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Anybody know what wood this is?

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  1. KaptJaq

    KaptJaq

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    Smells like oak, stringy to split, looks like maple...

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  2. Stinny

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    I agree, looks like maple.
     
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    The town is doing some drain and sidewalk work. They have a bunch of "old, weak" trees that are in the way and had to be moved. They will cut them into 4' - 6' lengths but the rest is up to you... What is there when they finish the prep work goes to the dump.

    Had an hour today so I bucked a trunk and quartered it on the spot to get it in the truck. About 36" at the bottom and 28" at the top. Probably go back tomorrow for a full load...

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  4. Shawn Curry

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    The wood grain looks a lot like ash to me. Black ash maybe?
     
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    Sounds like a good score :thumbs:
     
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  6. KaptJaq

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    Haven't had any ash yet so I'm not familiar with it. These trees were planted by the town along the road about 50 yeas ago so they are possibly not a local species.

    Most of the woods around here are oak & maple. Some birch, fruit woods, and firs/pines mixed in. There used to be a lot of black walnut but a virus killed it off in the 70s & 80s. When urban sprawl took over the farmland a lot of "exotic" trees were planted. When I get rounds from the tree services I never know what to expect except that it is free.

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    My vote goes to maple.
     
  8. Backwoods Savage

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    My vote goes to the I don't know category.
     
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