Help Identifying Wood type

[vintovka]

My recently completed hawken caused a bit of discussion due to the color and figure in the stock. When working with it I thought it was highly figured walnut. Others have suggested its maple or something else. Any experts here as to what it is? PIcs are after removing acraglas finish and then with truoil.

 

[SOLANCO]

Unless the striping is painted on I would hazard that it precludes walnut.

 

[necchi]

I'm no expert, but sure looks like spalted maple to me,,
Nice job! Taking the dark off that wood and letting it be what it wants to be looks great!!

 

[TDM]

I think Maple too, and very nice at that.

 

[vintovka]

Not painted on. The woodgrain is all natural and identical to good walnut and very unlike any maple i have ever seen. Stock is very old and the silver presentation appears to be worn smooth. Was tired of the horrible thick dark t colored acraglas so only a light coat of potassium permanganate was used.

 

[SOLANCO]

Not painted on. The woodgrain is all natural and identical to good walnut and very unlike any maple i have ever seen. Stock is very old and the silver presentation appears to be worn smooth. Was tired of the horrible thick dark t colored acraglas so only a light coat of potassium permanganate was used.

Good work!

 

[TDM]

Not painted on. The woodgrain is all natural and identical to good walnut and very unlike any maple i have ever seen. Stock is very old and the silver presentation appears to be worn smooth. Was tired of the horrible thick dark t colored acraglas so only a light coat of potassium permanganate was used.

In the first photo I would have said walnut, but the others say maple. Could be the lighting of the photos. But it’s still pretty.

 

[vintovka]

Thanks well i think the maple voters have it. I will say that with all that figure it must affect the way the wood fibers look.

 

[david w]

I believe it's black or spalted maple. maple.

 

[andy52]

Maple or Ash.

 

[Bnewberry]

What doe the unfinished wood look like under the barrel or butt?

 

[stank]

Maple is my vote

 

[NRFord]

Maple of the Soft(Red) variety. there is no Spalting there whatsoever, and it is definitely not ash or walnut. And very nice at that.

 

[Kentuckyjed]

I would guess quilted maple.

 

[1950DAVE]

Yes to NRFord. Definitely maple, absolutely no spalting. Nowhere near enough porous grain for either ash or walnut. Here is red (soft) maple.
Spalted maple, unstained.


The same with stain.

 

[Kentuckyjed]

Here are some quilted maple samples. Maybe it will help.

 

[The Crisco Kid]

I'm pretty sure it's quilted maple. Spalted and quilted are two different things. Spalted wood is in the first stages of rot while quilted is the way the grain runs. I know that some small custom sawmill owners will leave birch logs out in the weather for a year or so to get the spalted effect. It looks nice but is not a strong as unspalted wood.

 

[Boatncamp]

Looks like what my father called tiger stripe maple. He also had some bird's eye maple around the shop. He did custom wood working for 50 years.

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

Maple with a bad job with a scraper

 

[Ames]

I know that some small custom sawmill owners will leave birch logs out in the weather for a year or so to get the spalted effect. It looks nice but is not a strong as unspalted wood.

Yep. But it does make fantastic wooden bowls.
I used to turn off the shop lights and run the lathe with a timing light over the work. As you cut into a bowl blank the spaulting pattern would change. You had to turn off the lathe to see the pattern. With a timing light you could see the pattern vividly while the machinery ran.
Cool.