Wood identification /difficult to split

[glenintenn]

Any idea what kind of wood this is? Location is Foothills of Smokey Mountains. Log was left behind after some neighborhood logging.

Tough to split..when it does split it shatters more than splits. Very sinewy.

Lower right picture is where diamond head wedge sank in a bit and then bounced out after full force hit from 8lb sledge

 

[buzz sawyer]

Maybe pignut Hickory? How heavy is it?

 

[glenintenn]

It's very heavy and dense.

Smaller (6 to 9 inch) logs tend to break in half rather than split all the way from top to bottom.

 

[buzz sawyer]

It's very heavy and dense.

Smaller (6 to 9 inch) logs tend to break in half rather than split all the way from top to bottom.

Looks like it fairly punky too. That would explain the breaking.

 

[johnnyballs]

sweet gum ??

 

[psuiewalsh]

Looks like some junk I ran into by the creek.

 

[glenintenn]

yes, that's the same stuff but not sure what it is. I don't think it's sweet gum. The stringiness indicates some kind of hickory. we have shag bark hickory in other locations (miles from this location) but none near this tree

 

[Del_]

The splits sure look like sweet gum.

 

[psuiewalsh]

I also thought it may be immature sycamore.