Mystery wood. Really happy with this one

554 Views 16 Replies 10 Participants Last post by Buckolieo, Aug 5, 2020

moteofdust

Discussion Starter · Aug 4, 2020

7

It's just about done. Anyone have any clue what the heck wood this is? It's so golden, and has a very warm deep sheen to it.

This is UNOILED. I'm letting the BLO cure now, and it looks even nicer.

It was cut from some fallen branches, so i have no clue what it is! Had some cracks in it, filled with epoxy resin. My first time messing with epoxy. Kind of a pain, but it looks pretty fressshhhhh.

See less See more

Reactions: 5

1 - 17 of 17 Posts

SLING-N-SHOT

· #2 · Aug 4, 2020

Very nice and hard to tell the wood kind, but there is an owl face staring at you from the handle end section

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Reactions: 5

Lisa

· #3 · Aug 4, 2020

Wow that's beautiful! I have a fork that I'm going to try and use resin in it too.
Love the little owl face.
That place I mentioned before, bell forest products, has a database showing many different wood in close up. Maybe you can match it up online with an image there or some other site if no one here recognizes it. Very pretty!
Lisa

Sent from my VS986 using Tapatalk

Reactions: 3

ChapmanHands

· #4 · Aug 4, 2020

I am thinking maybe locust by the appearance of the end grain, very nice work, the epoxy filled cracks is a nice touch to that

Reactions: 3

ChapmanHands

· #5 · Aug 4, 2020

Osage orange depending on your area

Reactions: 1

Tag

· #6 · Aug 4, 2020

Looks awesome

Reactions: 1

Stankard757

· #7 · Aug 4, 2020

Good looking natty the blue epoxy really sets it off and accents it.

Reactions: 2

MOJAVE MO

· #8 · Aug 4, 2020

Nice! What did you mix with the epoxy to get the blue hue?

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

moteofdust

Discussion Starter · #9 · Aug 5, 2020

MOJAVE MO said:
Nice! What did you mix with the epoxy to get the blue hue?

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

Brother mo, i used sakura pigments epoxy resin dye. Cheap on Amazon, and 24 amazing colors!

Reactions: 1

MOJAVE MO

· #10 · Aug 5, 2020

moteofdust said:
MOJAVE MO said:

Nice! What did you mix with the epoxy to get the blue hue?

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

Click to expand...

Brother mo, i used sakura pigments epoxy resin dye. Cheap on Amazon, and 24 amazing colors!

Sweet! Thanks for that tip!

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

Reactions: 1

moteofdust

Discussion Starter · #11 · Aug 5, 2020

ChapmanHands said:
I am thinking maybe locust by the appearance of the end grain, very nice work, the epoxy filled cracks is a nice touch to that

Dude! This is definitely it. That beautiful golden color, and the end grain, especially on the crotch if the forks, which you can't see in the photo looks EXACTLY like it.

Though I will say, according to Google, it seems that locust trees are rare in NYC. But that doesn't mean there aren't a few around.

moteofdust

Discussion Starter · #12 · Aug 5, 2020

Lisa said:
Wow that's beautiful! I have a fork that I'm going to try and use resin in it too.
Love the little owl face.
That place I mentioned before, bell forest products, has a database showing many different wood in close up. Maybe you can match it up online with an image there or some other site if no one here recognizes it. Very pretty!
Lisa

Sent from my VS986 using Tapatalk

Oh man! Thanks for the tip about the website! I'm gonna check that out.

One of my favorite parts about this hobby is finding rare (for my area) and unusual wood, and learning about trees. It's an awesome way to interact with nature.

Reactions: 1

ChapmanHands

· #13 · Aug 5, 2020

I did a fair amount of work in NYC and have seen a few for sure, I bet that’s what you got there bud

Reactions: 1

SLING-N-SHOT

· #14 · Aug 5, 2020

moteofdust said:
Lisa said:

Wow that's beautiful! I have a fork that I'm going to try and use resin in it too.
Love the little owl face.
That place I mentioned before, bell forest products, has a database showing many different wood in close up. Maybe you can match it up online with an image there or some other site if no one here recognizes it. Very pretty!
Lisa

Sent from my VS986 using Tapatalk

Click to expand...

Oh man! Thanks for the tip about the website! I'm gonna check that out.

One of my favorite parts about this hobby is finding rare (for my area) and unusual wood, and learning about trees. It's an awesome way to interact with nature.

Don't forget, but there are some great tree identifying apps out there, that tell you what kind of tree they are, when you take a picture of the leaves with your phone.

Checkout LeafSnap and Seek....couple of pretty good ones

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

SJAaz

· #15 · Aug 5, 2020

I have a book on identifying trees but like Darrel said, mostly it starts with the leaves. Maybe the Treeman can ID it for you.

jazz

· #16 · Aug 5, 2020

Well done!

Reactions: 1

Buckolieo

· #17 · Aug 5, 2020

Wish I could help.. But LOVE the double heart.

Reactions: 1

1 - 17 of 17 Posts

This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.