Fairly sure. It was felled in Jan, so no leaves. I was told it was oak. Looks and feels like oak. It's definitely not red oak. I know there are other varieties, and I'm not an expert. That's my best guess though.
Keep in mind
-The surface is rough cur right now, so things won't show as well
-Rays show best in perfect 90* to grain cuts. I don't have much of that. Most of it would technically be closer to rift sawn.
-The pictures aren't necessarily in the best light
-The wood sat under a tarp for a couple of weeks, so the details won't necessarily show quite as well as when it was fresh cut. And the staining probably doesn't help either.
Blacktail Studio?
I agree, it looks amazing. Once this stuff dries I'll see what I can do with it.
I think he was referring more to the double trunk. You can have spaulting all the way across a log and still have "clear" "solid" wood. Having 2 separate logs grow into one gives you a split down the middle that might add character, but takes away 4 inches or more of solid wood in the middle of the log that can only be used as a character edge or to be filled by epoxy.
