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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stamp View Post
    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.
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    Me and the lad think willow
    Ne te confundant illigitimi It is always a pleasure to see what you can make !, instead of buying it ready made. R Proenneke.

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    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...

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    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 😎
    Last edited by Woody; 08-11-2016 at 10:16 AM.

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