Well, I don't think I have a sample w/ the wavy grain so that would be nice. I'll PM you my address.Do you want a piece of "red oak" for your identification pictures or are you full up?
It sure wouldToo bad it's not 1x4. Would make a cool looking pot call
Lot of tyloses in those pores for a red Oak, no? Color is much more akin to a white also.Oaks are impossible to distinguish to the species level by the wood alone. All you can do is say it's red or white or live. Looks like you have red, so it could be any of a few hundred species.
That IS a nice wavy grain though. Nowhere near unique but pretty rare.
Actually, you might be right. I was taken in by the few pores that are completely clear of any obstruction but looking at a lot of the others, it DOES appear that there are more pores w/ tyloses than would be normal for red oak.Lot of tyloses in those pores for a red Oak, no? Color is much more akin to a white also.
Could well be but none of the modest number of chestnut oak samples I've handled have that.I'm only shooting from the hip here, no way to verify, yet, but I think it's the Chestnut Oak that is prone to that, given the deeply furrowed bark that's particular to that species. Then again, I may be dreaming up my own special "science", don't know.
I've cut down and cut up a fair number or Chestnut Oak. Never seen that in any of them. Not saying it's in any way endemic to them, just a completely unfounded possibility they're more prone to it, based only on the furrowed bark.Could well be but none of the modest number of chestnut oak samples I've handled have that.