What is it

[Shiny steve]

Sorry chaps it's another boring what is it question. Just a random log off the pile but quite a striking colour to it, and very hard to cut, no real smell to the wood. 

[Steve Bullman]

Ash?

 

[Woodworks]

Looks like too much sap for ash.

 

I would go for some sort of oak but doesn't fit with no smell 

[Shiny steve]

I'm fairly sure it's not ash I have milled quite a bit recently. 

 

I have wondered about oak but the grain doesn't seem rite, no medalery rays.

 

It's really bloody hard the blade was singing. 

[woody paul]

Red Oak?. 

[Macpherson]

Maybe Douglas that's been lying around for a while.. that can get hard, doesn't look tight grained enough to hardwood.

[gary112]

4 minutes ago, Macpherson said:

Maybe Douglas that's been lying around for a while.. that can get hard, doesn't look tight grained enough to hardwood.

That,s a good shout

[Macpherson]

4 minutes ago, gary112 said:

That,s a good shout

Thanks, I've got a whole stack of it.. but still might be wrong as I'm very good at jumping to conclusions😁

[5thelement]

That looks like an old Ash stem that is still a bit ‘green’ in the heartwood, be interesting to see wether the pink colour fades now it’s been opened up.

You would expect to recognise the smell from Ash though, especially if you are familiar with cutting it.

[trigger_andy]

Looks like DF to me. Surely you’d be able to smell that?