Identifying Hardwood Logs

A thorough understanding of how to distinguish hardwoods from softwoods is essential as you make your choices for the next project.

Identifying hardwood logs.

Any help in identifying the wood is most. This guide features 20 of the most abundant and most often used hardwood species. Here is a quick leaf identification key of the common hardwoods in north america. This article is a one stop guide to provide some insights into the traditional classification of wood.

When i first put this site together more than a decade ago its purpose was to exist as a resource for students in forestry who needed to learn to identify wood as part of their curriculum. The wood is extremely light for a 20 x 3 segment. In addition to the basics where they grow general description and abundance. Trees with broad flat leaves as opposed to coniferous or needled trees.

Hardwood and softwood and the distinctive set of characteristics of each type of wood which will determines the aesthetic and intrinsic strength of the. Attached is an end grain photo from a part that attaches two table legs together. The guide to american hardwood species. Checking weight is one way to help identify cut firewood.

Here s what to look for when identifying pine oak maple walnut cherry birch cedar poplar ash and douglas fir. Hardwoods like oak ash and walnut will weigh about twice as much as softwoods like pine and cedar. This is the third edition of this site containing nearly twice as many species higher resolution imagery and more in depth descriptions of each species. As a resource american hardwoods are abundant renewing and sustainable and an excellent choice for eco effective design and building.

All stored firewood tends to weather to a sort of uniform grey but weight will vary. It is in pieces at the moment and will need some repairs to restore and we d like to identify the wood in order to do those repairs with the appropriate wood.