Wood identification ( may be difficult - good luck) )

marekz

marekz

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Hello, today I finally got a chance to cut a huge tree ( by this species standard , it was very large) and luckily I have 2 smaller crotches, 1 big one, and 1 that I could barely move ( no way I could lift it) I was amazed at the figure in the wood and wondered if any one could guess what it is. I know what it is, I hope someone else may take a guess. The winner gets that bottom piece and maybe another down the road, when I cut some more-that is if your interested.GOOD LUCK LADIES AND GENTS--YOU'LL NEVER QUESS what it is-i MAY HAVE TO GIVE YOU HINTS LATER. BUT ONE NEVER KNOWS-IT MAY BE EASY.

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OMG.........it cant be? Is that Georgia Cherry Persimmons Burl? :p

Whatever it is Mark............its nice lookin stuff. Good score.
 
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No fellas,but Larry if you ever looked up jay fisher site,in the wood section- take alook at that persimmon. He stated something to the effect that Poison China berry is the poor mans mohagany,thats what the guy who gave to him said but the guy also said it was persimmon ( something to that effect ) any way the photo shows a fine looking handle.I have some very old trees that may fit that description.
.I hope the heartwood is that deep color- I'll keep my fingers crossed - Thanks Mark
 
Had several Mimosa trees next to my old house, I should have recognized it by the bark. Those things are damn near impossible to kill. We had one growing up right next to my foundation that my dad cut down and it kept coming back. Finally, he bored the center out of the stump and filled it with salt and that killed it pretty quick.

Never new it could have such crazy beautiful grain!
 
Thanks Marekz

My grandparents house has two mimosa trees. I always had to rake up the mess they leave when I was a kid. The bark is unmistakable, but I had no idea the wood looked like that.
 
GrizzlyBear said:
Had several Mimosa trees next to my old house, I should have recognized it by the bark.
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Now that you mention it, the bark did look very familiar to me. But I thought mimosa was a soft wood, and would be unsuitable for handles, like pine. No?
 
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