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    Wood ID help please *pics*

    Please help identify the wood below. Harvested from a yard in Gilbert AZ several months ago. 14-15" diameter, chocolate brown striped heart wood. Creamy yellow sap wood. No distinctive smell and I don't have any leaves or anything else to go on. I've included a photo of a finished piece turned from this wood.

    Thanks in advance.
    Jason


    Mystery wood bark.


    Mystery wood end grain.


    Myster wood end grain close up.


    Hollow form turned from Mystery wood

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    Don't know what the wood is but it sure is PURTY!!!!!!!!!!

    Nice job on the form too.
    David

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    that looks like it came from the fabled "turnin wood" tree.

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    The bark looks like maple to me--but then what do I know??? I think it's "turnin'wood," too.

    Gorgeous HF, though.

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    Jason,
    You have officially perked my interest on this today. I looked all around today and could not find anything that looked like a good match to me. I went ahead and sent the picture to a contact at the ASU botany department that has helped me a little in the past (kind of blew me off though). If I hear anything back I will let you know, but I am not holding my breath.

    I wish we would have taken samples of the leaves when we were on site.
    Mike Vickery

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    Sure looks like it got plenty of water over the years for Arizona. Looks like some form of Acacia to me.

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    Possibly silk oak or silver oak Did the wood irritate your skin when you turned it? This wood is a little pinkish but is known to irritat skin like poison ivy.
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    I don't know what it is either, but you sure did a nice job on it this piece.

    I'm jealous!

    I want one...

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    If you take a sample to a local tree trimmer, they will almost certainly tell you immediately what it is.
    Nice wood and nice work.
    Joe

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    Jason,
    You could send a sample to the U.S. Forest Service and they'll ID it for free. They like a 1"x3"x6" sample, but can do with less. Best to find their website and check the current rules for submitting samples. Beautiful wood and your HF.

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    Is that the one from the sumac haul, that Mike and I passed on? If I had known it would turn out so good I might have jumped on that a little.

    BTW Jason I'm a little better prepared for the next wood haul. I sold the Honda and picked up a new truck. I have to admit though, I have already washed it.
    Kevin
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    Jason....fantastic HF! Great form and finish.
    Ken

    So much to learn, so little time.....

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    Identifying wood

    Buried in my home office is a book which will help identify wood. It requires a very powerful magnifying glass (a small microscope is better) and a small sliver of the wood. By examining the pores, one can identify the wood. Unfortunately, I don't remember the name of it, nor can I get to it anytime soon- I had to pack all my books in order to redo the floors and walls (termites) and am only about 40 % unpacked. Does anyone out there know the title? I'm reasonably sure that a library will have it. When I do get to it, I'll post the title. Beautiful work. Hilel.
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    Still haven't washed mine. 5 and 1/2 years and counting. The spare sitting in the bed has been sliding around like crazy ever since the Anchorseal got spilled back there. The monsoons have helped wash some of it out but it's still pretty bad.

    Glad to hear you got a truck. Now we can haul twice as much as before

    Jason

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    Someone suggested to me that it might be Black Locust. I roughed and cored half of the log shown above last night. After recently turning some Honey Locust I am tending to agree with that identification. Can anyone confirm?

    Thanks
    Jason

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