What kind of wood is it ?

[John K]

I picked this piece of wood up last spring along the HWY where the county was triming some trees.
I'm not real sure on what kind of tree it was. I think it's White Oak but not sure ? The sap wood is really yellow.

Anyone know what it is ?








Thanks ! JohnK

[DanaM]

I have a elm stave that looks the same, but I have no idear John

Whats it smell like?

[John K]

It does have a smell to it....kind of a sweet smell 

I know it's not Elm.

[Pat B]

Maybe mulberry. Do you remember what the leaves look like? how about the bark?

[John K]

Sorry Pat no leaves at that time of year, as for the bark can't really remember and it was before i had a camera to take a picture of the bark    The piece i have is 55" long, i'm going to try making a D bow out of it. 

[Pat B]

If it is Mulberry, and you know the sapwood is sound, you can leave a ring or two of sapwood on the back. It will make a beautiful contrast with the heartwood. At 55" long you will be best served making a a "D" bow that bends through or at least right up to the handle.

[Timo]

Well the inner looks like elm,but that yellow has me throwed. I just worked down a coffee tree that had all the inner looks of your wood, but it was small and I don't remember it haveing that much yellow under the bark. Perty sure it ain't mulberry,You sure it's not some form of elm?

[Marc St Louis]

Looks like Elm to me.  I've seen many Elm with a yellowish sapwood

[benjamin]

You'll always know oak by its small black lines marking the grain everywhere. Easiest wood in the world to identify.

[Ryano]

Looks like Elm to me.

[Pat B]

How was it to split?

[El Destructo]

                                                      Yep......looks like Elm to me too.......

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[anglobow]

slippery elm. All elm that I've worked with has had a yellowish color. That should make a fine bow.

[DanaM]

See I told ya it was elm John   Looks like a stave I got at Pappy's from Ryano if I remember right

[Ryano]

yep.