Identity of wood
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Looks like Cherry not Walnut ,Walnut is brown Cherry is Red.
Frenchbastard
Echo fan and take soooo much heat because of it
Here is a pic of it seasoned, 
if it helps
if it helps
Post a picture of the bark if you can.
Frenchbastard
Echo fan and take soooo much heat because of it
Post a picture of the bark if you can.
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Frenchbastard
Echo fan and take soooo much heat because of it
Here's some bark
Still looks like Cherry.
Cherry
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I would lean toward cherry but it seems a little darker than normal. Should have a fruity aroma.
cherry
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I've got walnut redder than that... I assume the soil nutrients or some such make a difference. Though come to think, some of the cherry is redder than usual too... :>"
Nice red colour.
I like your mantle peice too. Is that an old piece of bridge timber or something?
I like your mantle peice too. Is that an old piece of bridge timber or something?
Black Cherry based on color of wood and bark pattern. Black walnut is normally a dark brown almost black color when first cut and the bark pattern is a vertical ridged pattern as apposed to the scapular pattern on a black cherry tree. If you can find leaves on the ground that would further help to I.D. the tree. Black cherry leaves are elliptical shaped. Black walnut leaves are compound with usually 17 or 19 leaflets on a single stem. If it were a Black walnut there should have been evidence of the nut hulls or nuts around the base of the tree. Also, if you break one of the small stems or twigs in two you will see a dark brown pith if it is a walnut tree. Black walnut trees are in big demand now and are referred to as "black gold" Earlier this years I had logs from 4 trees stolen from my farm in SW Michigan. The estimated value was between $5000-$6000.
I don't think it is cherry. I have lots of cherry on my farm. Bark looks nothing like the photos. I'm leaning towards oak of some species. Mainly because of the limb structure. Cherry tends to grow tall before limbs start. Photo is of a cherry on my farm. Bark is flat and not ridged.
One other thing to keep in mind. If there were cattle on the property in years past, cattle tend to gather under trees for shade. A result of that is urinating and crapping under the tree. That will cause damage (as far as tree value) to the tree be it oak, walnut, etc.. It will also change wood color. Lots of walnut here in KY are basically valueless because of discoloration. Just saying.
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