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Offline KShip85

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Wood ID
« on: January 16, 2013, 01:28:53 pm »
Well, I found this stuff just up the road from my shop.  A tree had fallen across the road in a storm and it was cut up and laying on the side of the road.  When I first drove by at quick glance I thought maple.  Right now that must have been wishful thinking because it is definitely not maple.  I'm guessing it is some species of red oak but was curious if anyone can give me a positive ID.  It split nice and straight and took less than 10 min to quarter the logs and then split a few of those even smaller.









Thanks for the help

Kip
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Offline DarkSoul

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Re: Wood ID
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2013, 01:31:52 pm »
Definetely not maple. It's not any oak either.

Looks a lot like hickory!  :o
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Offline wapiti1997

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Re: Wood ID
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2013, 01:52:42 pm »
Looks like bitternut hickory, or pignut...
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Wood ID
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2013, 01:54:40 pm »
Hickory of sorts
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: Wood ID
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2013, 02:01:12 pm »
It looks like some really good Hickory! :D

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Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: Wood ID
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2013, 02:03:00 pm »
LUCKY!
i wish i could find that kind of a treasure trove!
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Re: Wood ID
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2013, 02:30:13 pm »
I can't say for sure...but it looks more like red elm to me...especially that last close up pic of the bark....if it is a hickory it should be easy to tell by its smell. If it don't smell like hickory,it ain't a hickory. Could possibly be a hickory tho...
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Wood ID
« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2013, 02:37:01 pm »
Looks like it split to easily to be elm
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Re: Wood ID
« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2013, 03:25:55 pm »
Clint I don't consider much how it split on wood species type....I've had hellish elm,hickory,locust,osage,hhb etc.....all split like murder...and I've also had all those species pop like butter as well.
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Offline KShip85

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Re: Wood ID
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2013, 04:38:48 pm »
I was wondering about some kind of hickory, just assume it split too easy to be hickory.  There is a smell too it but I am currently too congested to get a very good whiff.  Guess I'll head back up the road and pick up the rest of it if it's elm or hickory :).

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Offline autologus

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Re: Wood ID
« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2013, 06:02:23 pm »
It is Elm but what variety I am not sure, probably American Elm or Slippery Elm.  Good bow wood either way.

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Offline okie64

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Re: Wood ID
« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2013, 07:38:01 pm »
Looks like red elm to me.
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Offline KShip85

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Re: Wood ID
« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2013, 04:49:08 pm »
Well I think I might settle with some kind of hickory on this one.  I went back down to get what wood was left and took a look at the bark on the upper part and it looks like a hickory tree that fell in my woods a couple years ago.  Also while cutting some up for fire wood a few hickory nuts fell out of a hole in a piece.  Looks like I'm set on hickory for awhile :)

Here's the rest of what I grabbed yesterday



This one was a bit of a bear to load by myself




Here it is split up, good stuff on the left firewood on the right



Here's the stuff I split the first time



And here is my finished stash..





Anyone going to want some hickory sometime?  ;)


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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Wood ID
« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2013, 04:55:50 pm »
Good gravy Kip Winger! You have enough great hickory for life.
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Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: Wood ID
« Reply #14 on: January 17, 2013, 05:01:59 pm »
you are so fortunate to run across that much! its making my cry lol. I should take a road trip out your way looking for fallen logs lol  ::)
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