Hello, I have found lots of useful information on this site and want to say thank you. I am trying to find out what type of wood I have in the photo. I picked it up from a church about three years ago and have stored it in my shed until now.i cut the log on my band saw then jointed and planned it. Thanks for any help
Nice coloring! It could be poplar. I have seen some interesting colors in poplar when iron or other metal shavings have been placed near the growing trees, although maybe not quite as bright.
It could be poplar they do grow here. Im not sure of any metal shaving or iron that would have been near the tree though. The photo you showed does show some similarities in the color. My wood looks pale pink then at the bottom the knot is fluorescent green. Pretty interesting, I was thinking sycamore but I'm not a woodoligist! Thanks for your reply.
I would say yes. I think those are exceptional examples. Did you find that on a Google search? I'm sure growing conditions and age affect how red the wood gets.
Also I forgot to mention I cut open 2 other logs when I first got them 3 years ago and they did not show any of the Redish pink color this log does now. The first logs looked more pale green in the center thanks again.
Firefighterontheside, yes I did find them on Google. Again thanks for all the replies. trying to narrow it down on Google can be difficult since there are so many examples!
Yes, from the bark with the flattened ridges. If you look at the end grain of wood (clean slice with a razor knife), you will see distinct solid single cell lines between the growth rings. This is called marginal parenchyma, and is a characteristic of yellow poplar. See the link.
Thank for all the help guys. Any idea why the earlier cut wood did not have the redish color but then after being in the shed for 3 years the red shows up?
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