The Wood ID Thread ( or name this wood type )

[RI Chevy]

Looks real hard, dense and dry Reggie. I bet it would be great smoker wood. [emoji106]

 

[CrystalRiver1]

Hey Studs

Any ideas on this??

 

[Woodpecker]

Hey Studs

Any ideas on this??

Looks like Red oak. Good firewood but will typically need 2-3 years split and stacked to dry out enough to make a good fire.

 

[skippy]

It could be red oak . Could you split a piece of this wood so i can see the grain .

 

[CrystalRiver1]

Looks like Red oak. Good firewood but will typically need 2-3 years split and stacked to dry out enough to make a good fire.

Red oak is 9 mo -1 yr cure in my parts. 9 months stacked in my garage between March - Sept averaging over 95 degree's and it's good to go. Split medium to small...and 1 yr in this Alabama heat stacked outside in the open sun.
I'm lousy with red oak right now though...thanks, guys...I'm Out!

 

[RI Chevy]

Put it aside for next, next year Reggie. Lol

 

[CrystalRiver1]

Put it aside for next, next year Reggie. Lol

Na...wife has allergies and red oak gives her a fit.
The fall-out of said malady is that she becomes ornery as a half-runover lynx, thus causing me great sorrow...

 

[RI Chevy]

That's right. I forgot about that.

From my experience,, once dried out the smell goes away.
But it does stink when green! Lol

 

[CrystalRiver1]

That's right. I forgot about that.

From my experience,, once dried out the smell goes away.
But it does stink when green! Lol

True that for sure...about 4-6 months down here and it's barely discernable...except by my wife!

 

[blades]

keep oak, lose wife ?

 

[CrystalRiver1]

keep oak, lose wife ?

That was definitely an option for "ex-wives"...not this one!!
She was worth the wait and hell I went through...SHE'S A KEEPER!

 

[Hinerman]

What is this?

 

[huskihl]

What is this?

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Basswood.
Little-leaf linden in your case. I have the big leaf version here

 

[Hinerman]

Basswood.
Little-leaf linden in your case. I have the big leaf version here

Never seen it before here, and never cut any. Guy tried to tell me it was hickory, but I didn’t see any nuts on the tree or on the ground

 

[Flying_Dutchman]

Looks like ash to me. [emoji1745]

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[Coltont]

Never seen it before here, and never cut any. Guy tried to tell me it was hickory, but I didn’t see any nuts on the tree or on the ground

I agree with the guy

 

[CrystalRiver1]

Went by the local park and noticed this tangled pile of various trees.
Anybody spot or can positive ID anything worth nabbing?
I think I see a limb or two of white oak & red oak...but curious to these others.

Thanks
Scrounge King

 

[RI Chevy]

It all burns. If it's real easy pickins, just take it all. Lol

 

[CrystalRiver1]

It all burns. If it's real easy pickins, just take it all. Lol

Yep! I concur...eliminates all the guesswork, errant IDs, and well-intentioned advice.
I am still kinda given to learning various species of wood & what I burn from time to time though...lol
My learning curve on wood ID is amazingly crooked!

 

[RI Chevy]

Lol. Same here Reggie. Up in my neck of the woods I try to stick with oaks, maple, walnut, cherry as they burn well and are widely available.