Mystery wood

[Dan Gill]

Here's another piece of wood I pulled out of a dumpster. Can anybody identify it for me? I thought it was cherry at first, but the color doesn't seem quite right (said the colorblind man), and it may be a little too heavy. Hickory perhaps? There is some spalting on the back side (second picture). This piece is about 1 3/4 x 6 x 18

Thanks,
Dan

[R Mousel]

It sure looks like cherry to me. The back looks like sap pockets, not spalting from the photo. Try covering a part of it with something to block the light, set it out in the sun and see if you get a color change.

[Jim W. White]

That be cherry! ...and you got yourself one hell of a dumpster location if your finding peices like that one. :D

...Jim in Idaho

[Doug Shepard]

I'm thinkin cherry too. The wood fairy has blessed you.

[Dan Gill]

That be cherry! ...and you got yourself one hell of a dumpster location if your finding peices like that one. :D

...Jim in Idaho

I have TWO cabinet shops near me, and I stop by their dumpsters regularly. One of the shops even had a bin outside at one point with "firewood". I got quite a bit of useable wood from that bin. But they quit doing that.

[Keith Christopher]

I have to agree. That's a hunk-o-cherry.

[Dan Gill]

Okay. Cherry it is. Thanks for the assist. I guess I'll keep it out of the fireplace now . . . ;)

[Mark Singer]

Zebra....or makore...either one or both

[Keith Christopher]

Zebra....or makore...either one or both

Oh oh maybe purpleheart.

ROFL

[Kurt Aebi]

If you've ever worked with Cherry, the smell when you cut it is unmistakeable, much like oak.

Cut a piece and give it the old nose test. It could be Red Birch, but the smell will tell ya.

And, since you got it at a professional cabinet shop, one of the Exotics mentioned above by Mark is probably a little far reaching.

[Ralph Steffey]

Where did you say that dumpster is?

[Dan Gill]

Where did you say that dumpster is?

It's in Haltom City, Texas. That's a bit of a drive from Florida . . .

[Jim Becker]

Cherry from the pitch pockets...especially in the second shot.

[Steve Clardy]

Cherry Cherry