What wood is this?

[sammy.se]

I have obtained a few offcuts of this. No idea what it is:

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[marcros]

Quarter sawn London plane- lacewood.

 

[sammy.se]

Cool, thanks for the quick reply!!!



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[Trevanion]

Wasn't it called London Plane because it was one of the few trees that thrived in the smoggy London of the industrial revolution?

 

[Bm101]

Wasn't it called London Plane because it was one of the few trees that thrived in the smoggy London of the industrial revolution?

It's a tree with an interesting history...
https://www.treesforcities.org/stories/ ... plane-tree

 

[Hedjmunky]

Could be evergreen or Holm oak , very dense , prone to radial splits , spalts quickly with soil contact along the rays which can be an attractive yellow , needs long and careful seasoning , turns well , treat as oak.

 

[Trainee neophyte]

Could be evergreen or Holm oak , very dense , prone to radial splits , spalts quickly with soil contact along the rays which can be an attractive yellow , needs long and careful seasoning , turns well , treat as oak.

I had no idea - have loads of Holm oak around me. There is one just up the road that is claimed to be 3,000 years old. I keep threatening to cut it down to count the rings but the locals seem to be less enthusiastic to find out. Now I know how pretty it is, I will have to cut lumps off, just to play with.

 

[Osvaldd]

same wood?
tiger-skin-pattern-wood-t120007.html

 

[Chris152]

London plane

Holm oak

My money's on London plane.

 

[sammy.se]

It looks a lot like the London plane bowl posted above, so I think that's what it is. Thanks all!

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[Stigmorgan]

It's beautiful that's what it is. I love that lace like grain pattern

 

[Benchwayze]

It's beautiful that's what it is. I love that lace like grain pattern

There is only one 'exotic' grain I like more than Lace-wood and that is Quilted Maple.

I lost an eBay auction for a 'Byrdland' Gibson, in Quilted Maple. Mind you I would have been afraid to play it for fear of damaging it! :mrgreen:

John (hammer)