Wood ID.........from a scrounge

[dannynelson77]

Just got some on a recent scrounge.....what is it? Its all the same wood too. The one picture makes it look darker.....there was some variation on woodtone, but not that extreme.

 

[smokinj]

First thought white oak!

 

[dannynelson77]

The bark could pass for white oak....but the wood itself is maple like....definitely not oak.

 

[smokinj]

The bark could pass for white oak....but the wood itself is maple like....definitely not oak.

If its not white oak, then we know what it is..lol

 

[dannynelson77]

Hi Ho Silver?

 

[smokinj]

Hi Ho Silver?

lol yep. Thought you would know if it was silver, but the two look very close in pic's.

 

[dannynelson77]

My inital thought was Silver.....but man its heavy! I guess Silver holds a lot of water? The weight is what threw me off. I never cut Silver but this stuff was free so. Was trying to compare this cut wood to the Silver Maple in my yard. Bark was slightly different so I thought I'd ask the experts here.

 

[smokinj]

My inital thought was Silver.....but man its heavy! I guess Silver holds a lot of water? The weight is what threw me off. I never cut Silver but this stuff was free so. Was trying to compare this cut wood to the Silver Maple in my yard. Bark was slightly different so I thought I'd ask the experts here.

Yes silver does. Use it this fall its not bad firewood. Trunk will be really good!

 

[dannynelson77]

Thanks now I know to throw it in with the Tulip Poplar I have to stack.....

 

[smokinj]

Thanks now I know to throw it in with the Tulip Poplar I have to stack.....

Trunk is much better than Tulip imo. Heated two winters with 80 percent Silver.

 

[dannynelson77]

I havent burned either so cant wait to do a comparison.....thanks.

 

[Thistle]

My inital thought was Silver.....but man its heavy! I guess Silver holds a lot of water? The weight is what threw me off. I never cut Silver but this stuff was free so. Was trying to compare this cut wood to the Silver Maple in my yard. Bark was slightly different so I thought I'd ask the experts here.

Yes silver does. Use it this fall its not bad firewood. Trunk will be really good!

Yup great stuff for spring & fall.Normally splits (fairly) easily too.Dries very fast in summer sun.Only time not is seeing one of those huge spiral-barked monsters in someone's yard.Never turn it down when I get the chance to cut some.

 

[f3cbboy]

definatly silver maple i burn lots of it. it must grow fast(?) being that it was planted along the road on a lot of street around here.

 

[Wood Duck]

I think that is Red Maple, not Silver. The flakes in the bark are smaller in Red Maple than Silver. The wood is about the same I am told - I haven't burned Silver but have burned lots of Red.

 

[dannynelson77]

You might be right as they are smaller on this wood than the Silver in my yard. And the silver in my yard is even a smaller tree than this.

 

[smokinj]

You might be right as they are smaller on this wood than the Silver in my yard. And the silver in my yard is even a smaller tree than this.

Dont know what a red is but if thats red thats splitting the frog hair in 1/4s! lol

 

[Adios Pantalones]

I think that is Red Maple, not Silver. The flakes in the bark are smaller in Red Maple than Silver. The wood is about the same I am told - I haven't burned Silver but have burned lots of Red.

Yup. Bark doesn't look at all like silver maple or white oak to me. Wood looks very mapley. Red maple is closest, IMO.

 

[JustWood]

I think that is Red Maple, not Silver. The flakes in the bark are smaller in Red Maple than Silver. The wood is about the same I am told - I haven't burned Silver but have burned lots of Red.

Mmmmm hmmmmm.