Friend gave me sections of a tree trunk he said is black walnut but I don't believe - no dark wood in the entire tree. Pieces are about 12" diameter, sap is deep red and just below the bark is a maroon / almost purple fibrous material. Grain almost looks like a light colored mahogany. Appreciate any thoughts on what it is - I'm stumped at this point.
If the tree was really throwing walnuts. It would be a English walnut because that wood is not back walnut. English walnut has a kind of grey heartwood when dry. It's not a very attractive wood IMO.
(05-26-2018, 02:29 PM)badwhiskey Wrote: I don't know what it is, but I know that it is not black walnut.
+1
Sorry I'm not more help.
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05-26-2018, 05:00 PM (This post was last modified: 05-26-2018, 05:01 PM by iclark.)
(05-26-2018, 08:46 AM)Bill Holt Wrote: The bark is similar to pecan, but to me, pecan is a little darker than the piece pictured. I roughed 8 pecan bowls justlast week.
I am not good with bark, but the pecan yard tree that I harvested was every bit as light as the wood in the picture. I do not remember any red next to the bark, though.
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