hmmm. I think you may be onto something with the hybrid oak.
I know some species of oak don't grow up here that grow down south. like post oak for example.
what wood is this?
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I know some species of oak don't grow up here that grow down south. like post oak for example.
sunfish
Fish Head
Red Elm.
You guys saying Oak need to look up pics of end grain cuts of Oak. Oak has rays radiating out from the center, than cross the growth rings. Same thing in the other thread with the slab wood.
You guys saying Oak need to look up pics of end grain cuts of Oak. Oak has rays radiating out from the center, than cross the growth rings. Same thing in the other thread with the slab wood.
Most of the red oak family that I am familiar with has end grain that looks like this. White oaks do not. Red oaks frequently smell like vinegar also
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bark don't look right for a red elm but I agree with everything else you said. Split awful clean for a red elm also. I have a load in the truck right now I am hoping a buddy will loan me the use of his splitter so we can give it to a friend.Red Elm.
You guys saying Oak need to look up pics of end grain cuts of Oak. Oak has rays radiating out from the center, than cross the growth rings. Same thing in the other thread with the slab wood.
I have zero experience cutting any elm up here. Looks like you nailed it. In a very arrogant wayRed Elm.
You guys saying Oak need to look up pics of end grain cuts of Oak. Oak has rays radiating out from the center, than cross the growth rings. Same thing in the other thread with the slab wood.
It ain't braggin' if you can back it up!I have zero experience cutting any elm up here. Looks like you nailed it. In a very arrogant way
sunfish
Fish Head
Some Red Elm splits very clean, some more stringy. Bark looks a bit odd, but similar to Red Elm. The last photo (end grain) is a dead give away for Red Elm.
Full Chisel
Slingin' Stihls and runnin' Huskies
Agree with red(slippery) elm. Have fun splitting it...you have the right idea by slabbing off the sides instead of across the end grain but a splitter will save you lots of frustration and numb hands. Stuff is tougher than woodpecker lips!
StihlKicking
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Red elm. The bark had me thinking white oak but everything else points to red elm. The bark looks like the white oaks in my back yard. The cross sections are off though...
maplegrovetom
ArboristSite Lurker
There's a 99% chance it's quercus alba or bicolor (white or swamp white oak). The thickness of the bark, thick white sapwood, redish-brown to greenish heartwood, pronounced grain when split & tight growth ring pattern indicate woods grown white oaks. The orange coloration of the cross-cut bark is another sure sign of oak. Oak also has the smell of Jim Beam barrels, but I can't smell it over the internet.
Elms don't have the sapwood to heartwood distinction or strong grain of oak, and if it were elm it sure was old and slow growing. I've seen plenty of elm lumber and it's difficult to find any grain, much-less what's showing in the picture of the split log.
A picture of a small branch or twig from the tree would make identification 100% positive, as the buds between elm and oak are as different as day and night.
I just cut down 50 white & swamp white oaks, this is what they look like.
Elms don't have the sapwood to heartwood distinction or strong grain of oak, and if it were elm it sure was old and slow growing. I've seen plenty of elm lumber and it's difficult to find any grain, much-less what's showing in the picture of the split log.
A picture of a small branch or twig from the tree would make identification 100% positive, as the buds between elm and oak are as different as day and night.
I just cut down 50 white & swamp white oaks, this is what they look like.
hmmm... interesting. it did split really easy, like oak. but unfortunately (fortunately) it came on a log truck so I never saw any branches. but it did come on a load of 95% oak.
Red Oak
Full Chisel
Slingin' Stihls and runnin' Huskies
You make a strong argument, the bark definitely suggests White Oak. And the clean split argues against Elm. A quick whiff of fresh saw chips would clear this up. Elm has little to no odor to my nose...White Oak has a sweetish bourbon smell as said in an earlier post.
Sometimes it smells like ketchup
Full Chisel
Slingin' Stihls and runnin' Huskies
Sometimes it smells like ketchup
That's the rare Heinz Variety Elm...
White oak smells like ketchup sometimes
heh heh
sunfish
Fish Head
So it does Not look like the rest of the Oak from that load?
I was initially in the white oak camp but the lack of rays says not. Roughest red elm bark I have ever seen but the wood looks right. Take a small piece inside and dry it real good and then burn it. If if smells like cow $hit then it is red elm!
I've just never had a single piece of Red Elm split that cleanly..ever. Does very cold or green Elm break with out the giant mishmash of fibers I'm use to?
