Help with wood ID

[Hawkdancer]

Might take the stave to the County Extension office, there is usually a forester attached to them, or to the state forest service, if it isn't too far.
Hawkdancer

[wapiti1997]

I'm fairly certain that is a young walnut.  The inner bark will be chocolate colored. A hickory or elm would have tan inner bark.  Just slice the bark with a knife, it will reveal..

[goomba]

 I saw my friend today, the one who gave me the wood. and I told him
about this website and that a number of people here seem to
think that it is black walnut. He said he is positive it is not
black walnut but he doesn't know what else it might be.
 I don't know how red elm splits but the other elm that
I split was a real bugger. This stuff was a piece of cake.
I'll make one bow from it and see what happens.
I'll make it long and wide.
 

[PEARL DRUMS]

Its elm, like I said all along . I've cut enough to know. Not all elm is stringy and pain in the azz to split. Not to mention, walnut doesn't grow sporadically like elm does. It grows in patches in very specific areas, well drained and full sun.

[goomba]

An Elm with these thick growth rings should be good bow wood I think.
I'm anxious to give it a go. Do you think this flatbow design would be OK?

 

[PEARL DRUMS]

That is good for a 26" draw, add 4" for a 28" draw.

[goomba]

Thanks.