mystery slab ID sought....

[mrbentontoyou]

the property owner told me there was "probably 16' - 20' of trunk" so i was thinking two saw logs.

we showed up to a 44' log. quickly bucked that into 4 sawlogs and got milling.
the F150 can barely handle one log worth of boards at a time.

the owner had a survey done of all the trees and the report lists this as an "oak" but it doesn't look anything like an oak to me. my guess is white elm. no leaves, tree was dead standing for a while. (it's the one in the center)

bark was stripping off from the top down while standing. the wood is solid though. bark is very thick and roughly textured, tons of character on the live edges.

the wood is light, pretty close grained pretty dense (hard to tell, it was frozen when we milled it), no obvious odor.

so i ask the experts- what is it??

 

[climberjones]

the property owner told me there was "probably 16' - 20' of trunk" so i was thinking two saw logs.

we showed up to a 44' log. quickly bucked that into 4 sawlogs and got milling.
the F150 can barely handle one log worth of boards at a time.

the owner had a survey done of all the trees and the report lists this as an "oak" but it doesn't look anything like an oak to me. my guess is white elm. no leaves, tree was dead standing for a while. (it's the one in the center)

bark was stripping off from the top down while standing. the wood is solid though. bark is very thick and roughly textured, tons of character on the live edges.

the wood is light, pretty close grained pretty dense (hard to tell, it was frozen when we milled it), no obvious odor.

so i ask the experts- what is it??

The first pic looks like poplar the next pi looks like cotton wood need a little closer look at the trunk!!

 

[mtngun]

TomTrees will be able to ID the wood, if he visits this thread.

I'm more impressed with that stone wall in the background. Is it fake stone, or real ? If that's real, WOW ! ! ! Must be a rich son of a gun.

 

[betterbuilt]

The first pic looks like poplar the next pi looks like cotton wood need a little closer look at the trunk!!

I thought cotton wood also. The only cotton wood I've milled stunk really bad.

 

[ChainsawmanXX]

Id go with CottonWood

 

[discounthunter]

nice score. not sure on the wood,mat have no smell due to being frozen?

btw those will make some nice natural edge table tops.

 

[john taliaferro]

it doesn't look right for elm , ive never have seen cotton wood so cant say . Yes that is a nice fence verry nice.

 

[smokinj]

Looks like black oak to me...Aka pin

 

[mrbentontoyou]

TomTrees will be able to ID the wood, if he visits this thread.

I'm more impressed with that stone wall in the background. Is it fake stone, or real ? If that's real, WOW ! ! ! Must be a rich son of a gun.

that stone wall is real and stretches at least 800' across and around the property.
they definitely aren't hurting for cash.

The first pic looks like poplar the next pi looks like cotton wood need a little closer look at the trunk!!

i will get better pics of the trunk when we go back for the rest of the tree next week, but i think you guys are right with cottonwood. Wishful thinking with my elm guess!

I thought cotton wood also. The only cotton wood I've milled stunk really bad.

this didn't smell at all...
until it sat around my shop for a week or so.
now it reeks of horse manure.
discounthunter was right, a little thaw-out and here comes the stench.


i've read that cottonwood is a chore to keep flat while drying, anyone have experience with it?
my plan is to let it air dry stacked, stickered and bound with some big 3300# ratchet straps until it's around 20-25% MC, then into the kiln for a few weeks.

 

[betterbuilt]

I've used cotton wood before. That urine smell is something you don't forget to soon. The slabs did distort but they were still usable. I'm thinking I'd skip the kiln. I have far better luck with mother nature drying them slowly. I have a spot in my yard that I've built up some cinder blocks about two feet and I sticker my logs and cover them with old sheet metal. It easy to forget they are there and before you know it they're dry. If you still don't trust them put them in the kiln for a couple day for a heat treatment.

 

[striperswaper]

could it be some type of ash?
big tree for the city, any metal?