Brianr24 Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 Anyone have a guess on what this is. I thought it was walnut before I milled it down now I’m thinking maybe not. I know a photo is tough but his has grain of oak but has more of a green color than brown I would say a little softer than cherry to work with. Not soft but pretty easy to sand thx for help it’s not critical I’m just curious OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianr24 Posted March 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 This photo shows the color better OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 I will go with oak (white or red) or ash because of the grain. There are many varieties of oak too so always tough to nail down to one photo. It definitely is not walnut. SCROLLSAW703 and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 Is it the lighter wood?? did you put any finish on it to change color. Never will be able to tell just from grain. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeman Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 It could be walnut. I bought some wood pitched as walnut and it looks like your specimen. I doubted it was walnut and thought perhaps it was oak. Then a woodworker more knowledgeable that I told me walnut can be very light in color and show hues of green, pink, red, etc IF it has been air dried and not kiln dried. He said kiln dried walnut is darker and more uniform in color. So you and I may have walnut indeed. Then again it may be oak or other hardwood. Only da shadow know! Is there a DNA test for wood? bb OCtoolguy and SCROLLSAW703 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Moreton Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 The sapwood in walnut is that color. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 I'm with John... Oak for sure. I think it's white oak. The grain of walnut sap wood is quite a bit different. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianr24 Posted March 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 2 hours ago, JTTHECLOCKMAN said: Is it the lighter wood?? did you put any finish on it to change color. Never will be able to tell just from grain. No it’s the green colored wood the head and ears. No. No finish at all. i agree the grain looks as oak but color no and not very hard like oak. No big deal just curious. I will play with tinting BLO. Cuz right now I have a green bear.lol OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyred Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 It looks like some of the honey locust I have used in the past. Didn't notice any green color on it, though. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 Looks like oak. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crupiea Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 tomsteve, OCtoolguy, Dan and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 6 hours ago, orangeman said: It could be walnut. I bought some wood pitched as walnut and it looks like your specimen. I doubted it was walnut and thought perhaps it was oak. Then a woodworker more knowledgeable that I told me walnut can be very light in color and show hues of green, pink, red, etc IF it has been air dried and not kiln dried. He said kiln dried walnut is darker and more uniform in color. So you and I may have walnut indeed. Then again it may be oak or other hardwood. Only da shadow know! Is there a DNA test for wood? bb I just can not see that being walnut and if so the closest that I know is Wattle black and not easy wood to get. There are about 5 or 6 varieties of walnut but black walnut is the American choice. Just need to clarify some points in this post. Kiln dried wood does not darken at all. Just dries wood faster that air dried. What people and manufacturers will do is take walnut wood that has alot of sap wood in the board and because walnut is expensive they will "STEAM" it to change color of the sap wood and darken it some. But what it does is wash out the heartwood and make the entire board look close to the same. If you let walnut air dry over time the heartwood becomes a very deep and rich color and the sap wood will darken also. Air dried lumber will be darker than doctored lumber. But people are in a rush so the steam and then kiln dry. I prefer air dried walnut any day. Yes walnut can have streaks of color running through it and you see reds alot. As far as that project all I see is the nose can surely be walnut but the ears and rest are a different wood if there was no staining involved. tomsteve and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScollSaw Slasher Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 Funny, doing the same piece right now. I'd say it's oak which I used for the lighter shade of the nose. My log though is the mystery piece which I sanded and wondered where did this one come from because the sanding revealed a totally different shade. Not sending a pic because I already textured and burned the log section. Blake OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 13 hours ago, Brianr24 said: No it’s the green colored wood the head and ears. No. No finish at all. i agree the grain looks as oak but color no and not very hard like oak. No big deal just curious. I will play with tinting BLO. Cuz right now I have a green bear.lol OK. I was looking at the log the bear is resting on. His head and ears look a bit like poplar. Is the wood softer than oak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdv464 Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 I would agree with Dan, looks like poplar!! OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianr24 Posted March 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 Funny I’m rattling my brain to remember. I can almost remember saying I’ll take this walnut and the guy saying that’s not walnut that’s.........? That was about 13 years ago I’m not sure if it even happened that way lol. It’s definitely not popular but it is green tint. And no stain or or oil are on anything. Just sanded. 51 minutes ago, Dan said: OK. I was looking at the log the bear is resting on. His head and ears look a bit like poplar. Is the wood softer than oak? Yes softer than oak it cut like butter. i can’t believe how the two photos of the same wood looks so different you can see where the ear was cut out of that top photo. The color looks way different but the color in bear photo is the more accurate. If I only saw the top photo I would bet dollars to doughnuts that was just plain old oak. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 The more I look at it the more I like your use of the grain. I'm still not sure of the wood type though. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianr24 Posted March 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 Thank you Dan. I appreciate the comment. We'll see if you still like after what I did today. I dyed it. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 I am not too sharp on wood ID, in fact, I do not have any idea as to the wood species here, but I do know that I like the bear intarsia you are doing here. Dick heppnerguy OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 I like wood ID so I would like to see a close up of the end grain if you can post a piece? In the meantime I will check out the new layout of wood database, I see that made a significant change. will see if its easier to use or not. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianr24 Posted April 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 11 hours ago, WayneG said: I like wood ID so I would like to see a close up of the end grain if you can post a piece? In the meantime I will check out the new layout of wood database, I see that made a significant change. will see if its easier to use or not. Here you go. lol. The last couple lights not so good. The true color is that green tint. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsteve Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 flatsawn red oak. it can have color variations depending not only on exact species, but also growing conditions from tree to tree. ive had red oak that didnt have any red in it. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blights69 Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) Oh the OAKEY OAKEY OAKEY Oh the okey okey dokey knees bent legs straight rar rar rar oh the oakey oakey oakey and so on Edited April 3, 2018 by blights69 OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 most defiantly oak, I have some that transitions directly from red to light greenish on the same board. the end grain is the key without a doubt its oak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 Hmm... Could it be Sassafras? Does it have a sort of spiced tea scent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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