Wood ID
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claydogg84
Minister of Fire
Those are from different trees in the first picture, correct? The one on the right appears to be Maple.
I think it's the same log, one end-grain pic and one bark. Not sure what it is but I'm guessing it's some pretty good wood.
Thanks guys, both pics are of the same piece of wood. It is very heavy. Was thinking it was hard maple but the bark did not look like that of hard maple or at least what I have seen in the past.
I'm pretty sure it's firewood
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Ctwoodtick
Minister of Fire
I don't believe this is any type of Maple, with those pronounced end-grain growth rings. Kind of a rough cut on the end-grain, so it's harder to see than usual. This ID has piqued my interest and I hope somebody can get it...
lost in the woods
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HisTreeNut
Minister of Fire
I will cut it this weekend and send more pics. The bark is just not what I am used to with Hard/Sugar Maple.
Try to find a cluster of leaves as well. Because the bark on a single tree can vary with age, it's not always easiest to identify off of. Seeing if the tree is opposite or alternate, smooth or ridged, etc. can really narrow the possibilities down. Just make sure you arent picking up random leaves, you've got to be sure they are from that tree.
FaithfulWoodsman
Minister of Fire
X2............. Can't see any rays, but the bark (especially the darker) and pronounced rings and ring structure look very much like an oak variety. Red most likely since white oak rays are almost always very visible and reds can be very faint. Just a guess, but would love to see it 100% ID.
Yeah, some of the stuff in the background of the first pic does look Red Oak-y doesn't it? But that sapwood looks really wide compared to the Reds I see in the woods. Those growth rings are wide so maybe a fast grower with more sapwood? I don't know...
Exactly Woody Stover - the stuff in the background in pic #1 and the piece on top in pc #2 is Red Oak, which the bark is totally different. Therefore I had ruled out Red Oak but I certainly could be wrong. Looking forward to cutting and splitting it this weekend and will post more pics. One other thing - I found it in the brush dump and what attracted me to it was there were some apple branches on top of it. Was thinking it may be apple but not thinking that would be possible and the bark did not match.
FaithfulWoodsman
Minister of Fire
Ahhh. Ok that makes sense. I thought all the stuff in the pics were the same tree. Still would like to know the id. Looking forward to some extra pics. Apple should be able to id with a fresh split smell test.
StihlKicking
Feeling the Heat
I can't give 100% on bark alone but I'll go 90% that it's a sweet gum. It's heavy and wet when green and light as paper when dry. Smells kinda unpleasant, burns fast and hard as all get out to split. My neat guess would be green ash. I'm not familiar with hard maple, unless your talking about sugar maple?
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CheapBassTurd
Minister of Fire
I had some the same or similar.
Dense but feels like balsa wood now.
Dried oddly fast. It's instant ashes.
Glad there were only a few rounds of that available last April.
Dense but feels like balsa wood now.
Dried oddly fast. It's instant ashes.
Glad there were only a few rounds of that available last April.
StihlKicking
Feeling the Heat
Not sure what it is but I'm guessing it's some pretty good wood.
Well, so much for my "good wood" theory.
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FaithfulWoodsman
Minister of Fire
Well I've never cut or split any sweet gum. We don't much if any in my area. The bark could definitely qualify, but two concerns remain. 1. Shouldn't be hard on the saw (from what I've heard/read). 2. You are way out of the native range, unless it was planted. I know that it is found in non-native areas, but to what extent I'm not sure. Still a question mark for me.
BamaScroungr
Burning Hunk
It all looks maple-ish to me. I've come across several varieties with similar-but-different bark.
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