What kind of wood is this?

[Michael Mathews]

A coworker brought this piece of wood to work to show me. He's got access to a barn full of old hand hewn beams like this. He's cut this one in half to use add a shelf.

 

[Cuprousworks]

Looks like Sycamore...

 

[Mike Davis]

Sycamore for sure.

 

[Michael Mathews]

Thanks!

 

[bob vaughan]

Powder post beetle infested sycamore ( or it least was once).

 

[AllanD]

Agree, sycamore

 

[Michael Mathews]

Powder post beetle infested sycamore ( or it least was once).

Yes...that pretty obvious. These beams have been sitting in this barn untouched for over 150 years!

 

[kelLOGg]

Quarter sawn sycamore is tops!