Here we go with Puzzle # 5.
DO NOT POST YOUR GUESSES IN THIS THREAD - READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW!
Your challenge for this puzzle is to identify the wood shown in the photos below. This is a root that my brother yanked out of the ground at his farm in Weesatche, TX.
It is one of the following 10 woods - which one do you think it is?
Mesquite
Huisache
Hills Weeping Fig
Eastern Red Cedar
Brasil
Hog Plum
Alabama Supplejack
Osage Orange
Yaupon
Sassafras
I'm going to make this one real easy by giving you 3 views of the root chunk.
Now the rules for this puzzle:
The overall Puzzle Rules & Universal BASH Rules apply.
You may make only one guess, so take your time.
You must email your guess to iap.puzzles@gmail.com - your entry must contain your guess, your real first and last name, your IAP Screen name, and your email address. Invalid or multiple entries will be disqualified.
Here is a sample reply:
Email Subject: Puzzle #5
My guess for Puzzle #5 is: xxxxxx
John Doe
johndoerocks
johndoe at iknowmywood dot com
You have until NOON CST on Fri, Feb 24 so get your guesses in for this puzzle.
All correct guesses will earn one point toward the overall puzzle prize total and all correct guesses will go into a random draw for the two prizes available for this particular puzzle.
Banter is encouraged and may be posted in this thread.
Good luck & have fun.
Edgar
DO NOT POST YOUR GUESSES IN THIS THREAD - READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW!
Your challenge for this puzzle is to identify the wood shown in the photos below. This is a root that my brother yanked out of the ground at his farm in Weesatche, TX.
It is one of the following 10 woods - which one do you think it is?
Mesquite
Huisache
Hills Weeping Fig
Eastern Red Cedar
Brasil
Hog Plum
Alabama Supplejack
Osage Orange
Yaupon
Sassafras
I'm going to make this one real easy by giving you 3 views of the root chunk.

Now the rules for this puzzle:
The overall Puzzle Rules & Universal BASH Rules apply.
You may make only one guess, so take your time.
You must email your guess to iap.puzzles@gmail.com - your entry must contain your guess, your real first and last name, your IAP Screen name, and your email address. Invalid or multiple entries will be disqualified.
Here is a sample reply:
Email Subject: Puzzle #5
My guess for Puzzle #5 is: xxxxxx
John Doe
johndoerocks
johndoe at iknowmywood dot com
You have until NOON CST on Fri, Feb 24 so get your guesses in for this puzzle.
All correct guesses will earn one point toward the overall puzzle prize total and all correct guesses will go into a random draw for the two prizes available for this particular puzzle.
Banter is encouraged and may be posted in this thread.
Good luck & have fun.
Edgar