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General Forestry => Sawmills and Milling => Topic started by: OffGrid973 on March 20, 2019, 04:28:53 PM

Title: Find Of The Day - What’s Your Guess?
Post by: OffGrid973 on March 20, 2019, 04:28:53 PM
Heard the saws blazing on the way home and the offer to help avoid firewood rounds was generously accepted.  What type of wood do you think I am working with here? 
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Title: Re: Find Of The Day - What’s Your Guess?
Post by: Ljohnsaw on March 20, 2019, 04:37:50 PM
I'm guessing ash.  How about some close-up shots of the end grain?
Title: Re: Find Of The Day - What’s Your Guess?
Post by: Old Greenhorn on March 20, 2019, 04:46:21 PM
Looks like maple. Run a metal detector over it and good luck.
Title: Re: Find Of The Day - What’s Your Guess?
Post by: esteadle on March 20, 2019, 04:47:22 PM
Silver Maple. 
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Post by: Dave Shepard on March 20, 2019, 08:59:42 PM
Looks like silver maple to me, also.
Title: Re: Find Of The Day - What’s Your Guess?
Post by: WDH on March 20, 2019, 09:03:55 PM
Me, too. 
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Post by: Southside on March 20, 2019, 09:05:28 PM
My first thought was silver maple.  
Title: Re: Find Of The Day - What’s Your Guess?
Post by: WV Sawmiller on March 20, 2019, 09:06:34 PM
    Dumb guess I am sure based on NJ location but otherwise I'd think Pecan.
Title: Re: Find Of The Day - What’s Your Guess?
Post by: BenTN on March 20, 2019, 09:07:43 PM
I'll 6th it and say silver maple. Might luck into some ambrosia staining.
Title: Re: Find Of The Day - What’s Your Guess?
Post by: OffGrid973 on March 31, 2019, 05:41:10 PM
Silver it is...great colors coming from the crotch and should be able to get 3 solid 2.5" slabs with all the movement shown.

Called it quits when the inclusion dulled out the 4degree in seconds as it was almost done. Resaw tomorrow to level out the last cut, luckily the slabs weigh ~80 lbs so easy to nibble the top off.


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