[phinds]

If we all get a piece, we could all take another stab at it

Yeah, but I probably have a few more samples to compare it to than you do :smile:

 

[Jim West Pa]

Just curious. Why has no one asked what area you and the wood in question are from ? Wouldn't knowing the geographic location aid in identifying it ?

 

[phinds]

Just curious. Why has no one asked what area you and the wood in question are from ? Wouldn't knowing the geographic location aid in identifying it ?

Excellent point. That information is rarely of any help to me because I'm ignorant about such but I'll bet it would be a help to our sawyers.

 

[ETWW]

I'm backing off the Mulberry guess. All the Mulberry I've seen turns russett red after a short exposure to air/sunlight. I'm not familiar enough with Locust to know.

I do have a small Mulberry log about the size of those pictured and the bark looks right but not the color if it has been exposed for any length of time.

I'll wait to see what Phinds says after receiving a sample. (BTW, Phinds. I reference your site OFTEN)

 

[GeorgeC]

Eldaneo, since you have the raw logs, did you cut this (these) tree/trees yourself. Are there still live trees where these logs came from. Can you provide a picture of the tree(s) with the leaves still attached? Or just a picture of the leaves?

Wood identity issues are most easily solved when live tree photos are provided.

George

 

[pahern]

Locust 100%

 

[Tim Greenwood]

Agree with pahern....100% Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) .........lovely timber! What are you going to make or do with it?

 

[router worker]

That my friend is red elm, one definite way to tell is spit it preferably with a log splitter and see if it stringy. Your wandering what I mean if it red elm and you split it you will know what stringy means. The dryer the stringier

 

[router worker]

Red elm isn't dry till the bark is off it. You see these trees standing, with all the bark off. When they die elm disease they loose there bark it takes about 7 years to loose it and fall