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Bruce Page
09-13-2020, 5:50 PM
Any idea what this is?

Mel Fulks
09-13-2020, 6:01 PM
I'm guessing birch

Lee Schierer
09-13-2020, 6:55 PM
Looks like maple.

Mark Hecker
09-15-2020, 1:32 AM
figured maple

Erik Loza
09-15-2020, 9:13 AM
I see maple as well. The tear-out is distinctive.

Erik

John K Jordan
09-15-2020, 6:03 PM
Any idea what this is?

Did you try shaving a bit of the end grain with a razor blade to examine with a magnifier? There are some significant differences in the structure between some otherwise similar woods. (Some don't have much difference and are more difficult to distinguish. I try to shave a spot that has at least three or four rings. Some info in section 7 on this page: https://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/wood-identification-guide/

JKJ

Bruce Page
09-15-2020, 11:10 PM
Thanks John. Interesting website.
I think it's maple.