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HAMMER · 10-30-2009, 06:54 PM

That looks to be white oak.....It however is usally hard and heavy unless the weather has gotten to it. The grain is that of oak though.....

My two cents.

Hammerle

Bruce-P · 10-31-2009, 03:29 AM

Look at a clean cut of the endgrain - if it has prominant medullary rays and a ring of open pores in each annual growth ring, it's probably a species of oak. If the medullary rays are finer or not visible, and it doesn't have open pores, it isn't. Take a look at the pictures at these links.

White oak:
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/specialcolle...e/plate_38.jpg

Pin oak:
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/specialcolle...e/plate_94.jpg

Sycamore:
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/specialcolle...e/plate_13.jpg

By the way, this website History of Forestry - The American Woods, contains all of the plates from The American Woods by Romeyn B. Hough and is a great resource for wood identification.

Bruce P

knothead · 10-31-2009, 02:40 PM

--------Look at a clean cut of the endgrain - if it has prominant medullary rays and a ring of open pores in each annual growth ring, it's probably a species of oak. If the medullary rays are finer or not visible, and it doesn't have open pores, it isn't. ----------

Say that three times fast.

Tom

wiwoodsguy · 11-01-2009, 03:41 AM

looks like ash to me not white enough too be white ash probably black ash the grain pattern looks too fine or close together for oak though it is a oak look probably ash

Kisbit · 11-01-2009, 05:29 PM

I don't know if its the right name, but: oiltree? The colour, the grain and the lightness is ok.

wiwoodsguy · 11-02-2009, 12:33 AM

Did you find it near the tree it fell from? Was it dead or dying? Do ash grow in your woods? The reason I ask is the emerald ash boring beatle is killing ash trees accross America. It is so bad that it with oak wilt has forced the state to require permits in WI to sell firewood. It looks a lot like ash and if you found this branch near a dead or dying tree it may be an infected ash tree. You should be ok to use this as if they were in the branch you would know. Mike

lucky788scroller · 11-02-2009, 02:20 AM

I'll go with Mike, it sure looks like ash to me as well. My second guess would be the young sapwood part of burr oak.

bearfretworks · 11-02-2009, 02:48 AM

Nice buck in your avatar!!!

As for the wood hunks........I'd guess pin oak. A buddy from near Houston gave me a medium sized 1/2 log (about 16" x 16" x 4") from a chunk he found along side the road. VERY LIGHT weight and kinda resembles ash or elm grain when turned.

tomsteve · 11-02-2009, 02:27 PM

taste it. around here, red oak has a distinctive smell when cutting. red oak, white oak and ash are fairly heavy woods, too. it does look like some type of oak, though.

texaswoodworker · 11-03-2009, 05:19 PM

I didn't look around for the tree when I found it. I'll post some more picts later if I can't figure out what it is.

10-31-2009, 02:40 PM	#13
knothead Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ARIZONA Posts: 719	--------Look at a clean cut of the endgrain - if it has prominant medullary rays and a ring of open pores in each annual growth ring, it's probably a species of oak. If the medullary rays are finer or not visible, and it doesn't have open pores, it isn't. ---------- Say that three times fast. Tom __________________ Tom ___________________ America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. Abraham Lincoln

11-02-2009, 02:20 AM	#17
lucky788scroller Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6,260	I'll go with Mike, it sure looks like ash to me as well. My second guess would be the young sapwood part of burr oak. __________________ Dale w/ yella saws

11-02-2009, 02:48 AM	#18
bearfretworks Retired Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Buse Township, MN Posts: 1,367	Nice buck in your avatar!!! As for the wood hunks........I'd guess pin oak. A buddy from near Houston gave me a medium sized 1/2 log (about 16" x 16" x 4") from a chunk he found along side the road. VERY LIGHT weight and kinda resembles ash or elm grain when turned. __________________ I love the smell of burnt gunpowder.....it reminds me of a full freezer

11-03-2009, 05:19 PM	#20
texaswoodworker Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Reno Texas Posts: 254	I didn't look around for the tree when I found it. I'll post some more picts later if I can't figure out what it is. __________________ Aaron

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10-30-2009, 06:54 PM	#11
HAMMER Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: KATY, TX. (WEST HOUSTON) Posts: 374	That looks to be white oak.....It however is usally hard and heavy unless the weather has gotten to it. The grain is that of oak though..... My two cents. Hammerle

10-31-2009, 03:29 AM	#12
Bruce-P Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 108	Look at a clean cut of the endgrain - if it has prominant medullary rays and a ring of open pores in each annual growth ring, it's probably a species of oak. If the medullary rays are finer or not visible, and it doesn't have open pores, it isn't. Take a look at the pictures at these links. White oak: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/specialcolle...e/plate_38.jpg Pin oak: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/specialcolle...e/plate_94.jpg Sycamore: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/specialcolle...e/plate_13.jpg By the way, this website History of Forestry - The American Woods, contains all of the plates from The American Woods by Romeyn B. Hough and is a great resource for wood identification. Bruce P

11-01-2009, 03:41 AM	#14
wiwoodsguy Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 80	looks like ash to me not white enough too be white ash probably black ash the grain pattern looks too fine or close together for oak though it is a oak look probably ash

11-01-2009, 05:29 PM	#15
Kisbit Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Budapest, Hungary Posts: 6	I don't know if its the right name, but: oiltree? The colour, the grain and the lightness is ok.

11-02-2009, 12:33 AM	#16
wiwoodsguy Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 80	Did you find it near the tree it fell from? Was it dead or dying? Do ash grow in your woods? The reason I ask is the emerald ash boring beatle is killing ash trees accross America. It is so bad that it with oak wilt has forced the state to require permits in WI to sell firewood. It looks a lot like ash and if you found this branch near a dead or dying tree it may be an infected ash tree. You should be ok to use this as if they were in the branch you would know. Mike

11-02-2009, 02:27 PM	#19
tomsteve Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 407	taste it. around here, red oak has a distinctive smell when cutting. red oak, white oak and ash are fairly heavy woods, too. it does look like some type of oak, though.