mystery wood

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dannyk64

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I know it's a long shot but does anyone have any ideas what wood this could be?

I found it in a load of fire wood i had left at my sister's and forgotten about! couldn't ID it for the life of me...

think it was cut about two-three years ago

Thanks in advance!
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bobnewboy

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I’d tend towards either laburnum or yew. A lot depends upon the smell, hardness and density (weight) of the piece. The radial cracks lead me towards laburnum.
 

dannyk64

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cheers for the replies everyone. exactly why I love this forum...

A neighbour had the tree felled a while back and I never really took much notice of it when it was around.

I seem to recall sort of dried out pea like fruits so Laburnum would make sense!

it is a shame I don't have bigger pieces. I have decided to save it from the fire though! it's a pretty bit of wood and I'm hoping to find another use for it. Open to any suggestions!

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Janne

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If you oil or lacquer it, it is fine. Used to be used for those wooden wind instruments where you blow on one end to produce tones ( do not know the English names).
 

C_Claycomb

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Bark is all wrong for black locust. Do a Google search. Locust is deeply fissured. The OP's wood is laburnum, for which the bark is a spot on match for a piece of wood that had been cut and dried out a while. Eventually, if left out, the bark will crack, curl, and the thin layer of sap wood will rot away from under it. Heart wood is remarkably durable and rot resistant.
 

7 feet

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It's definitely laburnum (a german tree surgeon would call it Goldrain). And the tool was a very sharp chainsaw. This wood is very hard. Be careful with drying this wood. It shrinks a lot very quick. If you want to dry it, you can add wood glue on both sides.
 

7 feet

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Such beautyful things you can get with laburnum.


Sorry, pictures seem to be too complicated for me.
 
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