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Web sources I use to help me ID wood
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:18 pm
by bffulgham
This
linkfrom Wood Magazine is pretty good.
I like
thisone even more from WoodWorkers Source as it splits into domestic and exotic categories.
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 2:14 pm
by JPG
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:39 pm
by charlese
Looks more like a deer horn than wood.
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:46 pm
by myoung44708
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Just trying to get a picture in the posting. I will now try to get a picture that is not too big!
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:12 pm
by myoung44708
So...I take a picture with the Nikon and it is too big...way to big! All of the other cameras in the house, same thing, I resized it and this is what I got[ATTACH]14672[/ATTACH]
I hope this is good enough to see the grain and color.
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:17 pm
by timsturnings
Looks a lot like Walnut to me.
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 3:02 am
by robinson46176
It does look a lot like walnut. Then again it also looks like some aged sycamore does after age darkening. Sycamore was a very commonly used beam / framing wood here next door in Central Indiana. It still is used a lot for larger wooden beams. While usually a utility wood it can have very pretty graining and in some cases after staining it resembles wild cherry a lot. Not the most stable wood on the planet and must be well protected from any weather.
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Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:58 am
by RobertTaylor
walnut should be easy to identify by it's smell, very distinct
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:08 am
by pennview
If the wood shows some pith, it's very easy to identify walnut as the pith is segmented or partitioned. It's the only wood with pith that looks like this --
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