Road side Oak.

[trigger_andy]

Just now, Big J said:

Inspect at roadside before they load it. You can't do it at your yard and expect them to take it away again. 

Ok cheers. I was not expecting them to remove it I was not happy. Just expected Id be lumped with it. But if its the norm to inspect first then I'll insist on that. 

[Stubby]

Hope they are not Turkey Oak . ?

Edited March 5, 2019 by Stubby

[Big J]

5 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Ok cheers. I was not expecting them to remove it I was not happy. Just expected Id be lumped with it. But if its the norm to inspect first then I'll insist on that. 

It is the norm, yes. 

 

Unless you know that the seller of the timber knows your specification intimately, don't buy blind. I've bought and sold blind myself, but only to people that trust me and from people I trust.

[trigger_andy]

Just now, Stubby said:

Hope they are no Turkey Oak . ?

 

Look like regular oak to me? But to be honest I'm not best suited to distinguish? Do they smell different? Sure smells like Oak and the Tannins blackened the chain filings in minutes. 

[openspaceman]

2 hours ago, Stubby said:

Hope they are not Turkey Oak . ?

They look like english to me but I can't tell pedunclate from sessile in the absence of acorns and/or leaves.

 

Turkey tends to have a significantly wider sapwood band and darker heartwood plus the bark is greyer and a pinkish tinge showing through the fissures.