Help identifying a log

[rikmono]

Hi,
I found a nice piece of wood on the beach, its very nicely marked and the inner grain is quite like a map
Anyone one know what I've got??

 

[Chrispy]

Driftwood..... or is it beech

 

[andersonec]

Beach wood.

Andy

 

[rikmono]

Is that a joke coz I found it at the beach?
Or did you spell beech wrong??

 

[Chrispy]

From your picture it does look like real Beech honest!

 

[Dodge]

Spalted Beech to be more precise - The black lines are the first stages of rot due to fungal attack - gives a lovely feature to the wood though if it hasnt progressed too far!

 

[Jacob]

I'd throw it back if I was you. It's all rotten innit.

 

[Bills Elm]

Rik

It does look like Beech with the black spalting, but it also looks like sycamore, although it's hard to tell from your photo do you have a better closeup?

If it's not rotten why don't you turn it and see what it's like it may be really nice.

Bill