HELP! Tree identification
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12/06/18 12:59 PM
12/06/18 12:59 PM
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Gulo
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This is a piece of a tree supposedly from Indiana. I don't know eastern hardwoods at all. Anybody out there give me a hand on this one. It been sitting in a chicken coop in Idaho for at least 60 years, probably much longer. The chunk pictured is about 12" long. In advance, many thanks... Jack
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Re: HELP! Tree identification
[Re: Gulo]
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12/06/18 01:47 PM
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Many thanks guys. After your suggestions (sorry the photo isn't better) I googled several hardwoods for images of the bark. Closest match I can come up with is young shagbark hickory. I made a few scales for knife handles and found it to be hard, but nothing like the mountain mahogany I'm using now. Instead, will probably use it for axe/hatchet/hammer handles. I imagine not a big deal for you guys elsewhere, but finding hardwood in eastern Idaho at over 5,000' elevation is like finding a top-lot elephant pelt.
Again, many thanks...
Jack
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Re: HELP! Tree identification
[Re: Gulo]
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12/06/18 03:20 PM
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Re: HELP! Tree identification
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12/06/18 03:35 PM
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I'm guessing tulip poplar also.
Doesn't look like hickory bark at all, to me.
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Re: HELP! Tree identification
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12/06/18 03:58 PM
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Some young shagbarks look like that, and others are completely smooth. Tulip poplars also look similar. I don't think there's any way to ID it based on that pic alone. Dried for 60 years poplar would be very light compared to hickory.
Last edited by ebsurveyor; 12/06/18 04:03 PM.
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