Wood ID

[chris2879]

Can you guys help me out. What are your thoughts. It was rather stringy when bring split.

Thanks

 

[Rebelduckman]

Looks like a red oak.

 

[Jon_E]

x2 red oak.

 

[chris2879]

That was my guess as well, but the smooth bark really threw me off. Here is a picture of the log itself.

Thanks for the quick response!

 

[Scooter422]

Bottom pic looks like Birch top splits look like honey locust.

 

[Ncountry]

Red oak. Smooth bark is fairly typical of a younger tree... Looks like some maple (not sure hard or soft) at the bottom of top picture too.

 

[claydogg84]

The split stuff in your first picture is absolutely Oak. Is the wood in the second picture all from the same tree?

 

[chris2879]

Yes. The wood in the back of the trailer (closest to camera) is the same as what is shown in the split, the stuff in the front of the trailer I think is black birch.

 

[Applesister]

Red Oak definitely, its just a younger tree. It typically has a one inch band of different colored wood just inside the bark and a pink/ salmon color to all the rest of the log.
And like oaky grain.
The BB will have that strong mint smell, cant miss it if you are doing the cutting.

 

[Applesister]

There looks like a couple splits of maple down in the bottom of first pic.

 

[chris2879]

Cutting bb smells great for sure. Yes, the other row in the first picture has a lot of maple in it.

Thanks for the quick reply everyone.

 

[Wood Duck]

It is Black Oak. Notice the yellow/orange inner bark. The smooth bark is because it was a young tree or limbs of a large tree.