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.

 

[DLJeffs]

"You need a certain number of growth rings per inch and the blanks have to be in a certain range for weight." This makes sense - you'd need a certain structural stability so when you drill it out and put cork inside it doesn't blow apart.

 

[daniscool]

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.

Interestingly enough, this means that they prefer new growth over old growth as it has less rings.

 

[Mr. Peet]

Interestingly enough, this means that they prefer new growth over old growth as it has less rings.

They would say consistant growth showing growth around a 1/4" per year. Smaller rings equal more open pores and lower density, thus growth often called "old" does not work. The weight restrictions for bats is why most hickory bats were not used for MLB.