This came out of a pile of cutoffs I bought from a local woodworker who makes tables and other pieces and sells slabs. He probably told me what it was, but if so, I’ve forgotten. Any guesses?
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Name this wood!
- Thread starter Michael Edelman
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I am CERTAIN...it is CRACKED WOOD!!!!!
( ...and potentially Maple...)
( ...and potentially Maple...)
Silver maple. All that tear out is a hint.
Yes I agree with Silver Maple, going by the grain and colors.
add. Silver Maple that turns well with sharp gouges.
add. Silver Maple that turns well with sharp gouges.
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Thanks to Richard and Leo. I took care of the tearout by resharpening and remembering to use a lighter touch ;-)
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Hmm, I was thinking elm. The smell should give it away. Even dry, there will be smell....
robo hippy
robo hippy
I'm not great at identifying by wood only but reminds me of sycamore that I see a lot around here. The darker areas also remind me of elm.
Definitely not elm elm end grain
Elm is ring porous, right?
Sycamore has a strong radial medullary ray pattern and will show in certain sections of the grain. Definitely no medullary showing here. BTW, once I see a hint of a crack going more than 1/2 way through the bowl, it will go in the box to smoke pork loin. Maple puts a light sweet flavor on pork.
Sycamore around here has a peculiar skin looking grain, don't see it in your picture, see below.
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Here are a couple Sycamore wood pictures.
If quarter sawn it gets this special grain showing, other than that it can be fairly plain wood with a slight pink complexion if from a larger tree.
The only picture I have from this wood, it has the stoppers on it that I turned the tops for it.
If quarter sawn it gets this special grain showing, other than that it can be fairly plain wood with a slight pink complexion if from a larger tree.
The only picture I have from this wood, it has the stoppers on it that I turned the tops for it.
This is what Elm endgrain looks like, there are different Elm species but they all have this wavy grain in common
That’s the wood I most need to learn to identify.
I seem to usually gravitate towards Bob when I name wood. Occasionally, a piece might be more of a Chuck or Greg, and Henry pops up here and there. Bob is my go to wood name, though.