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Offline charlieparrish

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mystery wood
« on: October 15, 2010, 04:54:28 PM »
I was rummaging around in the back of my shop yesterday looking for some rosewood...I found a small log of it and cut it, but thought I might need more...so I picked this log up  and it had about the right density and feel as rosewood...but when I cut it I found a very light tan .close grained wood with a band of yellow running through the heartwood.  It is part of some wood that I got from a professional arborist about 5 years ago...it is some sort of tree used in residential landscaping...but what is it??  Somebody help me!!!



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Re: mystery wood
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2010, 05:10:57 AM »
If it wasn't for the yellow streak, and I can't see the grain close up,,,,,,My first guess is, Catalpa,,,from a distance.
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Re: mystery wood
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2010, 08:19:22 AM »
Dave, I really don't have a clue as to what it is...it is close grained and relatively heavy... Like I said I got the stuff along with a truck load of wood that was cut by a professional arborist as part of a clean up and replant of an exclusive subdivision...there was rosewood,mahogany, acacia and some wood native to Hawaii along with the stuff in the picture...I guess I will just make a caller out of it and see how it does...probably a longbox to start with
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Re: mystery wood
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2010, 09:00:36 AM »
I know little about woods . But I do know from experience that catalpa is very ,very tough and very light in weight . Can't say about the color or grain ,,,,haven't seen it .  Were it not for the yellow , it resembles American Hornbeam .
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Re: mystery wood
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2010, 09:30:57 AM »
Looks very much like some type of Birch, there are so many variations it's hard to tell...Hornbean is a possiblity!
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Re: mystery wood
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2010, 09:15:24 AM »
Looks like Ficus to me.

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« Last Edit: October 17, 2010, 09:16:24 AM by GR8CALLS »
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Re: mystery wood
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2010, 07:27:25 PM »
Charlie looks yellow to me... so you know I approve it  ROTFLMBO
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Re: mystery wood
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2010, 07:52:51 PM »
Quote from: GR8CALLS on October 17, 2010, 09:15:24 AM
Looks like Ficus to me.

Bill
Ficus!! Is'nt that one of those fake trees my wife has in the house ;D
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Re: mystery wood
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2010, 03:23:54 PM »
LOL

Your wife may have a fake one....mine has three...and they aren't fake...dang things are always loosing leaves..all over the house!  *lol* *lol* *lol* *poo* *peep*

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Re: mystery wood
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2010, 09:14:20 AM »
I have some elm that looks just like that, minus the yellow.   So, I don't have a clue. ROTFLMBO
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Re: mystery wood
« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2010, 06:47:24 PM »
Looks like osage orange with some sapwood
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