... I split a couple pieces and checked with mm.. 1 was at 13% and the other was at 11%... any ideas?

 

[FaithfulWoodsman]

Ok so it is red oak???

yep. sure looks like it to me. The end grain on the large round in post #17 has rays all over it.

 

[FaithfulWoodsman]

Here another one I found in the woods

Somewhat hard to tell with just old dead timber, but I'm pretty sure that's cherry based on the moisture, color and structure. Cut a fresh piece and smell the exposed wood. If it has a sweet, vanilla like fragrance, it's cherry. I find em dead and dry like that all the time.