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09-27-2019, 06:03 AM
(09-26-2019, 06:23 PM)MidwestMan Wrote: I've turned Willow before, and it did remind me of it, but the nice light brownish Heartwood doesn't seem like the Willow I knew. I turned the bowl semiwet. It didn't spit water even though it was only a month after felling.
Big family the Salicaceae, includes many types of willow - and cottonwood.

Also the true poplars, not that masquerading magnolia.
Better to follow the leader than the pack. Less to step in.
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09-27-2019, 10:14 AM
Thank you Michael. Since my sample has the grey color wood near the bark, I am now convinced this is cottonwood. (Many online photos show it has the grey)
I like the light brownish Heartwood. It's grain is clear and very nice and straight. Looks good in a bowl.
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10-07-2019, 06:53 AM
Looks like cottonwood to me also
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