[Jim West Pa]

Have some oak firewood stacked in my bedroom and....
let me back up a bit.
This wood came from a very large red oak that up rooted 3 springs back. The bark was still on and under it, the sap wood had begun to rot. The wood inside is still in great shape. I cut some of the upper branches into firewood and while splitting it, the bark came off.
I woke up in the wee hours to check the wood stove and I noticed that some of the logs in the pile are actually glowing in the dark.
The area of the sap wood is where the 'glowing' is taking place.
Anyone know why/how this occurs ?

 

[mdntrdr]

:nuke: Radioactive :nuke:

 

[tc65]

I would guess it is bio-luminescence from fungi attacking the wood. Do a search for foxfire or faerie fire and you should find some more info if you're interested.

 

[Steve Neul]

I agree with trc65. It's probably Foxfire. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxfire

 

[Jim West Pa]

:nuke: Radioactive :nuke:

:laughing:
I'll let ya know if I wake up with any extra appendages.

 

[Jim West Pa]

Thanks Tim and Steve.
Looks like that's the answer.
:thumbsup:

 

[Manuka Jock]

:laughing:
I'll let ya know if I wake up with any extra appendages.

or a few less


:laughing: :laughing:

 

[Streamwinner]

Bioluminescense is so fascinating. Please mail me a sample. :smile:

 

[FishFactory]

Foxfire......

 

[phaelax]

Glow in the dark oak and no picture? Pfft

 

[johnedp34]

I was on a boy scout night hike testing compass and map reading. As we crossed a field saw a complete tree glowing green blue. No camera with us, but I remember the incident clearly after 70 years.
Saw this glow in the sea many times when on a night boat trip.
johnep

 

[John Smith_inFL]

a 2014 thread and it's still a popular phenomenon.

 

[Tool Agnostic]

I turned these pens on the lathe, do they count?

 

[Tool Agnostic]

Confession time: They aren't wood. They are plastic ("acrylic") pen blanks called "Glow Stonez." I bought them at Rockler. The first photo is a "Firefly" and the second photo with the pen/pencil set is "Asteroid."

I bought them at my local Rockler store:
https://www.rockler.com/shop?w=glow+stonez

Here is the source, I believe:
https://www.woodturningz.com/results.aspx?k=stonez

 

[Bob Bengal]

I agree with trc65. It's probably Foxfire. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxfire

Take a look at the Wiki link, it's a real thing and some good photos there. I've only seen bio-luminescence in ocean water.

 

[Tool Agnostic]

Take a look at the Wiki link, it's a real thing and some good photos there. I've only seen bio-luminescence in ocean water.

Have you never seen fireflies? You don't see them here on the West Coast, but they are common in the summer from the middle of the country to the East Coast. They are just like those tiny light bulbs in the air blinking on and off in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland, only they are real bugs.

 

[Bob Bengal]

Have you never seen fireflies?

My bad, yep, they are common in the Midwest.