Wood ID....good ending ???

[Beer Belly]

Yesterday my brother calls me.....free wood, friend moving, gotta be good wood, friend wouldn't buy junk....got a truck load of Scotch Pine ....not happy, but I can use it in the firepit. Buddy stops over, saw some wood on the side of the road, we go for a ride, and grab a load....here it is, I'm thinking (hoping) something in the Oak family....it did have some wieght to it.....it would be a great end, to an otherwise wasted day of scrounging

 

[swagler85]

grain looks like oak

 

[cptoneleg]

About 10 rounds like that about 100 yards from my driveway that someone threw out, I stopped and split one to see what it was. If its still there next month I may bring it home.

We must have that Pine Myth thing.

 

[Beer Belly]

About 10 rounds like that about 100 yards from my driveway that someone threw out, I stopped and split one to see what it was. If its still there next month I may bring it home.

We must have that Pine Myth thing.

I just don't care for Pine in the stove, so I use it for the outdoor fires

 

[Wood Duck]

I am not sure what it is, but I am pretty sure it isn't oak. The bark and white wood make we think maybe Ash.

 

[onetracker]

poplar

 

[Woody Stover]

I just don't care for Pine in the stove, so I use it for the outdoor fires

I use it outdoor, too. Nice, lively fire! But I also use it for starting top-down in the stove. I've got kindling that I split anywhere from fairly small to very small, and if I had to I could start a fire with just a match.

I am not sure what it is, but I am pretty sure it isn't oak. The bark and white wood make we think maybe Ash.

Yeah, the split looks like it could be ash. The round, bark and end grain, doesn't look quite right...but it's most likely Ash. Maybe just not the White Ash that I usually see...

 

[Woody Stover]

poplar

Hmmm... With the light gray between the ridges, I think you may be right.

 

[CageMaster]

my vote is poplar, doesn't appear to be the right grain or color for ash, any chance there were any pieces that had leaves still

 

[blujacket]

That green heartwood looks like Poplar to me

 

[lukem]

Tulip poplar. Fo' sho'.

 

[CageMaster]

its gonna burn good once its c/s/s for a year

 

[smokinj]

Green tint in the center! Poppy............aka tulip.

 

[Beer Belly]

Guess it's Poplar......not the best find, but I'll likely use it for the shoulder season, or firepit once it's seasoned

 

[ScotO]

Yessir, that looks like tulip poplar to me! Definitely not oak. Burns super fast, lots of ash. I won't burn it, takes up too much valuable space in the stacks. But its free, if you have the space go for it...

 

[smokinj]

Guess it's Poplar......not the best find, but I'll likely use it for the shoulder season, or firepit once it's seasoned

Its pretty good milling wood fun to watch the chips fly and makes a good board.

 

[lukem]

Poplar isn't the best but far from the worst for burning. Jay is right...makes good milling stock...easy to find big straight trees.

 

[ISeeDeadBTUs]

I would trade all the Aspen/Popp/Cottonwood straight up for any wood except basswood.

Yup, that includes Pine. After you got the Pine processed, you shoulda' got a cold one and forgot about the Popp

 

[lukem]

I would trade all the Aspen/Popp/Cottonwood straight up for any wood except basswood.

Yup, that includes Pine. After you got the Pine processed, you shoulda' got a cold one and forgot about the Popp

Tulip poplar is a different critter than the "poplar" you folks up there are used to.

 

[ScotO]

We just milled a chitload of tulip poplar a couple weeks ago.......had 12 nice logs total, they were destined to end up in my buddy's OWB pile. They were just TOO nice to do that to, so they went to my other buddy's mill. Now half of them are stacked in my garage, the other half I gave away. Lotsa nice boards in them logs.....

From the two trees you can see in this pic (one in the background is around 100', the one in the front is 90')......



to logs (12 of them total)



To the mill.......



to boards!!



If you have the means to save otherwise "junk" wood, try to do it. These boards will end up as country benches, crafts, and even shelves for my garage eventually. All for some hard work, and a gallon of my homemade maple syrup (my buddy wouldn't take payment for the millwork, so I am giving him a gallon of syrup)......

 

[CageMaster]

you've got lots of building projects ahead of you now!!

 

[ScotO]

you've got lots of building projects ahead of you now!!

No, SHE'S the one who wants to build crafts! I got PLENTY to keep HER busy!!

 

[Dave_B]

Nice pics Scotty. Pretty cool how you go from standing timber to boards drying in your garage.

 

[ScotO]

Nice pics Scotty. Pretty cool how you go from standing timber to boards drying in your garage.

It's neat to do, I've always wanted to (been cutting for YEARS now), just never did it. My one buddy finally fixed up his big roundblade mill, and we're in business! Got lots of logs to cut down this fall and winter (a couple Kentucky coffeetrees, a huge ash tree, a monster (I mean a MONSTER) pine tree (will save those boards for the long-awaited woodshed/sugar shack). I'm excited to get this living room project done so I can get cutting again! Anyway, sorry for the hijack, BeerBelly. Back to the original post, if the poplar is already bucked up, and you have the space for it, might as well split it up, stack it up, and burn it......