wood identity

[fernhills]

A guy gave me a 1"x 4"x 24" long piece of this wood that we both thought was maple till i cut it up. looks like Hickory to me, What do you think? Carl

 

[hewunch]

I tell you, it resembles some of the Japanese Chestnut I have. It could be hickory too. Is that bandsaw skip or serious flame down the side?

 

[Russianwolf]

Looks like Cherry to me. Even has some pitch pockets that can happen in cherry.

 

[Nick]

I think it is Crerry as well, as Mile said "pitch pockets in cherry"
Will you be offering a prize to the winner??
Just kidding

 

[ScribbleSticks]

I would vote for cherry, also. Pitch pockets are a dead give away.

 

[Boomer]

I vote cherry

 

[hewunch]

Does it have a smell when you cut it? Can you describe it?

 

[jthompson1995]

one more vote for cherry

 

[Hosspen]

Cherry smells good when you saw it. The photo looks a little too yellow for me to say cherry but maybe that's my monitor. Cherry usually has a bit more of a pinkish tint to it.
I have seen some hickories like pecan have the pitch pockets but the color isn't looking like pecan to me either. The grain does remind me of cherry by the way.

 

[novop711]

If the grain is tight like maple with the pitch pockets, then it is most likely cherry; but if the grain looks more like ash but darker in color, then it is most likely hickory.

Just my 2 cents worth.

 

[fernhills]

Hi, thanks everyone for taking the time out to look. It does look like Cherry to me to, but it was kind of hard, that's why i discounted it. Well since the overall response is Cherry, then it is Cherry. BTW it is pinkish in color and it does take to turning well. I did a quick slimline in gun metal hardware just to see

 

[monkeynutz]

Maybe it's a hybrid cross between Hickory and Cherry... Checkory... or Hairy Chicory... :befuddled:

 

[1JaredSchmidt]

Definately cherry or my name is not Jared.

 

[Paul Downes]

Or it could be the heartwood of maple. I've seen plenty of that and the color can fool you. The best way is to smell it when you cut it. Maple has a smell distinct from cherry.

 

[bitshird]

Definately cherry or my name is not Jared.

Oh please some one prove it to be hickory, then we can call Jared either Melvin or Alf :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

 

[Fred]

Well, I for one Southern male know for absolutely sure ... it ain't Yellow Pine!

I vote alongside the others and say that it must be Cherry.