Have you seen this wood before ? Answer given.

[woodfarmer]

It came with a load of yew. I know what it is but have never seen this timber before although the trees are quite common.

Plus a picture of the bark

 

[Kalimna]

Hornbeam?

 

[adidat]

plum?

did you mean to say i know what it is?

adidat

 

[woodfarmer]

Neither answer is correct so far

My Gran had a tree in her garden when I was little. there are quite a lot of them about especially associated with older houses.

Tomorrow to make it easier I will show pictures of the leaves, although that is a big clue already.

 

[Inspector]

Quince?

Pete

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

Looks like Apple to me

 

[MMUK]

Nope, never seen it before so you can't blame me

I'd say the bark looks like Apple, possibly Damson.

 

[CHJ]

By the dense growth rings and colour and bark I'd go for Holly.

 

[Grahamshed]

I would have said sycamore but obviously not.

 

[Vic Perrin]

I'll have a guess at Laurel

Vic

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

Laurel would have been my second after apple. If it is Laurel, prepare to be assailed by the smell of human wee if you turn it.....its disgusting. It also splits like how's yer father

 

[CHJ]

I'll have a guess at Laurel

Vic

Good call with the rotten pith, one I avoid so was not on my radar so to speak.

 

[Woodmonkey]

Laurel or maybe Bay?

 

[Tazmaniandevil]

Is that a bit of pink "bleeding" in the grain? I have a large amount of ash-leaf maple that does that when cut.

 

[Graham Orm]

Lime?

 

[woodfarmer]

Well done. Vic and woodmonkey. It is bay tree. locally known as laurier.
I have never seen wood from one before so picked up that piece (not sure why) just to try turning it to see what it is like. Will have to spindle turn the two rounds, not so sure yet what to try with the fork.

Perhaps I would have done better to have brought back a few bits of boxwood?

Yesterday I sorted the yew and some leftovers into the big barn, some cut into blanks for bowls, some left as trunks but all pva'd.