The Wood ID Thread ( or name this wood type )

[calcutta250]

I’m assuming this is black gum. Any help would be appreciated.

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[Mastermind]

I’m assuming this is black gum. Any help would be appreciated.

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Looks like gum to me.

 

[calcutta250]

Looks like gum to me.

From all my research it seems to be black gum. I was told it was oak, then I was told gum.

I assume this will work well. But since I don’t have a splitter, I’ll just section it up to small pieces.

 

[Hinerman]

From all my research it seems to be black gum. I was told it was oak, then I was told gum.

I assume this will work well. But since I don’t have a splitter, I’ll just section it up to small pieces.

Looks like gum. It is not oak for sure...

 

[calcutta250]

Looks like gum. It is not oak for sure...

Thanks for your expertise! It’s been there for a while now. Oak usually don’t last long at all.

 

[trooney]

Alright, what species of wood is this? My 22 ton that goes through oak no problem has a problem with this. It goes through but you can hear it straining like its going to drop a nut. I've got to take out the maul and beat it to death to get it apart. Want to avoid this wood if at all possible.

 

[Mastermind]

Alright, what species of wood is this? My 22 ton that goes through oak no problem has a problem with this. It goes through but you can hear it straining like its going to drop a nut. I've got to take out the maul and beat it to death to get it apart. Want to avoid this wood if at all possible.

Looks like twisted hickory.

 

[trooney]

Looks like twisted hickory.

Not to be ignorant, which I am, but never heard of twisted hickory. Its some stringy stuff..

 

[Mastermind]

Not to be ignorant, which I am, but never heard of twisted hickory. Its some stringy stuff..

I'm just talking about a hickory tree (probably a pignut) that grew in a place that the wind twisted it as it was growing. I did a big yard tree hickory a few years ago that was so twisted it was nearly impossible to split.

 

[trooney]

I'm just talking about a hickory tree (probably a pignut) that grew in a place that the wind twisted it as it was growing. I did a big yard tree hickory a few years ago that was so twisted it was nearly impossible to split.

Ahhhhhh....

 

[karrl]

This is from my tree guy, somewhere from North Jersey. I’m guessing it’s Elm but I’m not too familiar with it. Other pieces of this tree get a weird punkiness and split super easily after it’s been wet and dry too many times or maybe just too dead. This piece was bucked recently but felled at least a year ago. Any ideas?

 

[jakethesnake]

Looking like maple to me. Elm splits awfully bad. Looks a little like gum too. Gum rots up pretty quick

 

[karrl]

It could be a type of maple, God knows there’s a million of them. Never cut any gum but I have split some different stuff that was super stringy and more likely elm. This has an earthy smell, kind of like a softer maple

 

[skippy]

This is from my tree guy, somewhere from North Jersey. I’m guessing it’s Elm but I’m not too familiar with it. Other pieces of this tree get a weird punkiness and split super easily after it’s been wet and dry too many times or maybe just too dead. This piece was bucked recently but felled at least a year ago. Any ideas?View attachment 381046

Looks like gum , but how does it split?

 

[skippy]

My tree guy dropped off some at my place splitter was no match for it . Lol burnt it in a pile

 

[karrl]

Looks like gum , but how does it split?

Easy Peasy. And it doesn’t get punky like other wood, it gets super light but stays hard. I’ll try to find some different pieces of it, because it’s got me stumped.

 

[huskihl]

Easy Peasy. And it doesn’t get punky like other wood, it gets super light but stays hard. I’ll try to find some different pieces of it, because it’s got me stumped.

I can’t tell from the bark in that pic, but the wood looks like red or silver maple

 

[karrl]

I can’t tell from the bark in that pic, but the wood looks like red or silver maple

I think it’s definitely maple, I took these two pics of different pieces but I think they’re both the same maple.

 

[karrl]

I realized I confused those pieces with a different type of wood with similar bark.
It has a darker brown sapwood, it splits hard, and it pulls apart these long chunky fibers when it does split. If I can find a piece with bark I’ll post it.

 

[huskihl]

I think it’s definitely maple, I took these two pics of different pieces but I think they’re both the same maple.

Not maple. Bark is all wrong