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Offline JG Edwards

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wood identification
« on: October 23, 2020, 07:01:39 PM »
Hi, hope someone can help in identifying the wood in the attached picture. I was pulled out of a river in Wales some 15 years ago.
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Offline Bryan Milham

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Re: wood identification
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2020, 08:22:30 PM »
No one will be able to identify it from a piece of washed out root.
You will need to cut it across the grain and sand fairly fine, then take a good focus close up.
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Offline seventhdevil

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Re: wood identification
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2020, 11:54:18 PM »
oh yee of little faith Bryan...

that is an oak lump but yes a fresh cut into the wood will confirm it.
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Offline The Bowler Hatted Turner

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Re: wood identification
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2020, 09:31:37 AM »
The medullary rays become quite pronounced after being in the river.
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Offline John Plater

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Re: wood identification
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2020, 11:13:54 AM »
That is interesting, I read the marks as compression timber at the base of the bole of the tree. I think its treewood.  ;)
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Re: wood identification
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2020, 01:35:25 PM »
I could always be wrong.
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Offline JG Edwards

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Re: wood identification
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2020, 02:11:42 PM »
Many thanks for the replies, just back from working away, I'll cut and sand it and post a picture
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