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Oak, Gum or Tupelo?
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 Click here for full size image From contributor R: It looks similar to Bay or Magnolia. From contributor C: It looks like it could be basswood. What part of the country? From the original questioner: It was cut in middle Tennessee. Below is another image from a better camera.  Click here for full size image From contributor L: My guess is black gum. If you have any round log left, try to split it. If it is gum, it should be cross-grained like elm. From contributor J: It looks just like some basswood I have on hand. From Gene Wengert, forum technical advisor: I also think tupelo, black gum is likely. From contributor S: I'll venture an uneducated guess, based on the bark, of blue ash. Black gum in this area has a deeper more defined lighter shade of bark. From contributor T: Here's a shot of a black gum one for comparison.  Click here for full size image But the bark does vary some. Contrast the deeper furrows on the next shot.  Click here for full size image From the original questioner: I have shown it to a few people and their consensus was some type of poplar because of its very light weight and lack of grain pattern. I have had to order something (can't seem to find anything around town) that would magnify the end grain enough to compare it to the book I have of known types. From contributor L Try to split a piece. If you have any left in log form or any that is thick and about 18 inches or so. If it won't slit cleanly it is black gum. The comments below were added after this Forum discussion was archived as a Knowledge Base article (add your comment). Comment from contributor B:
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