Log identification

[Joy Yeomans]

looks a bit like horse chestnut in second pic? but the other pics look fibrous bark like a softwood? can we see growth rings and better pic of bark head on

 

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[Steve Bullman]

looks like chestnut to me

[MATTMOSS]

I would say Oak,

 

its so hard to tell when you cant hold it and feel weight and texture of the wood.

[kev7937]

There, I knew people would eventually come round to my way of thinking as I am undoubtedly correct possibly.

[Jesse]

The reason i said Willow is because i'v just been working my way through a few tons of Salix fragilis and it looks identical to the photos.

[Flyguy]

The fact that it burns poorly with little flame is also consistent with Horse Chestnut....

[billt]

Looks like crack willow to me as well. It is hardwood, but that's not seasoned. The bark falls off as it dries. Burns OK when dry, but not for long, as it's about as dense as balsa!

[Matt GT]

Yeah I was going to mention that when seasoned hard wood sheds bark like a ..... umm cant say that lol but yeah bark on makes me think its green.

 

I have no experience with willow (apart from planting it) and rare to see chestnut where I am So loving the info.

[Woodworks]

I am no expert in these things but it looks like willow to me. I was splitting some this week and it looks identical.

[richardwale]

It's chestnut