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Wood ID....

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  1. Fanatical1

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    I bought this fish last week at the flea market. Anyone guess what it's made out of?

    And "wood" doesn't count....


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  2. papadave

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    How many guesses do we get?
    N/M, um, white Pine, Ash.
    Heck, I don't know.
     
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  3. Fanatical1

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    The bark has been sanded down a bit.
     
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  4. Got Wood?

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    Maple? Or cedar, maybe?
     
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  5. Fanatical1

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    All good guesses, but no cigar.

    It's the red under he bark that will give it away.
     
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  6. Stinny

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    Red oak (I always say that…:rolleyes:)
     
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    White Birch?
     
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    Sassafras
     
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    It's Pine.
     
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  10. mywaynow

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    Cherry?
     
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    Looks like pine.
     
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    Cotton?
     
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  13. ansehnlich1

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    I ain't sure what wood it is, probably have to go with pine, but I can guarantee you this.....my wife would NEVER allow that thing to hang in her house :)
     
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  14. Fanatical1

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    And we have a winner!

    I'm a little surprised the wifey let me get away with it also....
     
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    Looking at the scales,shape and mouth I would say Northern Pike without a doubt!:)

    Gary
     
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    Do I win the fish? Free dinner, cord of wood? :axe:
     
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    New truck?
     
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  18. Fanatical1

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    How about a campfire and a couple beers?
     
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    :firepit::drunk:
     
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  20. weatherguy

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    Thought for sure it was "basswood".
    You gonna let it season a year before burning it?
     
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