Wood idea please!

[RORY12553]

Was spliting this from a scrounge I got early last fall and not sure exactly what it is.

 

[bogydave]

Looks like Walnut

 

[Blue Vomit]

how bout sassafras

 

[RORY12553]

sassafras

Is there another name for sassafras?

Looks like Walnut

Thought walnut too but not really sure...if it is walnut I have some very large long pices that would probably be better for somehting else besides firewood

 

[Clyde S. Dale]

That's not sassafras. I don't think walnut either. Mulberry is my guess.

 

[Jags]

Looks black walnut to me.

 

[Ashful]

Color looks like walnut, but as someone who has piles of walnut, I'll say the ratio of heartwood to sapwood looks higher than most walnut I've split. Walnut is very easy to ID by the smell, but good luck describing that in words.

 

[smokinj]

Butternut.

 

[Thistle]

That flat top ridged bark & reddish brown heartwood makes me think Slippery (Red) Elm.

 

[iskiatomic]

Firewood!!

KC

 

[wingsfan]

Firewood!!

KC

My thought also,, it's BTU

 

[Wood Duck]

I'd say Slippery/Red Elm. The bark looks more like Elm than Walnut to me, and the color of the heartwood doesn't look dark brown enough for walnut.

 

[chinkapin_oak]

That flat top ridged bark & reddish brown heartwood makes me think Slippery (Red) Elm.

Yep, It's Red Elm.

 

[RORY12553]

Yep, It's Red Elm.

I think it's elm too...very stringy...tough as nails to split...i just hope it is worth all my effort...i cut it down to 12" sections to split which made it easier...hope it is worth all my effort....hope to have pics of it all stacked soon

 

[osagebow]

If it is extremely light,smells like rootbeer, and splits when you look at it harshly, It's sassafras. Bark looks slightly different than my sass,and I don't have any experience with red elm yet.

 

[Woody Stover]

That flat top ridged bark & reddish brown heartwood makes me think Slippery (Red) Elm.

Wow, it's that dark when wet? I guess I should have deduced that it would be a lot darker when fresh. I've only cut dead standing with the bark fallen off; Much lighter in color. Bark looks a little different than what I've seen, but that's the case quite often...no two barks are quite alike.

I think it's elm too...very stringy...tough as nails to split...i just hope it is worth all my effort.

I've only split dead standing Red so I don't know what you're up against. The dead standing is tough but splittable with the 8-pounder.
It's definitely worth the effort; Burns well and pretty long, with BTU almost as good as White Ash. Pretty when dry too. I grab it whenever I can; I think you'll like it. I wouldn't expect it to be dry by this coming Winter though...

 

[RORY12553]

Wow, it's that dark when wet? I guess I should have deduced that it would be a lot darker when fresh. I've only cut dead standing with the bark fallen off; Much lighter in color. Bark looks a little different than what I've seen, but that's the case quite often...no two barks are quite alike.
I've only split dead standing Red so I don't know what you're up against. The dead standing is tough but splittable with the 8-pounder.
It's definitely worth the effort; Burns well and pretty long, with BTU almost as good as White Ash. Pretty when dry too. I grab it whenever I can; I think you'll like it. I wouldn't expect it to be dry by this coming Winter though...

This has been sitting in rounds for almost 6 months and has been down for about 12...it's not for this winter will probably be for the winter after or 3 years from now