Help with identifying wood

[JRM]

Good evening guys,

Uncle passed last fall. Aunt wants these boards gone, she has no use for them.
This is a bit out of my wheel house but am trying to help them get it moved and would appreciate some help identifying this wood if possible. I am sorry I don't have much to go by.

Thank you.

 

[old CB]

Almost impossible to ID wood species from what you've got there.

 

[JRM]

I kinda feared that. But thought it couldn't hurt to ask. Thank you sir.

 

[motolife313]

Looks like the bark has fallen off. Maybe there is some on the ground you can post

 

[JRM]

Aunt was digging through pictures on his phone last night. This is the last tree he milled up. Not much for bark but maybe someone with a better eye than me can tell by the grain?

 

[Mad Professor]

Spalted maple is my guess. Those logs sat too long outside.

 

[unclemoustache]

Yes, looks like maple.

 

[JRM]

Spalted maple is my guess. Those logs sat too long outside.

Do you say that based on the outer portion of the log showing very light in color? Just trying to learn something. To back up your comment, I know he had a few logs that sat 2+ years. But they were blocked up off the ground several inches.

 

[duckman]

definitly looks like spalted maple. google it

 

[frankh]

Looks like Spalted maple. I use it for turning bowls

 

[JRM]

Thank you for the help guys. So much appreciated. Now to find a use for it, or possibly a new home.

 

[Woody912]

Thank you for the help guys. So much appreciated. Now to find a use for it, or possibly a new home.

agree with spalted maple. Wood turners love that stuff

 

[sonny580]

Around here we call it "weed tree" OR silver maple! I cut a lot of it. Its actually a nice hardwood to work on.

 

[bigjohnintexas]

I agree with spalted maple. I've taken two down in the past couple of years on my place and both were very similar to that. I use them for turning bowls.

 

[bigjohnintexas]

Here’s what it looks like in pre-bowl shape

 

[JRM]

Do you guys have suggestions on what a fair bd ft price would be? $4 or $5? I'd like to put a little money in her pocket if I can.

 

[frankh]

Just a FYI, the designs are a result of fungus entering the tree. In response, the tree tries to 'wall off' the fungus with the dark lines.

 

[Mad Professor]

Just a FYI, the designs are a result of fungus entering the tree. In response, the tree tries to 'wall off' the fungus with the dark lines.

Nope. Logs left on the ground that begin the first stages of fungal decay show spalting.

 

[GrizG]

Thank you for the help guys. So much appreciated. Now to find a use for it, or possibly a new home.

Hopefully milling that spalted wood didn't contribute to his demise... I'm in a big woodworking club and maybe 15-20 years some of they guys became very ill from breathing in the fungus and dust while turning and flat boarding... The awareness level about this problem, exotics, and things like eastern red cedar, went way up after that and I haven't heard of any recent issues. Forced air respirators, exhaust fans, high efficiency dust collectors and other measures were adopted to avoid problems...

 

[frankh]

Nope. Logs left on the ground that begin the first stages of fungal decay show spalting.

My mistake. I thought the tree creates the zonal lines. It is the fungi that do it. I have cut down many trees where this process has begun, even while the tree is still living, or at least partially alive. https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/techline/producing-spalted-wood.pdf