Is this Honey Locust?

[Iheartwood]

Hello all-

I purchased this from a small, one-man mill nearby in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. I was told it was honey locust and that the sawyer "never sees figured honey locust". Since I had never seen any honey locust, I bought it. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Mr. Peet]

Images taken from Hobbithouse

Honey locust, see the banding of pores and the little rays in the end grain? We need to see your end grain cleaned up some more (sanded) to look for these things.


Here is Butternut. See how it lacks that pore banding and the rays are so small you don't see them.



Here is a Chinaberry sample.



Paul did not think Japanese Scholar tree was worth putting on the site. So here is a photo from the Inside Wood web site.



A blacklight will help tell these apart.

 

[Iheartwood]

Here are a few images after some sanding and with a bit more zoom. I don't have a black light readily available, sounds like it may be worth it to pick one up.

 

[Mr. Peet]

Here are a few images after some sanding and with a bit more zoom. I don't have a black light readily available, sounds like it may be worth it to pick one up.View attachment 294207

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These look great. Butternut is now out as a choice. Chinaberry does not have zig-zag banding like your wood. A blacklight can determine for sure if it is in or out. Chinaberry lacks reaction.

 

[Iheartwood]

Well, I just purchased the finest blacklight flashlight that $10 can buy off of amazon. Will post back when it comes in this weekend.

 

[Cloud of Sawdust Farms]

I'm not the expert here, but that zigzag pattern looks ulmiform to me. Any chance that this is a species of elm?

Elm Wood: Hard and Soft | The Wood Database

www.wood-database.com

EDIT: Clearly today I am not the expert in reading prior posts carefully, either. Looks like honey locust can have ulmiform latewood, as the images show. I think I have too much blood in my coffeestream today.