Can you identify this wood?
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Ted iin Michigan
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Locust?
plantman
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Ted; I think that should be LOW COST !!
mark james
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I suspect Maple. Bark is Smoother while young, gets more "convoluted" as it gets mature.
mark james
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Oh. Maybe you know... Seal the ends quickly!
could be butternut
Ted iin Michigan
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Possibly butternut but doesn't look dark enough. Definitely not maple.
There are several types of locust. Most commonly seen are black locust and honey locust. Look for spines. They will both have them - I don't think the butternut does.
There are several types of locust. Most commonly seen are black locust and honey locust. Look for spines. They will both have them - I don't think the butternut does.
Looks like locust to me. Probably black locust which is native to your area. We have honey locust down here where I live.
low_48
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Looks like honey locust to me. Black locust usually has a green tone when first cut.
Here's some honey locust logs.
Yeah, I know - shoulda sealed the ends right away. Fortunately (I guess), it's quite humid here so they are drying very slowly & the cracks are not very deep at all.
Black & honey locust are very similar. Both have spines at the base of the leaves but honey locust also has long thorns on the tree trunk & limbs. Black locust does not. Other than that, you would need to look at flowers & fruit to be sure.
Yeah, I know - shoulda sealed the ends right away. Fortunately (I guess), it's quite humid here so they are drying very slowly & the cracks are not very deep at all.
Black & honey locust are very similar. Both have spines at the base of the leaves but honey locust also has long thorns on the tree trunk & limbs. Black locust does not. Other than that, you would need to look at flowers & fruit to be sure.
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philipff
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Get a book that identifies trees by the leaves and bark. Should be easy then. P.
2 Saw
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With the color the bark texture and leaves that is Honey locust for sure.
There may have been some very long red thorns on part of the trunk and limbs.
There may have been some very long red thorns on part of the trunk and limbs.
Ambidex
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I'm on the miss marple bandwagon:tongue:
Bobostro61
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hewunch
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Ash?
J_B
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It is Mimosa
J_B
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Maple does not have leaves which are fern like.
Karl_99
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Those leaves look like locust.
thrustmonkey
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Looks like the Locust I have growing in the back yard. Is that from that pesky little F1 we had blow through here the other day?
robutacion
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Well Bob, from where I stand, the best and most accurate idea I can offer you is that, is something that I wouldn't mind to have but, I don't...!
:redface::frown: sorry...!Cheers
George
low_48
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From the looks of the cut, are you cutting from the end grain of the log? It will cut way faster if you lay the block on it's side and cut with the bar parallel with the grain. You have to watch those long curls, as they will plug up the saw, but it's way easier.