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arkansaspiper

Age : 27 Location : some where in a galaxy far far away Registration date : 2016-01-22
 | Subject: What kind of wood is this please help Tue Apr 04, 2017 4:26 pm | |
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Lonecoyote

Location : The Seventh Planet From The Sun...Uranus Registration date : 2016-10-15
 | Subject: Re: What kind of wood is this please help Tue Apr 04, 2017 4:57 pm | |
| Looks like it's in the Birch family to me. I once made a pipe from a piece of aged Birch and it lasted for years. I have since gifted it and it's still in use.
KEEP ON PUFFING!!! |
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AlphaWarrior

Age : 39 Location : Tennessee Registration date : 2015-10-19
 | Subject: Wood. Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:35 pm | |
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arkansaspiper

Age : 27 Location : some where in a galaxy far far away Registration date : 2016-01-22
 | Subject: Re: What kind of wood is this please help Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:42 pm | |
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AlphaWarrior

Age : 39 Location : Tennessee Registration date : 2015-10-19
 | Subject: Roger that. Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:43 pm | |
| Black cherry final answer. |
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arkansaspiper

Age : 27 Location : some where in a galaxy far far away Registration date : 2016-01-22
 | Subject: Re: What kind of wood is this please help Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:45 pm | |
| Wow! I kind of hit the jackpot and I got a crap ton of it. Black walnut, too. |
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AlphaWarrior

Age : 39 Location : Tennessee Registration date : 2015-10-19
 | Subject: Smell Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:45 pm | |
| Should smell like it when you cut it. |
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arkansaspiper

Age : 27 Location : some where in a galaxy far far away Registration date : 2016-01-22
 | Subject: Re: What kind of wood is this please help Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:47 pm | |
| I didn't put my nose that close to the fast, sharp chain, so I didn't really smell it... |
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AlphaWarrior

Age : 39 Location : Tennessee Registration date : 2015-10-19
 | Subject: Chainsaw mill Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:48 pm | |
| You should do a diy chainsaw mill and get some slabs out of it. |
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arkansaspiper

Age : 27 Location : some where in a galaxy far far away Registration date : 2016-01-22
 | Subject: Re: What kind of wood is this please help Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:14 pm | |
| I was going to do some pipes out of it. Possibly some bowls, cups, etc.... lathes are the best! |
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loneredtree

Age : 76 Location : Nevada City, CA. Registration date : 2011-05-28
 | Subject: Re: What kind of wood is this please help Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:52 pm | |
| If the leaves are serrated, I would go for the cherry family. Have fun. |
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Lonecoyote

Location : The Seventh Planet From The Sun...Uranus Registration date : 2016-10-15
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AlphaWarrior

Age : 39 Location : Tennessee Registration date : 2015-10-19
 | Subject: Re: What kind of wood is this please help Wed Apr 05, 2017 9:27 am | |
| That's a much larger tree. Cherry is my best guess. 19 years as an ISA Certified Arborist. I'd be very surprised is I was wrong. |
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arkansaspiper

Age : 27 Location : some where in a galaxy far far away Registration date : 2016-01-22
 | Subject: Re: What kind of wood is this please help Wed Apr 05, 2017 3:12 pm | |
| I'll be talking to alpha about wood now. |
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AlphaWarrior

Age : 39 Location : Tennessee Registration date : 2015-10-19
 | Subject: Trees Wed Apr 05, 2017 3:39 pm | |
| Any Brother or Sister is encouraged to use me as a resource for tree or medical related questions. Southeastern trees (tropicals the exception) I am good at identifying, since I am from that region.
All the best, Matt |
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arkansaspiper

Age : 27 Location : some where in a galaxy far far away Registration date : 2016-01-22
 | Subject: Re: What kind of wood is this please help Wed Apr 05, 2017 4:27 pm | |
| Thank you for your service sir |
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AlphaWarrior

Age : 39 Location : Tennessee Registration date : 2015-10-19
 | Subject: Trees Wed Apr 05, 2017 4:33 pm | |
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monbla256

Age : 72 Location : DFW Metroplex, Texas Registration date : 2012-01-15
 | Subject: Re: What kind of wood is this please help Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:42 pm | |
| From the Bark it apears that it is probably White Birch. My Grandparents had a forest of these trees on their property up in New Hampshire and I became familiar with these trees and their unique bark. |
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Blackhorse Moderator

Age : 70 Location : Portland, Oregon Area Registration date : 2010-10-23
 | Subject: Re: What kind of wood is this please help Wed Apr 05, 2017 11:38 pm | |
| Could be a flowering Cherry or Plum variety. The bark sure looks different from the Black Cherry in the photo- but looks exactly like a big Flowering Plum I have. Leaves look right too.
What say ye Mr. Arborist? _________________ Council Member, Trading Post & General Site Moderator. Founding BoB Bombers Squadron Commander, Ret   |
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AlphaWarrior

Age : 39 Location : Tennessee Registration date : 2015-10-19
 | Subject: Tree ID Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:23 am | |
| I think you guys are right.
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arkansaspiper

Age : 27 Location : some where in a galaxy far far away Registration date : 2016-01-22
 | Subject: Re: What kind of wood is this please help Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:47 am | |
| Is it good pipe making wood? |
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Lonecoyote

Location : The Seventh Planet From The Sun...Uranus Registration date : 2016-10-15
 | Subject: Re: What kind of wood is this please help Thu Apr 06, 2017 7:38 am | |
| I still say it's in the Birch family, I used a magnifying glass to look close at the unique Bark in the picture Travis posted. It's exact to a Birch tree near by where I live and the leaves are serrated exactly the same way. But the only other possibility it's a flowering Plum tree. However the bark peels differently on the Birch tree then the Plum tree, and looks like the pictures Travis posted. Whether it's Birch, Black Cherry or flowering Plum, all woods listed can be used to make a pipe. However the Plum wood would have a very different grain and many more knots in the wood.
KEEP ON PUFFING!!! |
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Blackhorse Moderator

Age : 70 Location : Portland, Oregon Area Registration date : 2010-10-23
 | Subject: Re: What kind of wood is this please help Thu Apr 06, 2017 10:07 am | |
| Knots are a product of branches...where a limb comes off the trunk. Lots of branches/limbs equals lots of knots. I only see the one branch at the end of the pictured piece.
Since there's no scale to the photo it's hard to tell how big the piece is. _________________ Council Member, Trading Post & General Site Moderator. Founding BoB Bombers Squadron Commander, Ret  
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java3
Age : 64 Location : MN/Canadian Border Registration date : 2013-03-09
 | Subject: Re: What kind of wood is this please help Fri Apr 07, 2017 2:42 am | |
| I was thinking Poplar tree. The tree can look like a Birch because of it's light colored bark. Even the leaves on that baby look like a Poplar.
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