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andy44
Andy
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Wood ID
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November 03, 2017, 11:50:42 AM »
Morning all
Been given a bit of this wood from a local uni and was wondering if anyone knows what it is?
cheers
Andy
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seventhdevil
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November 03, 2017, 12:02:17 PM »
reminds me of some rowan that i've had but i'm not sure i'm right with that.
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fuzzyturns
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November 04, 2017, 07:18:24 PM »
The outside of the bark does look like rowan, however for a piece of this size I would have expected a larger amount of dark heartwood. If you could give us a picture of the side grain and end grain, both sanded to about 240, that might help.
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andy44
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November 05, 2017, 11:36:25 AM »
Thanks chaps
Rowan it is then, Fuzzy, when I get round to turning a bit I will post a pic for you
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seventhdevil
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November 05, 2017, 05:30:46 PM »
if it has the same weight (once dry) and consistency as lime or horsechestnut then it's rowan but if it is very heavy and rock hard then it may be whitebeam which is a brother species but the wood is quite different and does not have the darker heart you come to expect in rowan.
you can compare the two on this webpage.
http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/mountain%20ash.htm
whitebeam is
sorbus aria
and rowan is
sorbus aucuparia
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