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Offline Hunts with stone

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Wood id please
« on: April 07, 2013, 09:33:29 am »
Picked this up in central Va. Can u id it?

Offline Buffalogobbler

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Re: Wood id please
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2013, 12:05:04 pm »
Red Osier Dogwood?
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Wood id please
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2013, 01:59:55 pm »
My best guess from the pic is probably one of the ornamental cherries or some sort of fruit but that is just a guess. It is too big for red osier.
 Where did you get it? Do you have pics of branches and tips? Did you cut it fresh?
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Offline Hunts with stone

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Re: Wood id please
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2013, 02:18:16 pm »
I got this from the George washington nation forest lake noomaw shoe line in with the driftwood.

Offline Pat B

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Re: Wood id please
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2013, 03:25:10 pm »
I wouldn't use it for a bow if it was in a driftwood pile.
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Offline Hunts with stone

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Re: Wood id please
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2013, 06:28:05 pm »
Thaks guys. Think it's a plum wood. It's not for a bow maling a walking stick for my wife. It is still solid wood the one end is a bit soft so i'll wrap it with rawhide. The other or handel top is getting a oak knot over it.

Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: Wood id please
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2013, 10:28:13 pm »
Did you varnish it? It looks like a cherry or wild plum, but the bark is not dark enough for plum. I am going to say cherry. Not very strong wood. its strong enough. but Locust makes prettier walking sticks.
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Offline vinemaplebows

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Re: Wood id please
« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2013, 01:06:52 pm »
Out west I would say whip alder (young red alder) but you are not out west.
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Offline Hunts with stone

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Re: Wood id please
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2013, 09:48:08 pm »
No finish on it. Cherry is a good guess to. Lets just sat it's a fuit loop tree but I'm not pouring milk on it and taking a bite 😂 i'll post a pick when it's done.

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Re: Wood id please
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2013, 10:43:14 pm »
No finish on it. Cherry is a good guess to. Lets just sat it's a fuit loop tree but I'm not pouring milk on it and taking a bite 😂 i'll post a pick when it's done.
Depending on where you are... I think its cherry. I have quite a few growing near me.
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