Found this old piece of hardwood in my wood bin and decided to try my hand at turning a bowl. Only ever turned one before. Anyway, was curious if any of you guys recognize this wood? Can't imagine it being wood safe by the looks of it but that's my main motivation for wanting to know the type of wood. Ignore the stripe. Thats a bit of terracotta colored milliput epoxy putty. Assuming it isn't woodsafe, could a finish be applied to make it safe?View media item 16028
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Wood identification?
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I get an error on your link?
Maple, Birch and Beech woods tend to spalt easily and readily take on various colors and shades, hard to tell with the photo what type of wood you have. There are several books that have been written that delve into spalted woods and the types of fungi that spalt different wood types. Dr. Seri Robinson is the go to expert when it comes to spalting woods and the fungi that do the heavy lifting.
That squiggly grain makes me think of elm. Haven't turned much of it though...
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Reed’s post made me think Elm too.
The nice folks at Tennessee have this chart to help identify wood from the end grain. Wavy pores could be Elm or hackberry. Both spalt.
Can’t find the picture to look at the early late transition.
The nice folks at Tennessee have this chart to help identify wood from the end grain. Wavy pores could be Elm or hackberry. Both spalt.
Can’t find the picture to look at the early late transition.
I saw a picture earlier today, my guess is marble wood
One of the best ways to ID a particular sample of wood is by looking at the end grain. The Hobbit House Wood ID site is probably the most comprehensive available.
To compare to pictures on the Hobbit House site, clean up the end grain with a handplane or a razor blade.
I didn't see your picture, but I recently cut up a standing dead tree that I identified as elm. Here is a picture of the endgrain of my sample:
And here is the elm page from Hobbit House I used for comparison: http://hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/_anatomy/ring_porous/elm/_elm.htm
To compare to pictures on the Hobbit House site, clean up the end grain with a handplane or a razor blade.
I didn't see your picture, but I recently cut up a standing dead tree that I identified as elm. Here is a picture of the endgrain of my sample:
And here is the elm page from Hobbit House I used for comparison: http://hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/_anatomy/ring_porous/elm/_elm.htm