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It looks exactly like my persimmon tree trunk.

It looks like soft maple. put it through your bandsaw and see what the grain looks like

Looks like black locust.

Do you have a leaf? Where did he get it, ie the state.

Yeah im not a perfect diagnostic Person. So here is a Web page to look at http://galleryhip.com/tree-identification-by-bark.html

Looks like this is what you have and this is oak

Here are some more pics. I ran it thru the bandsaw and it burned it smoked a little. Then I used my table saw smoked but did not leave burn marks. Then the last two are after a few passes thru the planer.

Jeff, that bark does seem the same. I am in Texas in the dfw area. Garland texas actually is where it came from no leaves. Been a couple weeks since it was cut down.

You know the bark says oak. But the wood looks like brown maple? Humm i need to go back to school. Lol the best way to tell is by a leaf. Sorry im not helping but tried.

Black Locust

If it was north east I would have guessed sugar maple.

How does it split? As someone who heats with wood and splits a lot of it, I think the wood and bark look like American elm. If it resists splitting, I’ll bet that’s what it is. Here’s a link to what elm bark looks like:
http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/woody/Pages/ulmame/ulmame5.shtml

Looks like persimmon to me.

I hope you find out what it is. Do you have a botanical gardens around you. I know they usually help. Or what about going to a tree trimming company. Just more thoughts.

Images of cross section and bark of black locust. Hope we can solve this puzzle soon because I woke up at 5 this morning thinking about it. I might be a little compulsive. Ha Ha.

Boy I dont know the black locust bark looks wider and way longer that his original picture but hey you never know. Trees do grow differently because of location. Hey at least your not dreaming of food. Lol hopefully by the end of the month. Lol yeah im really wondering my self.

Dang Jack, i feel bad i don’t want to make you loose sleep. I have not had time to go out to my cousins house, I was going to maybe get a leaf from a neighbor or something. This damn tree is killing me! Well my miter saw at least, so i took that round part and cut it into a block,

I figured i will make a small box out of it, the rings will look cool. So then i wanted to cut the slab into planks like 1/2 thick or so. Well the blade on my bandsaw was gone to hell i decided hey my miter saw might do this. So i set up a jig, to hold it in place, this is not the exact jig, just a quick reenactment so you can see what my dumbass did.

So i went to cut, the block got loose, bit the blade and managed to break the fence, and screw up the bearings or something in the motor. Now the motor grinds and the fence is off about 1/4 in the middle.

I am going to have to replace my miter saw all because i was impatient.

Awe man. Now that totally sucks monkey ass. All over this damn wood. Time to throw that out its bad luck. Im saying its oak and im sticking to it. Sure looks like it on the cut picture.

Ok, what you have is Burr Oak. It’s considered a non desirable material to work with because it’s so hard and dense. I’ve built two pieces of furniture with Burr oak and it requires sharp tools, patience and for you to consider letting the wood tell you what it wants to be. Hand tools are the best way to work it. Power tools bind, breaking fences and injuring workers.. Be careful with it, if you have the patience you can get incredible results! Good luck!

Examine the endgrain with a 10x lens or microscope and compare with wood samples on the internet.

I knew it! It was an oak. Bur oak. Lol

Burr oak chair seat and back, joined at a 12 degree angle with dovetails and mitered edge.

It would be interesting to see weather this is ring porous, semi ring porous, diffuse porous or non porous wood.
Bark is unrealiable, but terminal bud, fruit, seed or leaf is.

I could also be Osage Orange to me. It oxidizes to a light brown.

I love it. This has to be the longest conversation thread. Love the pictures and all the comments. Love following this.

A leaf, a leaf, we must have a leaf.

I still haven’t had time to run to my cousins house, he lives about 1 hour away, so its not so easy to just to run over. I will as soon as i can. I will be picking up some mesquite logs from a buddy fresh cut. Wish me luck with those.

Are you sure it’s mesquite logs. Lmao.

LOL, i hope, that is what my buddy told me it was. When i pick it up i will def get some leaves and post pictures. My wife gave me a cool book for Vday, it helps with wood types, so it should help figure whats what.

Nice. Watch its not listed. Lol just kidding

Visually it looks to be black locust, however, not having a leaf or two, your next best bet is visual inspection of the end grain under magnification. Barring that, below I’ve provided a useful link for future reference. About a third of the way down the page, you’ll find an additional link to the Center for Wood Anatomy, the USDA’s Forestry Products Laboratory, where you can have up to five specimens identified per year, for free. Happy hunting!
http://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/wood-identification-guide/