I've been cutting firewood this summer and cut this piece. What is it?
| Official Luthiers Forum! http://www-.luthiersforum.com/forum/ |
|
| Another Wood ID Test http://www-.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10102&t=7608 |
Page 1 of 1 |
| Author: | BruceH [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
I've been cutting firewood this summer and cut this piece. What is it?
|
|
| Author: | Don A [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
Red Oak? |
|
| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
yep I too think it is Red Oak |
|
| Author: | JBreault [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
Oak? |
|
| Author: | Pwoolson [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
I'll go out on a limb and guess Red Oak. Flat sawn at that. |
|
| Author: | BruceH [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 7:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
Nope, not red oak, but it is hard and heavy. |
|
| Author: | A Peebels [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 7:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
Hard to tell. It could be oak, but then again it could be hickory or pecan. Al |
|
| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 7:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
Black ash? |
|
| Author: | JBreault [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
Cherry? |
|
| Author: | SteveCourtright [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
Chestnut? |
|
| Author: | SteveCourtright [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
Or red elm? |
|
| Author: | BruceH [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
Nope again. Here's a clue that should be a dead give-away: This tree has thorns. |
|
| Author: | RussellR [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
Hawthorn |
|
| Author: | Sam Price [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
It looks like a good ole chunk of Holly wood to me. (NOT the location!!  )
|
|
| Author: | tippie53 [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
looks like a piece of ash to me john hall blues creek guitars |
|
| Author: | SteveCourtright [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
Black Locust!!! 
|
|
| Author: | BruceH [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
[QUOTE=SteveCourtright] Black Locust!!! [/QUOTE]
Realll close. It's Honey Locust. I wanted to see if it might be usable for building guitars, but the pores are just too coarse. |
|
| Author: | SteveCourtright [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
Whew! Lots of that tree in the hollers near the river flood plains of the MidWest. Very unfriendly thorns indeed! |
|
| Author: | Pwoolson [ Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
I cleared 40 acres of the @#$@!%#@##@ er, stuff when I was in high school. Still have the scars to prove it. |
|
| Page 1 of 1 | All times are UTC - 5 hours |
| Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |
|