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   fivebirdscustom | Aug 20, 2019 09:52pm | #1

   First one possibly poplar?

   Second one is maple.

   Third might be maple as well?

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   john_c2 | Aug 21, 2019 01:31am | #2

   I might go with cherry for pic 2 and 3. Realkky hard to say from those pictures though.

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   user-6480500 | Aug 21, 2019 08:37am | #3

   Hard to tell without looking at grain size. Open, closed or some were in between. Looks ok to make something with so go for it.

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   Cfaulkner619 | Aug 21, 2019 09:19pm | #4

   Thanks for the help. I think it's safe to call the yellow one rainbow poplar, I flattened it out a bit more and alot of purple and pink has been revealed. As for the other I cant decide between cherry or maple. I heard if you cut a small piece of cherry you can tell by the smell? What does cherry smell like? Once they are fully flattened I will post updated pictures. Wish me luck on my first table

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   john_c2 | Aug 22, 2019 02:50am | #5

   For me, cherry has no odor. But I have a bad nose. Cherry and maple have very different colors on a newly planed surface. Take a few swipes with a handplane and you can tell them apart.

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   flyfisher111 | Aug 27, 2019 05:10am | #6

   Try cleaning a piece up well, mask one half with cardboard or something and lay it in the sun forises a half hour. If it's cherry, the Exposed side will darken significantly. Maple will not.

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   user-880887 | Feb 26, 2020 09:37pm | #7

   Looks like all are Yellow-poplar, well aged. First board is mainly heartwood, and the green ages to a brown with time.

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   DRBWWing | Feb 27, 2020 09:17am | #8

   All of it is poplar. The dark is heartwood, light is sapwood. The heartwood can be anything from green to purple to to brown.

   Mills and paints well/frequently used in painted furniture, painted cabinet doors, etc.

   In furnituremaking, main use is as a secondary wood for drawers, dividers, backs etc.