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Same piece of wood, different lighting.
Very dry, very light in weight.
The piece 17" x 5.75" x 1.5" weighs just over 3 pounds.
Moderately soft-- a 1/32" steel nail-set dropped from about a foot,
penetrates about 1/8".

http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood1.jpg
http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood2.jpg
http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood3.jpg

Cedar?


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"-MIKE-" wrote in message
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> Same piece of wood, different lighting.
> Very dry, very light in weight.
> The piece 17" x 5.75" x 1.5" weighs just over 3 pounds.
> Moderately soft-- a 1/32" steel nail-set dropped from about a foot,
> penetrates about 1/8".
>
> http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood1.jpg
> http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood2.jpg
> http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood3.jpg
>
> Cedar?
>
Yes, cedar. Does it have a smell when cut?

Identifying different species of softwood whith certainty involves intricate
work with a microscope but the close rings, straight grain and lightness
would suggest a cedar.

Tim W

"-MIKE-" wrote in message
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> Same piece of wood, different lighting.
> Very dry, very light in weight.
> The piece 17" x 5.75" x 1.5" weighs just over 3 pounds.
> Moderately soft-- a 1/32" steel nail-set dropped from about a foot,
> penetrates about 1/8".
>
> http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood1.jpg
> http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood2.jpg
> http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood3.jpg
>
> Cedar?
>
>
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>
> -MIKE-
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> "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
> --Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
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Or maybe some sort of fir. The dark streaks in the edge grain (assuming it
is not stained or finished in any way) looks pretty dark for any cedar I've
seen.

Ed

>>
>> http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood1.jpg
>
> Or maybe some sort of fir. The dark streaks in the edge grain (assuming
> it is not stained or finished in any way) looks pretty dark for any
> cedar I've seen.
>
> Ed


It is raw.
This first pic is more indicative of the color, without consumer camera
influence.
The contrast between light and dark rings is accurate, however.


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In article , -MIKE- wrote:
>Same piece of wood, different lighting.
>Very dry, very light in weight.
>The piece 17" x 5.75" x 1.5" weighs just over 3 pounds.
>Moderately soft-- a 1/32" steel nail-set dropped from about a foot,
>penetrates about 1/8".
>
>http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood1.jpg
>http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood2.jpg
>http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood3.jpg
>
>Cedar?

I doubt it: grain doesn't look right for cedar. My first thought, just looking
at it, was redwood, but 3 pounds is *much* too heavy for a piece that size to
be either redwood or cedar. I'd vote for Douglas fir.

> Yes, cedar. Does it have a smell when cut?
>

It does not have that distinctive "hamster cage" scent to it when cut.
Not much scent... if anything, slightly chocolaty.


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Doug Miller wrote:
> I doubt it: grain doesn't look right for cedar. My first thought, just looking
> at it, was redwood, but 3 pounds is *much* too heavy for a piece that size to
> be either redwood or cedar. I'd vote for Douglas fir.

I thought Fir a while ago, but all the fir I've seen is more orange.
It certainly has the same weight as the Doug Fir I've worked with.


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In article ,
-MIKE- wrote:

> > Yes, cedar. Does it have a smell when cut?
> >
>
> It does not have that distinctive "hamster cage" scent to it when cut.
> Not much scent... if anything, slightly chocolaty.

It might be cypress, but looks more like some kind of pine to me.

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On Nov 16, 5:47 pm, -MIKE- wrote:
> Same piece of wood, different lighting.
> Very dry, very light in weight.
> The piece 17" x 5.75" x 1.5" weighs just over 3 pounds.
> Moderately soft-- a 1/32" steel nail-set dropped from about a foot,
> penetrates about 1/8".
>
> http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood1.jpghttp://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood2.jpghttp://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood3.jpg
>
> Cedar?
>
> --
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>   -MIKE-
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>      --Elvin Jones  (1927-2004)
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Mike, it looks very similar to some catalpa that i have:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjdankert/3038411674/

It is soft and light weight. It also has a distinct smell when I cut
it. I can't think of how to describe the smell - it's pleasant (to
me) like a scented candle.

Bob

rjdankert wrote:
> On Nov 16, 5:47 pm, -MIKE- wrote:
>> Same piece of wood, different lighting.
>> Very dry, very light in weight.
>> The piece 17" x 5.75" x 1.5" weighs just over 3 pounds.
>> Moderately soft-- a 1/32" steel nail-set dropped from about a foot,
>> penetrates about 1/8".
>>
>> http://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood1.jpghttp://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood2.jpghttp://www.mikedrums.com/whatwood3.jpg
>>
>> Cedar?
>>
>
> Mike, it looks very similar to some catalpa that i have:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjdankert/3038411674/
>
> It is soft and light weight. It also has a distinct smell when I cut
> it. I can't think of how to describe the smell - it's pleasant (to
> me) like a scented candle.
>
> Bob

I was going to say the same thing. I have a piece of bone-dry Catalpa
right here that is 16" x 8" x 1-1/8" and it weighs 2lbs 7oz. It's very
light, and it looks exactly like what's in Mike's pictures.

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