Identify the wood.

[petrujenac]

Can you help me identify this type of wood?

[Squaredy]

56 minutes ago, petrujenac said:

Can you help me identify this type of wood?

A decent close up photo or two would help.

[manco]

this sounds like a swingers party game, Identify the Wood 

[petrujenac]

2 hours ago, Squaredy said:

A decent close up photo or two would help.

 

[s.varty]

Oak

[Squaredy]

1 minute ago, petrujenac said:

 

They look like beech.  But to be sure can you plane or sand one area and then take a very close photo?  If it is beech the medullary rays will be unmistakable.  Certainly not oak.

[petrujenac]

40 minutes ago, Squaredy said:

They look like beech.  But to be sure can you plane or sand one area and then take a very close photo?  If it is beech the medullary rays will be unmistakable.  Certainly not oak.

I've poured a bit of water on the right one. My best guess is alder, but I'm not an expert like many on here. 

Edited June 14 by petrujenac

[Squaredy]

1 hour ago, petrujenac said:

I've poured a bit of water on the right one. My best guess is alder, but I'm not an expert like many on here. 

Mmmmm no not beech.  Not alder either.  Might be poplar or willow.  The one on the right seems the wrong colour for poplar.  I have never milled willow, but I know what cricket bats usually look like and it looks right to me.

 

Are you going to give us the story?  Hopefully there is a nice juicy scandal such as "Bought these teak beams off ebay" or something similar...

 

Are they UK grown?

[petrujenac]

3 hours ago, Squaredy said:

Mmmmm no not beech.  Not alder either.  Might be poplar or willow.  The one on the right seems the wrong colour for poplar.  I have never milled willow, but I know what cricket bats usually look like and it looks right to me.

 

Are you going to give us the story?  Hopefully there is a nice juicy scandal such as "Bought these teak beams off ebay" or something similar...

 

Are they UK grown?

Sorry to disappoint you but the story is quite dull. I get them for free from a local warehouse, roughly 1200x70x70, thus no idea if they're UK grown. It's fairly soft (easy to dent even with the fingernail), has a unique scent (a bit fruity?...) and is slightly denser than softwoods. Very easy to mill, sand, stain and Osmo polyx reveals a pleasant colour. Not the most stable after ripping down though. It took about two months to acclimate before I made a nice hutch out of loads them last winter. More projects to follow. I'm fairly apprehensive on using it for garden furniture or for BBQ, as I still don't know what tree has delivered them.

P.S. I had the chance to work with willow when I was in grade 5, in secondary, but I can't remember what it was smelling like. 

Edited June 14 by petrujenac

[Dan Maynard]

Pop sometimes has a darker centre, that'd be my guess.