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Wood Identification - gboot - 12-17-2017
About three years ago there was a piece of driftwood washed up on a NC beach. Most of a tree about 40 feet long. Someone took a chain saw to it and cut it up in manageable pieces. I carted one of the pieces off the beach it’s been in my garage/basement . I’m in the proc s of sawing it up. Following are some pictures. I would appreciate your help in figuring out the species.
![[Image: AC85E855-453D-4A77-8459-B858CA4E62E3.jpeg]](http://s1138.photobucket.com/user/gboot1/media/AC85E855-453D-4A77-8459-B858CA4E62E3.jpeg.html)
![[Image: B3BB4F92-4775-4DBF-8F71-CD133EC8332E.jpeg]](http://s1138.photobucket.com/user/gboot1/media/B3BB4F92-4775-4DBF-8F71-CD133EC8332E.jpeg.html)
RE: Wood Identification - packerguy® - 12-17-2017
Not seeing the end grain, I'd say Butternut.
If you have an endgrain pic, id be able to tell.
RE: Wood Identification - gboot - 12-18-2017
Trying images again with end grain
![[Image: 7SErAh.jpg]](http://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/150x100q90/924/7SErAh.jpg)
![[Image: tfn62S.jpg]](http://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/150x100q90/923/tfn62S.jpg)
![[Image: Ihk00g.jpg]](http://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/150x100q90/923/Ihk00g.jpg)
RE: Wood Identification - packerguy® - 12-18-2017
(12-18-2017, 04:40 PM)gboot Wrote: Trying images again with end grain
Sticking with butternut
RE: Wood Identification - gboot - 12-19-2017
Thanks Packerguy,
Butternut got me researching the wood database, either that or maybe Cypress. Butternut seems to have more open pores.
RE: Wood Identification - daddo - 12-20-2017
I remember maybe 30 years ago, a man called everything "Oak".
There was soft oak, hard oak, black oak, white oak, sticky oak, and others.
Asking him would probably bring- "Sea oak".
RE: Wood Identification - mr_skittle - 12-21-2017
The grain does look like butternut but the endgrain tells a different story. Butternut is a ring porous wood and what you have isn't. Finding it on the beach of the Atlantic kind of means it could be anything... Its it likely that it came from Europe or Africa? Probably not, but it makes a better story. Is it a hard or soft wood? Whatever it is, the grain is very attractive.
RE: Wood Identification - Edwin Hackleman - 12-21-2017
(12-17-2017, 12:29 PM)gboot Wrote: About three years ago there was a piece of driftwood washed up on a NC beach. Most of a tree about 40 feet long. Someone took a chain saw to it and cut it up in manageable pieces. I carted one of the pieces off the beach it’s been in my garage/basement . I’m in the proc s of sawing it up. Following are some pictures. I would appreciate your help in figuring out the species.Victimized by Photobucket once again. Can't see the Pic.
RE: Wood Identification - Stwood_ - 12-21-2017
(12-20-2017, 11:17 AM)daddo Wrote: I remember maybe 30 years ago, a man called everything "Oak".
There was soft oak, hard oak, black oak, white oak, sticky oak, and others.
Asking him would probably bring- "Sea oak".
"Sea oak"
RE: Wood Identification - Mike Sieweke - 12-23-2017
My guess is elm. The zigzag lines in the latewood are a dead giveaway. Check out the images at the Wood Database.