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Riley Gossling
07-19-2023, 12:15 PM
Can anyone help me identify this wood? The first 5 pictures are from one piece, and the last 4 are another.

https://imgur.com/a/kdS40sQ

Edward Weber
07-19-2023, 1:18 PM
Is it light or heavy?
Hard or soft?
Does it have an aroma?
Looks alone can be deceiving, more information will return a more accurate answer.

Riley Gossling
07-19-2023, 1:25 PM
The first sample feels heavy, much heavier than the second. I guess I'd say it feels hard, but I'm new to woodworking. I don't recall a specific smell.

The second I'm starting to think it's pine or fir.

Rob Luter
07-19-2023, 1:33 PM
Based on the knots I'd say a conifer of some type.

Riley Gossling
07-19-2023, 1:45 PM
Based on the knots I'd say a conifer of some type.

For both, or just the second piece?

John Lanciani
07-19-2023, 2:01 PM
My guess is Aspen or Poplar for the first, Yellow pine for the second.

Riley Gossling
07-19-2023, 2:26 PM
I figured pine or similar for the second.

Is it pretty easy to say for sure that the first is a hardwood?

Mel Fulks
07-19-2023, 2:53 PM
Beech first, then some kind of pine. Are my guesses !

Mark Hennebury
07-19-2023, 3:20 PM
Elm........

Edward Weber
07-19-2023, 3:38 PM
Very hard to tell indeed. Even willow has some similar look to it.
Maybe take a look over at the wood Ddatbase with some of the suggestions offered.
https://www.wood-database.com/