What woods this?

[Gumbob]

Can anyone tell me what kind of wood this is and if its any good for spoon making. It came from a tree that has been felled recently behind my home.

Cheers....Gumbob

 

[Hawk Hawkins]

Looks like maple...if i were guessing
Hawk

 

[JonnyP]

Hard to know by the photo, but I would guess Ash, because its common and the colour of the bark (grey green). Do the leaves look like the ones here
http://www-saps.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/trees/fraxinus.htm
Are there any leaves left on it to get a photo...............Jon

 

[Ranger Bob]

Hard to tell from the photo.....But I'd agree with Jon and say it ash.......due to the flat grey bark, plus, its just starting to develop the distintive ridging on the bark of an older tree.....
Perhaps you could supply us with a photo of the grain.......

 

[Topcat02]

Had a quick look in the garden, and it looks like Ash, my ash tree also has a dark fungus growth on some of the branches which looks like the one in the picture.

Is the wood very light coloured, and does it have a tight grain?

Cheers

TC

 

[Mooney]

i had the same fungus on the ash in my garden aswell, it died so we chopped it.

 

[Laurence Dell]

I'd be inclined to think that it looks more like Oak, but I it would need more photos of other parts of the tree to confirm the ident.

 

[torjusg]

I feel pretty confident that it is willow (sp.: salix caprea). They usually crack in the bark that way and the lichen that grows on it I have seen growing on it often. It also seems to be unevenly coloured which is quite common on this tree.

Could we get a closeup of the cut?

Torjus Gaaren

 

[bambodoggy]

I feel pretty confident that it is willow (sp.: salix caprea). They usually crack in the bark that way and the lichen that grows on it I have seen growing on it often. It also seems to be unevenly coloured which is quite common on this tree.

Could we get a closeup of the cut?

Torjus Gaaren

It is very hard to tell from just that one photo but if pushed I'd have said Willow too...on the other hand as people have said below it's not unlike Ash.

If there aren't any leaves left on it then look at the fallen ones on the floor.

Anyway...my vote goes with Willow too

Let us know what you find out Mate,

Bam.

(P.s. if it is Willow then there's no reason you can't carve a spoon with it but watch for a twisting of the grain along it's length, Willow can be quite twisted and may take some careful carving and evaluation - If it's Ash then it'll make a lovely spoon )

 

[Gumbob]

Thanks for all the replies peeps.

After much research (I asked the farmer ) I have discovered it is willow.

Bam, You were spot on about the twisting of the grain. I have started carving a spoon and found the twisting a bit of a problem. I also noticed that as it dried it has started to split slightly.

I will post pics when I get it finished.

Thanks again lads....Gumbob

 

[bambodoggy]

Lol.....as a Tree Surgeon I'm glad to have got that right...I'd feel a bit of a muppet if I'd got it wrong! lol

Have fun with whatever you do with it Mate

Bam.