Any ideas what this might be?

[duncsuss]

I roughed out this bowl a couple of years ago and set it to dry (which it has done very nicely). Now I cannot remember wh we're I got it it what would it might be.

I've compared these pix to Paul's shots of black ash, white ash, black locust, honey locust, and American elm - it doesn't seem to match any of those to my untrained eye.

Help please

 

[Mike1950]

Not locust or elm

 

[daniscool]

Some kind of populus. Cottonwood, poplar, aspen and the rest.

 

[Mike1950]

Ash, both have distinct smell. Not black ash

 

[daniscool]

@Mr. Peet

 

[duncsuss]

Mulberry perhaps? ONE OF PAUL'S ENDGRAIN SHOTS

 

[Mike1950]

Mulberry starts out yellow then browns

 

[duncsuss]

Mulberry starts out yellow then browns

I guess this isn't mulberry then, it's pretty much the same today as it was over a year ago.

Thanks!

 

[rob3232]

The bowl sure looks like white ash.

 

[Mike1950]

The bowl sure looks like white ash.

That would be my guess.

 

[daniscool]

The bowl sure looks like white ash.

I just looked that up. American white ash is really white. European ash is much darker. Off white.
I always thought they were so similar that they were basically the same. I guess I was wrong.

 

[Mr. Peet]

Looks like Green ash to me. Very common street tree until EAB arrived. Could also be one of the white ash choices.

 

[duncsuss]

Looks like Green ash to me. Very common street tree until EAB arrived. Could also be one of the white ash choices.

Thanks, Mark.

 

[DLJeffs]

Looks like Green ash to me. Very common street tree until EAB arrived. Could also be one of the white ash choices.

Doesn't most ash come with a Louisville slugger logo burned into it somewhere?

 

[Mr. Peet]

Doesn't most ash come with a Louisville slugger logo burned into it somewhere?

No, most of the bats were always White ash. You need a certain number of growth rings per inch and the blanks have to be in a certain range for weight. These two things often knocked other ash species out of choice.