Marko

In the midst of todays chores this "garden variety" happened to end up in the back of my truck......From left to right what are the species?Don't forget about the 2 boards laying on edge next to the sliced log on the left I'm curious to see the answers.I realize how difficult this might be so I'll post the correct answers later.....don't be afraid to take a guess.....

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TS3660

Well, this is just a guess but here goes: Round, 2 rectangles, 4 squares, and 3 rectangles. Am I close?

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TexasTimbers

The longest cant looks like Honey Locust. looks like maybe a couple Pecan on the right. Could be a 100 different speices based on those pictures. But as you say the images lack detail.

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Marko

TT,you have one of the species correct but it's not the cant you suggested.The pic's actually turned out better than I thought but this can be trivial.I remember when a piece of wood looked like a piece of wood to me.I couldn't tell the differnce between pine and oak if the name was spray painted nearby.Now that was a long time ago.I don't know much about wood,meaning cell structure,fibrous content and all that scientific stuff.But what I do know about is what it looks like,what it feels like,what it smells like,how my tools react when I cut or mill it.But to this day,I still get surprised when someone brings me a species of something I've worked with a thousand times and it doesn't look anything like what I've ever worked with.Thats not the case here and I don't really have a point either ,other than to tell you ,you are close.Your gonna be real surprised when I tell you what that longest cant is though!!!

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TexasTimbers

That's a dead give-away saying I will be suprised. I know for sure what it is now, but don't want to spoil your contest so I will keep your secret.

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Marko

Come on Guys!!!!! I really expected some more creative answers..TT's answers alone should invoke some more input,and Thanks Kevin for indulging me and my "contest", i wish I could say there was an award ceremony or somethingat the end .Answered my own question......thats why not much of a response.......at least I know who my"TRUE BUD'S" are .

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Daren

Well, since I talked to Mark this morning PM I could totally kill the thread by just listing what he went after . But what fun would that be, and it would be cheating. Instead I will do a mini hijack. This is what showed up in my "garden" this afternoon. Dropped off for free by the road commissioner, they had to cut it down for a drainage project. A couple walnut logs the short one is 24" x 10' and looks to be veneer quality.

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Geoguy

Well, if we're guessing, I'll guess the four on the right (I don't have a clue what the first two are). Starting at the third one - red cedar, persimmon, mulberry, and white oak or possibly burr oak.

Anywhere close??

Geoguy

And Daren, I'm not good with bark but are yours red oak?

Marko

OK guy's I gotta get some sleep before this thread dies...here's the answer:

From the far left you have a Black Cherry 8/4 sliced log
then the 2 little boards on edge are 4/4 Honey Locust
then the 3 cants are 2 Black Walnuts(surprised TT) and the shorter is Blk.Cherry
then the stack on the far right is Honey Locust.

When TT mentioned Honey Locust I swore you PM'ed him Daren but he said "No" and Daren.....nice hint with those Blk.Walnut logs.nice find too. lucky day for a few of us

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Capt Crutch

What kind of trees are they?

My guess would be wooden ones!

Geoguy

Wow! zero for four - I suck at this game!

Marko

The only reason I did this was to be involved and see who would get involved.I'm no smarter than I was when I started this thread and I don't expect anyone else to be either.I will admit,it was fun

TS3660 with his geometric guess
TT being partly correct
Geoguy with his offthewall but for lack of a better word "perfectly wrong" answer.
and Daren,not blowing my cover.Gotta love a guy like that!
If I had alittle more time and it was a little earlier I coulda really kicked it up a notch with a bunch of little pieces scattered across the backyard or just taken a pic of my slab pile and play guess that bark or something,but I didn't want to have to think to hard(the smoke bothers my wife)
Thanks for takin' the leap guys! I had a few laughs and thats what it was all about for me...... Mark

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Marko

Let's do it again tomorrow!!!

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Daren

I don't PM TT much...unless I need species ID help . Yea, I reckon we will all do it it again tomorrow, I can't wait.

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Marko

Thats the "Spirit"!!

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Geoguy

I brought this home yesterday. Can you guess what it is? I know, it's an easy one - but I'm just showin' off my new stack of boards (sorry, camera phone photo isn't the best).

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TexasTimbers

Daren. Your nose is getting longer! Like you need help from me on I.D.


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Uh, do you have any idea how bad that picture is for the intention you posted it? Man if anyone can ID that species from that picture I will accuse them of bribing it out of you.

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Geoguy

Again, sorry about the photo - here's another one. It's heavy - about all my little truck wanted.

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Oops, hit the wrong button and forgot the photo.

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