Was cutting up a rough ash log the city dumped in the hollar it had a lot of knots so I was making 2x6's for a building I am working on.When I got to the last two boards I got a good suprise.
If it was not a ash tree then it looked like something very close. The bark looked the same as Ash, and the tree it's self looked like an Ash.
Don't ya just love the little surprises when you open up a log! It kinda looks like ambrosia staining on a large scale but is most likely from moisture entering the tree via broken off dead branches. (AKA the knots)I'm far from an expert but that would be my guess. Those slabs would make a great sofa table or the likes! Congrats.
Yes you are right it is Gum it was in with a bunch of ash I had cut two weeks before and I had never cut any Gum before and since it was just the log there were no leaves or twigs. I was short on time and just wanted to get ot cut up and gone so I realy did not pay close enough attention to the grain.Her is another pic I took of the boards thanks for the help.Now that we know it is gum I still want to use the boards for coffee table tops is there anything I need to know as far as drying and working these boards. Thanks for any advice you can give.
Gum tends to warp and twist a bit more than other woods air drying, in my experience. Havn't done tons of it though, so I could have just gotten a nasty batch of it that gave me a bad experience. I am talking about Black Gum (nyssa sylvatica).
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