Quickie Quiz Jackpot # 18

[mesquite buckeye]

An easy one.

Clue #1:

 

[isawlogs]

 Is that taken under a magnifying glass  :-\   I have no idea, but will saye....  wood fiber ;D

[Ljohnsaw]

Something in the oak family - White Oak?

[Dave Shepard]

robinia pseudoacacia?

[mesquite buckeye]

Is that taken under a magnifying glass  :-\   I have no idea, but will saye....  wood fiber ;D

The photo is about 3 X 4.5 inches.

You are right. ;D ;D ;D

[mesquite buckeye]

Something in the oak family - White Oak?

It is in fact not white oak.

[mesquite buckeye]

robinia pseudoacacia?

Well, thanks a lot. :(

No more fun. 

We have a winner. 8) 8) 8) smiley_clapping smiley_bouncing_pinky smiley_bouncing_pinky smiley_blue_bounce smiley_clapping

Here is the end grain.

 

[mesquite buckeye]

For you common name guys, that's black locust. :'(

[giant splinter]

Yikes that was quick

[mesquite buckeye]

OMG. I will have to find something more obscure. Every time I do an Eastern Deciduous Forest tree I seem to get wiped out pretty quick. wait_smiley smiley_eek_dropjaw smiley_swinging_board smiley_argue01

[WDH]

However, people learn from it.  For example, in the black locust pic, you can see that the earlywood cells are plugged with tyloses.  Since the rays are not visible, that leaves only a few species to consider, namely black locust and osage orange.

Something obscure, that is located only in a very small area, or is very rare does not have the same learning value as the woods that most people encounter on a regular basis. 

[WmFritz]

However, people learn from it.  For example, in the black locust pic, you can see that the earlywood cells are plugged with tyloses.  Since the rays are not visible, that leaves only a few species to consider, namely black locust and osage orange.

Something obscure, that is located only in a very small area, or is very rare does not have the same learning value as the woods that most people encounter on a regular basis.

Absolutely!  As a student, these lessons help me a great deal. I haven't sawn any black locust and to be honest, without my tree ID book, I couldn't recognize one.  I knew from clue #1 that it was something I hadn't come across.

And then when WDH or someone else as knowledgeable explains the characteristics of a given wood, it helps me a bunch.
Whether I retain any of this information is another story.  ;D

Thanks the quiz Buck.

[mesquite buckeye]

Well, fine.... :-\

I agree it is nice to use as a teaching tool.

However, it is very fun to do the stumpers from my end. ;D ;D ;D 8) 8) 8)

I will make a point to mix in the common ones just to keep you on your toes. ;D