Any one know what this is ???
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David Keller
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something spalted... sycamore or ash? hard to tell.
jleiwig
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Maybe spalted bradford pear. I had a piece of log that looked just like that.
jthompson1995
Member
Spalted maple or birch or beech
NewLondon88
Local Chapter Leader
looks kinda like sycamore to me, too
Rifleman1776
Member
Could be anything but I agree, it is spalting.
How can the pen be special if you don't even know what the material is that you are making it from?
How can the pen be special if you don't even know what the material is that you are making it from?
Monty
Group Buy Coordinator
Wonder wood...................I wonder what kinda wood that is??
NewLondon88
Local Chapter Leader
Yeah.. the latin is dunnowood.
JerrySambrook
Member
Looks alot like beech to me
At least it is better looking than NewLondon88's avatar.
Wonder if that person pictured got beat up in high school on a daily basis???
Jerry
At least it is better looking than NewLondon88's avatar.
Wonder if that person pictured got beat up in high school on a daily basis???
Jerry
JohnU
Member
The first photo looks like sycamore but I cant tell from the second
khogan16
Member
Look closely at the second picture you will see some writing on it. That it why it is special, this piece of wood comes from a special tree that has history. In a few weeks I will let everyone see why it is special. I just wanted to know what it is. I knew that it was splated, I can even venture as to why it is splated, again once I finish the pen I will let everyone know. I just need to know what specie it is. It would be helpful but not necessary. I am hoping that someone here knows the wood specie it would be that extra little bit to help.
TIA
ZanderPommo
Member
might help to know what its from
Glass Scratcher
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khogan16
Member
Thanks Mickey, the piece is from PA . Thank you for your help.
1080Wayne
Member
A close look at the end grain is usually the most help in identifying wood . Sand to 220 or 320 , and look at it with an 8 or 10x glass . Compare to pictures of beech and sycamore on page 118 of `Identifying Wood` by Bruce Hoadley , and page 123 , sugar maple and red maple .
CSue
Local Chapter Leader
It actually looks like a piece of Hickory I have in my yard.
khogan16
Member
I will post some more close ups of it after I cut a blank today. Hopefully an unfinished piece will work better.
ersRFP
Member
If it was Sycamore you should see fairly large rays on the end grain and on the quarter-sawn faces. From the 2 photos, I can't see any.
khogan16
Member
khogan16
Member
Ok, I thought I would show everyone the secret that I was keeping on this piece of wood, I'm hoping that with this info, Someone will be able to help me with what the wood is. I put the original piece of wood that I made this pen from in the pics so you can see that too.
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Pioneerpens
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i have to go with Sycamore
khogan16
Member
A lot of people have said that they thought it was sycamore. Any other guesses??
Russianwolf
Member
given that as a date range, possibly Elm.
jimdude
Member
How did you get the pic on the pen? Laser?
jthompson1995
Member
It doesn't have the open grain of elm. With the small ray fleck you see I'd think it's either spalted maple or spalted beech. If I had to pick one of the two, I'd say maple since the rays are so small. I have some red maple that has very similar color and ray fleck. It happens to be from a very old tree (pre-civil war) from near Honover, PA not far from Gettysburg.
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khogan16
Member
Thanks Jason I'll have to look into some pictures of the Spalted Maple.
Jim the pic was done with a laser.
Jim the pic was done with a laser.
Just so you know up front I am not very good at figuring out what unknown wood is. However, I am interested in stuff about the Civil War also so I did a search on "longstreet witness tree" and according to the website attached it says it is an oak. It seems a retired LTC acquired most of the tree and makes a number of things from it. I believe the author of this site can even get you in contact with him.
I really didn't know so much work was done researching these trees! Thanks for the opportunity to learn more.
http://petruzzi.wordpress.com/2006/10/27/fabulous-night-in-gettysburg/
John
I really didn't know so much work was done researching these trees! Thanks for the opportunity to learn more.
http://petruzzi.wordpress.com/2006/10/27/fabulous-night-in-gettysburg/
John
Russianwolf
Member
if you want to be absolutely certain, send a small piece to these guys.
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/research/centers/woodanatomy/wood_idfactsheet.php
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/research/centers/woodanatomy/wood_idfactsheet.php
lazyguy
Member
Looks like Honey Locust? Perhaps from this tree.