Log identification

VB-Milling · September 08, 2021, 03:27:03 PM

Hoping to ID this species. It smells sweet when milled.
Southeast Virginia

low_48 · September 10, 2021, 12:26:19 AM

No leaves, no natural color left, no clean end grain. You like making it tough!

moodnacreek · September 10, 2021, 07:54:11 AM

I see a pruned knot so it's a yard tree. Kinda white oak looking bark. A nice fresh saw cut on the surface and the end grain would make it possible to id.

mike_belben · September 10, 2021, 10:21:16 AM

white oak thats been on the ground a spell.

WDH · September 10, 2021, 02:03:13 PM

I think Mood and Mike are right about white oak. In the first pic down at 6:00 on the clock face, I see the stippling of the medullary rays. A simple look at the end grain will confirm if this is correct.

VB-Milling · September 13, 2021, 07:26:23 AM

I'll make a fresh saw cut this afternoon. Doesn't smell like the other white oak I've been milling.

Everything I have to mill are yard trees that have been down for between 6 weeks to 12 months so no leaves on anything unfortunately. Going forward, I want to be more careful about labeling and inventory.

VB-Milling · September 29, 2021, 12:05:21 PM

So I never cut a fresh end, but the guy I got it from swears its hickory. I need to cut a fresh end later today.

VB-Milling · September 29, 2021, 01:05:11 PM

Quote from: VB-Milling on September 29, 2021, 12:05:21 PM
So I never cut a fresh end, but the guy I got it from swears its hickory. I need to cut a fresh end later today.

btulloh · September 29, 2021, 02:03:27 PM

Still looks like WO. Definitely not hickory.

The beaver that chewed that off needs to be taught how to make a smooth cut. ;D

VB-Milling · September 29, 2021, 02:42:52 PM

We're gonna call it WO and I'm going to go sharpen my chain :D

I guess I have no hickory

WDH · September 29, 2021, 03:54:00 PM

No hickory for you!

GAB · September 29, 2021, 04:11:36 PM

Quote from: VB-Milling on September 08, 2021, 03:27:03 PM
Hoping to ID this species. It smells sweet when milled.
Southeast Virginia

Looking at your first picture:
I'd say your sawing speed was steady and you have a blade that is missing some tooth points.
GAB

Southside · September 29, 2021, 10:04:42 PM

There have been a few Walnut trees that drop Hickory nuts, so not a surprise to find acorns under a Hickory. Heck, I even had a customer whose oaks shed needles, but that story involves a Game Warden and the beginning of a search party. :D