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   noreddust | Jul 12, 2009 12:52am | #1

   Looks like Paulouina ( not correct spelling).

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   NietzschesMustache | Jul 12, 2009 02:04am | #2

   Thanks very much, looks like it is. I thought it might be black ash, but it was growing on a hillside, not wetland.

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   DHAM | Jul 13, 2009 04:47pm | #3

   Those wavy bands of pores in the latewood indicate elm.  Probably winged elm or rock elm.

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   NietzschesMustache | Jul 13, 2009 07:37pm | #4

   Thanks for the suggestion, but is elm normally that dark? I found a lab that does free IDs, so I'm going to send them a sample.

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   DHAM | Jul 14, 2009 09:13pm | #6

   Yes, elm heartwood can be that dark. 

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   geppetto425 | Jul 14, 2009 09:20pm | #7

   How about Chestnut?

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   DHAM | Jul 15, 2009 11:04pm | #8

   The wavy bands of pores in the latewood is diagnostic of elm. Chestnut does not have these wavy bands of pores in the latewood. This is surely elm.

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   NietzschesMustache | Jul 31, 2009 09:56pm | #11

   It was elm, species unspecified. Thanks very much, DHAM.

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   KiddervilleAcres | Aug 01, 2009 05:05am | #12

   I got some elm in some firewood that I recently bought.  There are some small pieces that I hope to make into drawer fronts or box tops as it has some very dark wavy, almost curly grain in it.  I think it looked stunning.

   Other pieces had large very dark spots (almost looked like small branch knots)scattered throughout.  Up to this time I'd only seen elm trees, never actually saw the internal wood.  Some of the wood also had some really knarly parts and the grain pattern was exceptional.

   Can't recall ever seeing wood with so many different features in one tree.  Like to see more.

   Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   NietzschesMustache | Aug 01, 2009 05:11am | #13

   I've never seen the wood before either. I didn't know it was that dark. I wish I'd had means of milling lumber; I might have gotten a few small planks out of this tree.

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   KiddervilleAcres | Aug 01, 2009 05:22am | #14

   Don't know what you have for milling but a bandsaw comes to mind but mine only accomodates up to 12".  The pieces are small, ~16" long of varying split wood sizes but I'll salvage something. 

   A friend of mine and I are going to make some of those octagon parts storage cabinets.  Lot's of small drawer fronts.  I'm really bad when it comes to figured wood hoarding.  It's an addiction I tell ye!

   Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   NietzschesMustache | Aug 01, 2009 07:32am | #15

   My BS has only a 9" clearance which is good for most uses, but not for ripping logs. In any case, the rest of the tree is gone.

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   DHAM | Aug 02, 2009 05:13am | #16

   There is a way to distinguish the species by looking at a bark cross-section and examining the number of early pore bands.   The leaves, of course, would tell the tale.

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   NietzschesMustache | Aug 02, 2009 07:19am | #17

   The tree was dead for so long, there were no bark or leaves left. It laid on the ground for several years after it was cut down, but the wood was still in good condition with no checks or rot. Elm must be a durable wood.

   Edited 8/2/2009 12:20 am ET by NietzschesMustache

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   NietzschesMustache | Jul 16, 2009 12:16am | #9

   I hope you're right. I'd rather have elm handles than paulownia. I sent a sample this morning to the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory Center for Wood Anatomy Research, *stops to catch breath*.

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   KiddervilleAcres | Jul 22, 2009 01:29pm | #10

   What did ye have to do glue two business sized envelopes together to fit the name on it!?

   :-)

   Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   WillGeorge | Jul 14, 2009 08:57pm | #5

   I had a very old wallnut here in Chicago.. I am not thinking of the wood.. Just the bark.. Very old Wallnut and Chinese Elms look the same to Me... Maybe not others...?

   
   

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   Edited 7/14/2009 1:58 pm by WillGeorge