unknown wood

[bigal1968]

Hi all have a few logs dropped of to me yesterday but the wood type is unknown does this great site have the knowledge to help me out and identify it.was thinking a fruit wood very dense and heavy.

was not able to upload image for some reason even after resize so did it by tinypic

 

[marcros]

we are probably going to struggle with the information given so far...

 

[bigal1968]

what is allowed image size lol

Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached. lol

 

[marcros]

there is a sticky at the top of each forum, or if it is too big it tells you. 276 somethings I think.

 

[Kalimna]

Bark looks quite like a cherry. Whether fruiting or blossom i couldnt say.
Adam

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

It's cherry, that orangy colouration but particularly the bark is a dead giveaway. I have loads of the stuff in my turning stash. No question. Turns beautifully. Get it split and end sealed

 

[bigal1968]

i will prob turn it end grain i do a lot of end grain turning

unsure on wood did think ash but not so sure now,hot pink resin fillers.

sycamore vase

live edge ash

not bad for a bloke turning 9 months with a set of 15 chisels luv it lol,just because its a hobby ££££ who said you have to pay stupid prices.

 

[bigal1968]

thanks bob you are right i turned a couple small bowls it is beautiful wood in kiln drying.thanks for the info on it being cheery much appreciated.

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

No worries....the top pic is almost certainly sweet chestnut by the way.

 

[bigal1968]

Thanks i appreciate that sweet chestnut.

 

[oakmitre]

I would have said Cherry purely from the bark. I remember climbing those trees and getting orange stains all over my clothes from the powder in the bumps on the bark.

 

[Tetsuaiga]

I'd go with cherry by the bark too.

I recently obtained some with the bark on, one thing I've noticed about cherry is it has quite a thick inner bark? The part that's fibrous and very flexibly as long as wet, between the hard bark and actual wood.

I would have to admit the end grain colour does look a bit peculiar for cherry, so maybe the chestnut suggestion might be right.

 

[beganasatree]

+1 for cherry

Peter.

 

[thick_mike]

We have a cherry tree in rhe garden and some of the suckers are bright yellow all the way through, almost like turmeric. The bark is right too.

 

[Keith 66]

It could be Blackthorn, it grows to quite a size & has a dark bark just like that.

 

[Beau]

Blatantly cherry. Sweet chestnut does have the orange colour but the bark looks nothing like that. Sorry Bob

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

Blatantly cherry. Sweet chestnut does have the orange colour but the bark looks nothing like that. Sorry Bob

Confused. You might want to go back and re-read all the thread, particularly the part where I said it was Cherry for certain!

The reference to sweet chestnut was based on the pictures of turned stuff, which were unrelated to the logs (of Cherry). Incidentally, I stand by my assertion that the picture of the first bowl is indeed sweet chestnut

Sorry Beau

 

[bigal1968]

I will go with both your replies bob cherry and sweet chestnut,not that ive got a clue.also i think my tree surgeon log supplier needs to go back to tree surgeon school.he never knows what anything is i ask him about.i have other stuff that i have turned which i thought was ash now i am not so sure.

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

It is confusing that's for sure, but your tree surgeon certainly should know better! The surest way of identifying the species correctly of course is to do the investigating before it's even been felled. That's the point when you have most of the clues: position, leaves, bark, structure, fruit/seed pods etc and of course there may wel be an owner if its in a garden who can vouch for what the species is. This is particularly important when its in a garden because there are lots of weird and wonderful species that aren't native to Britain as ornamental examples. I for one have a Eucalyptus and a palm tree in my garden (not by me) and you don't see many of those in your average mixed deciduous British copse do you

But woods like Cherry are one of the more easy to identify, and I would put Laburnum in that category too. The blonde woods are less distinct and are more of a homogenous bunch requiring as many of the clues above as you can get to really tell them apart. There are many other external factors that affect colour, grain which conspire to throw you off the trail too, spalting being a classic example. But once you start down the path of identifying them it's quite an interesting journey and one I recommend. Get the Collins guide on your Christmas list, good place to start

 

[Beau]

Blatantly cherry. Sweet chestnut does have the orange colour but the bark looks nothing like that. Sorry Bob

Confused. You might want to go back and re-read all the thread, particularly the part where I said it was Cherry for certain!

The reference to sweet chestnut was based on the pictures of turned stuff, which were unrelated to the logs (of Cherry). Incidentally, I stand by my assertion that the picture of the first bowl is indeed sweet chestnut

Sorry Beau

Teach me to not read through something properly haha