Hi y'all, I got some knife scales from somebody I believe to be a reputable. It was advertised as heart pine from an over 100 year old barn in South Carolina. Each scale is approximately 5" x 2" x 5/16". The density of growth rings seems to be high enough to be legit, right? Is there any way to tell if these are heart wood or sap wood? What about species, is it possible to identify if it's long leaf pine or some other pine?
On my computer right now, the colors look pretty close to real life. The bookmatched inside faces you're seeing are quite a bit lighter than the outside faces. The other side looks dark similar colors to the end grain pic.
Edited to add: Just judging weight in hand it feels a little bit denser than black walnut but not by a huge amount.
Thanks, I'm lookin forward to being edjumacated bout some heart pine!
https://i.Rule #2/hgSGteBh.jpg
https://i.Rule #2/KnQwoOfh.jpg
On my computer right now, the colors look pretty close to real life. The bookmatched inside faces you're seeing are quite a bit lighter than the outside faces. The other side looks dark similar colors to the end grain pic.
Edited to add: Just judging weight in hand it feels a little bit denser than black walnut but not by a huge amount.
Thanks, I'm lookin forward to being edjumacated bout some heart pine!
https://i.Rule #2/hgSGteBh.jpg
https://i.Rule #2/KnQwoOfh.jpg
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