I am building a bench and using this species. I sawed the live edged slabs, so whatisit??
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End grain.
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End grain closeup.
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Da sitting part. :)
Sassafras perhaps?
Looks like elm pores to me, slippery elm?
Sugarberry maybe.
No, no, and no.
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Here is the live edge bench slab.
Mullberry?
Confederate Pin
Well, I made another reply, got a PM, and then lost it. I'll make it again.
If Nathan is saying what I think that he is saying, then he is correct. ;)
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Here is the bench, cookie backrests, and stretcher, all sanded but untrimmed.
I will have to get some serious advice about staining the cookies to prevent them from absorbing too much of the stain, but I will ask that question in the Woodworking board after this is correctly identified. ;D
Interesting about the confederate pin. Learn something new every day. I like this thread. Using a thorn to pin your uniform together.
Honey Locust?
Yes Honey Locust and here is where I sawed it: Whatcha Sawin' ??? in Sawmills and Milling (http://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=80057.msg1597836#msg1597836) It's been air drying since August 31th and "She who must be obeyed" declared that it was dry enough to make her bench.
I have never heard the term "confederate pin" before but it did sorta make enough sense to know what it was. smiley_headscratch
@Don P (http://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?action=profile;u=17) , I was also surprised to see the wavy pores which is why I decided to put a "what is it" here on this board. I was hoping that @WDH (http://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?action=profile;u=4370) would fall for it but the only thing that you can catch him on is sap wood ERC and sap wood Walnut. ;D
I like the clues and alternate names being thrown into the tree of the day thread, and thought a similar hint might work well here.
I found the Confederate Pin name for the honey locust in some book years ago with a brief explanation.
The thorns were used by confederate soldiers for their uniforms.
I imagine those uniforms became quite tattered, missing buttons, etc by the end of the war, and for many veterans, that might have been their only shirt. I recall the shirt had lots of those big buttons down the front. A honeylocust thorn could thread through several holes from the top down, and a smaller branching thorn could would stop at the top hole holding it in place.
Maybe true, or maybe a derogatory claim from the northerners about the poor shape of the confederate army?
Seems like a practical solution to me.
those benches look good
Have you ever put a UV black light to honey locust, or black locust.
You will see yellow heartwood, and blue sapwood.
Interesting about the black light.