Milling Job Gerrards Cross Bucks

[Saj]

In the 1st pic its the one closest to the corner of my workshop.

i am not at home so i cant take more pics right now

 

hope this helps identify the tree. I am sure it had a TPO on this . Also my Neighbour has 3 or 4 similar trees with TPO,s that he said were Oaks too. I will leave the identification to the experts.

[se7enthdevil]

please take a picture of the end of a branch you've cut off so i can see the end grain. if it's oak it should be pretty obvious.

 

[se7enthdevil]

on the first image i thought it may have been a field maple which is a timber i love but i'm not so sure now.

 

if it is an oak it's the twistiest i've ever seen.

 

[Saj]

ok i will cut a fresh piece and take a pic tomorrow

 

[Max tree]

99 percent sure it a field maple. 

[se7enthdevil]

do you mean i got it right???

 

it's a timber i love and was suspecting that the wish may have been the father of the thought as i've never seen a mature specimen and was not sure if i had identified it correctly?

[Saj]

i cut a small 5 inch log so you can see the cross section , then i cut a 12inch log lengthways  too. I hope this helps.

 

[se7enthdevil]

well it's definitely a maple species but without a leaf it could be tricky to positively ID it but i'm going with my original hunch of field maple (acer campestre).

[tomo567]

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[Saj]

so is anyone interested in milling this log ? Please let me know asap.