Don't think its laburnum, the heart wood isn't dark enough, looks more like a diseased piece of willow.
The black line indicates the fungus and the yellow is were the fungi has taken the lignin out of the wood bleaching it in the process.
Don't think its laburnum, the heart wood isn't dark enough, looks more like a diseased piece of willow.
The black line indicates the fungus and the yellow is were the fungi has taken the lignin out of the wood bleaching it in the process.
I'd second that. Definitely a diseased tree.Originally Posted by Stamp
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Isn't it nice when someone says "that's a great piece of kit, where did you buy that", then you can modestly reply "you can't buy it, I made it myself". The moral is, it's amazing what you can achieve if you put your mind to it.
"No better burden can a man carry on the road, than a store of common sense." - Hávamál: 10
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Me and the lad think willow
Ne te confundant illigitimiIt is always a pleasure to see what you can make !, instead of buying it ready made. R Proenneke.
Whatever it is , I hope you made something nice with it...
Knife scales, ferro rod handle etc.
That would have made a nice piece on the lathe...
Staghorn sumac.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhus_typhina
Native species to the USA but widely planted in the temperate regions for ornamental purposes.
Beautiful colour
Only found this by accident , reading through a spoon carving post over on BCUSA and somebody had carved one out of this stuff...
(Link :http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/index.php?posts/3119777)
Hopefully I'm not breaking forum rules by posting this link, but if I am , please remove accordingly and accept my apologies for this and for the thread necromancy...
Mystery solved 😎
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