Saw this guy and his saw riding high. Ironically I had a load of my own. Looks like maple but I might also have cottonwood. Oh well! Kid is judging me I know....
Ive never picked up walnut before. Maybe a tiny piece. But a nice carload of partial seasoned walnut? Makes me want a ceegar.
Looks like the "feller" next to me has some paper birch. Cant tell the other stuff maybe someone can identify. Looks like some larch in the corner nearest to me. ???
It's weird how we rubber neck to certain things and others look at us like "it's only a pile of logs", little do they know.
Honestly Im so unaware about some wood I really am an amateur. Need a better ID thing. Maybe some kind of flipout card book thats laminated for wear and tear but most logs I know around here. Just the occasional surprise like this one wasn't a mistake, just better when I took a piece out to split it. Made my day. Along with this load some creosote wood blocks were involved. I didnt really want them but I figured hm put something to use. Maybe bench legs.
I know it was walnut because I saw the colors on this site in sawn boards and whatnot! Thanks to you guys for doing that, the smell is what did it in, I was like wait a second. Cigar box?
Take your time. Learn a few every year and you'll do just fine. I remember when I started and it all looked so similar and I really struggled. Still do at times. But when I went to work in the woods, I just kept asking and asking and asking. Soon I got to know a few then a few more etc. It will come but don't try to learn a lot of them all at once else you might feel overwhelmed. But then, what would it feel like to be underwhelmed. Hum...
Need one for pacific northwest. Im aware there are trees here that would grow better in one place than another. It seems that variety with environment, trees can change a bit or adjust. When I see oak here(FHC) I see a large hard bark that looks like its a mulching gear in a grinder for small branches but oak is pretty much a transplant or not so common around here. If they are more common Im not aware of where. I don't know if this is an adaptation for cold Eastern winters but I would gather there is some disparity between same species tree in warmer and colder climates.
