What did I get?
Fred in NC
>A friend drove all the way from his farm to my house to drop this. He said it is wild cherry, and it has been cut and laying in his field for about a year. There are small checks in the end.
Any comments? Thanks!
What did I get?
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#2Looks like black cherry
Mike Schwing from Md.
>But tough to be exactly sure as the photo is a little fuzzy. The bark almost looks like it might not be but I think it is. The white stuff indicates rot that might be just about perfect to provide some spalting. Cherry seems to rot more easily than spalt but I bet underneath that white stuff some ways down is spalting.
Black cherry, wild cherry, etc... there are many names for the same tree that grows in the mid-atlantic/northern region. Give me a close up of the bark and I'll shoot you one back of what I know for certain is cherry.
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#3Re: Looks like black cherry
Fred in NC
>Thanks Mike! Here is a piece of bark.
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Raymond Overman
>I'm scared that you don't have much of anything there Fred. I'm quite certain that if you try to cut it into blanks, it will dull your chainsaw and possibly give you worms. If you want to get rid of it, I know of a place you can dump it.
From my experience with a piece of wild cherry from Goldsboro, NC you'll need to get it sealed quickly after cutting it into blanks. I literally saw a 4 foot section of log split from one end to the other because of my procrastinating. It does finish beautifully though and turns nicely.
I turned a semi-closed form that was probably one of the most technical and beautiful pieces I have done out of wild or black cherry. Unfortunately, I sold it before I got a decent digital camera so no pictures.
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Fred in NC
>Thanks Raymond. I can send it to you by regular mail, if you like!
There is crotch there, and I think it is twisted. I am debating on where to cut to save some of the figure. I turn a lot of small pieces, so I think I can save quite a bit of it.
(chain saw noises...)
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#6Re: Looks like black cherry
Mike Schwing from Md.
>Yeah, it looks like cherry to me, but the "black cherry" here usually has bark that is closer to black with some silver tinges in it. Might be the photo color. When I get home I'll snap a pic of some of the different types of cherry trees standing behind my house, IF it isn't still pouring down raining. Otherwise I will tomorrow afternoon.
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#7Re: Looks like black cherry
Fred in NC
>Thanks again, Mike. Yes, the bark is a dark brown color, and I did find some silver tinges in it. I guess the guy who gave it to me was on the right track.
