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12-29-2008, 08:11 PM
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#1 | | Cut another one down Name: David City: Lincolnton State: NC County: Lincoln Join Date: Dec 2008  12-29-2008, 08:11 PM
Brian, Greg, and Robert......
Cut that "next victim" down this morning. Not sure but it looks like red oak; just doesn't have that usual smell of red oak. 
As I was cutting into it, a literal waterfall came out of the cut. Looking at the wedge I cut out to direct the fall, you'd swear I cut a watermelon tree. 
Robert...where we thought there might be some burl? Didn't happen. Totally eaten up and the culprits were rather LARGE at that.  
From that point back down the trunk about 7 ft. or so, the heartwood was pretty much coffee ground consistency. Looked solid but when I stuck the chainsaw in it, it came out like wet coffee grounds. Above where we thought the burl might be, the wood is solid with a little rot on the very outer edge near where that branch broke out.  | | Views: 567 | |
12-29-2008, 08:20 PM
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Name: Mike City: Westfield State: NC County: Stokes Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 52 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: Cut another one down
Looks like Cherry.
__________________  I meant to tell you, Mors Kochanski said "thats a spoon made by an expert" -BR- |  
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12-29-2008, 08:25 PM
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Name: David City: Lincolnton State: NC County: Lincoln Join Date: Dec 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by Mike Davis  Looks like Cherry. Now I hadn't thought about that. You just might be right. It's pretty wet right now and red as red can be in the center. Come to think of it, the bark does look a bit like a cherry tree.  | |
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12-29-2008, 09:08 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by Mike Davis Looks like Cherry.
+1, I would agree with that 
Dave 
__________________   Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile
Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools. 
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself" 
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
--Dr. Seuss
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12-29-2008, 09:13 PM
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Name: City: State: County: | Re: Cut another one down
Cherry bark is flaky and doesn't have a distinct X pattern, in bigger cherry the bark looks like this.  | |
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12-29-2008, 09:16 PM
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Name: David City: Lincolnton State: NC County: Lincoln Join Date: Dec 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by jeff... Cherry bark is more flaky and doesn't have a distinct X pattern in bigger cherry the bark looks like this I believe we've nailed the ID of the victim. Looks like it from where I'm sittin'  | |
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12-29-2008, 09:16 PM
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Name: City: State: County: | Re: Cut another one down
Originally Posted by Dragon The cherry wedge is sitting on a piece of white ash | |
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12-29-2008, 09:53 PM
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Name: David City: Lincolnton State: NC County: Lincoln Join Date: Dec 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by jeff... The cherry wedge is sitting on a piece of white ash No it ain't! It's sitting on the stump from whence it came..........   | |
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12-29-2008, 10:01 PM
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Name: Mike City: Westfield State: NC County: Stokes Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 52 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I would like to turn some of that, what ever it is..
__________________ I meant to tell you, Mors Kochanski said "thats a spoon made by an expert" -BR- | |
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12-29-2008, 10:10 PM
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Name: David City: Lincolnton State: NC County: Lincoln Join Date: Dec 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 3.77 over 180 days | Re: Cut another one down
Originally Posted by Mike Davis I would like to turn some of that, what ever it is.. Good bit of it on the ground. Wet as all heck too; almost to the point of dripping so it will need some drying time I'd imagine. Come get it or see if you can set up a PE run. Gotcha6 is coming over on Thurs. to get some goodies. | |
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12-29-2008, 10:33 PM
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Name: City: State: County: | Re: Cut another one down
Ok now you got me all confused... Need a few more hints... did your wife accuse you of hanging out with another woman while you were away playing in the woods? Green cherry has a very faint smell of woman's perfume and the dust tastes kinda sweet. Cherry is not something a guy would smell like less he's been hanging out with another woman or cherry trees .gif "Drogar Laugh(DBG)") It's not at all like the smell of red oak which smells like puke. Is the wood open or closed grain? If it's closed grain I would be leaning twords red elm, commonly also called slippery elm because it's very wet. Elm really has no smell when cut and it's heart is quite red.
IMHO it's a much better wood than cherry for furniture making - cherry is rather soft on the other hand elm is hard and has better WW characteristics like it don't burn so easy while machining. | |
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12-29-2008, 10:44 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: Cut another one down
Originally Posted by jeff... I would be leaning twords red elm, commonly also called slippery elm because it's very wet. Elm really has no smell when cut and it's heart is quite red.
Jeff... you may have something here. The bark pattern is very similar and like you say the wet-ness or slipperiness of it does tend to go that way. Give me a leaf and I can tell for sure, but bark identification is really tough.
So when are you gonna write that book
Dave
__________________ Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile
Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools.
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself"
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
--Dr. Seuss
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12-29-2008, 10:53 PM
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Name: Brian City: Iron Station State: NC County: Lincoln Join Date: Apr 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.02 over 180 days | Re: Cut another one down
David - are there any long logs left? Either way I may try to come get a few chunks Thursday or Friday. Thanks again! | |
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12-29-2008, 11:12 PM
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#14 | | Guest
Name: City: State: County: | Originally Posted by DaveO Jeff... you may have something here. The bark pattern is very similar and like you say the wet-ness or slipperiness of it does tend to go that way. Give me a leaf and I can tell for sure, but bark identification is really tough.
So when are you gonna write that book
Dave Yep elm leaf are a lot like beech but bigger - not at all like slim smooth WBC leaf. Red Elm   American Beech  Wild Black Cherry 
I leave the book writing to YOU - you done yet? Can I have an autographed copy please | |
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12-29-2008, 11:14 PM
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Name: Al City: Newton State: NC County: Catawba Join Date: Jul 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.91 over 180 days | Re: Cut another one down
it looks like red elm 
edit second look... it looks like persimmon  | |
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