Oak natural & hop hornbeam natural forks

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SLINGDUDE

Discussion Starter · Sep 3, 2019 (Edited by Moderator)

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Here are a couple of basic forks i finished this weekend. The thicker one is unknown oak, probably water oak and the thin one is hop hornbeam, a very strong wood. Both finished with CA. Cheers!

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Tree Man

· #2 · Sep 3, 2019

Great shooters! Can you post a pic of the end grain on the oak. I might be able to I.D. it for ya. Honestly it looks more like maple to me than oak.
Fantastic shooters my friend.

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SLINGDUDE

Discussion Starter · #3 · Sep 4, 2019 (Edited by Moderator)

Thanks treeman! The pic below is about the best i can do right now. It's interesting you say it might be maple. I cut several different oak forks and some swamp red maple forks around the same time last winter and it's possible this one got mislabeled. I'll see if I might can find a pic with bark.

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SLING-N-SHOT

· #4 · Sep 4, 2019

Agreed with @treeman, great shooters and I also think the big one looks more like Maple than any kind of Oak

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Tree Man

· #5 · Sep 4, 2019

SLINGDUDE said:
Thanks treeman! The pic below is about the best i can do right now. It's interesting you say it might be maple. I cut several different oak forks and some swamp red maple forks around the same time last winter and it's possible this one got mislabeled. I was pretty sure it's oak but now you've got me thinking. I'll see if I might can find a pic with bark.

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I can say with confidence that this is def maple. Oak would have rays radiating out through the growth rings.

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SLINGDUDE

Discussion Starter · #6 · Sep 4, 2019 (Edited by Moderator)

So it's a swamp red maple natural. Thanks for correcting my misidentification Treeman! I'm all in favor of setting the record straight and presenting factual information. I apparently threw it in the wrong pile after i stripped the bark and embarrisingly never noticed.

It's too late to edit my original post. I am very sorry for any confusion resulting from my misleading thread title.

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Tree Man

· #7 · Sep 4, 2019

SLINGDUDE said:
So it's a swamp red maple natural. Thanks for correcting my misidentification Treeman. I probably threw it in the wrong pile after i stripped the bark and never noticed. It's too late to edit my original post. Sorry for any confusion.

It's a REALLY NICE red maple. And the hop hornbeam us no slouch either.

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devils son in law

· #8 · Sep 4, 2019

Nice!! I find many forks on the ground and really don't know what they are. Most times I can narrow it down to a couple trees, when Im not sure.

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M Mars

· #9 · Sep 4, 2019

treeman said:
SLINGDUDE said:

Thanks treeman! The pic below is about the best i can do right now. It's interesting you say it might be maple. I cut several different oak forks and some swamp red maple forks around the same time last winter and it's possible this one got mislabeled. I was pretty sure it's oak but now you've got me thinking. I'll see if I might can find a pic with bark.20190903_191621.jpg

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I can say with confidence that this is def maple. Oak would have rays radiating out through the growth rings.

You guys amaze me. Can identity a tree by a stick. Hehehehe

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SJAaz

· #10 · Sep 4, 2019

SLINGDUDE said:
So it's a swamp red maple natural. Thanks for correcting my misidentification Treeman! I'm all in favor of setting the record straight and presenting factual information. I apparently threw it in the wrong pile after i stripped the bark and embarrisingly never noticed.

It's too late to edit my original post. I am very sorry for any confusion resulting from my misleading thread title.

phooey.. If that was a sin, they'd of thrown me out on my head months ago..

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ghost0311/8541

· #11 · Sep 4, 2019

I like hornbeam it's way strong

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31610

· #12 · Sep 4, 2019

nice nattys m8 some fine shooters

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Island made

· #13 · Sep 4, 2019

Both look real fine!

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Ibojoe

· #14 · Sep 4, 2019

Nice work on those gorgeous naturals. They’re very nice.

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Tree Man

· #15 · Sep 4, 2019 (Edited by Moderator)

SJAaz said:
SLINGDUDE said:

So it's a swamp red maple natural. Thanks for correcting my misidentification Treeman! I'm all in favor of setting the record straight and presenting factual information. I apparently threw it in the wrong pile after i stripped the bark and embarrisingly never noticed.

It's too late to edit my original post. I am very sorry for any confusion resulting from my misleading thread title.

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phooey.. If that was a sin, they'd of thrown me out on my head months ago..

here here! I get it wrong more times than I care to admit, and I'm supposed to be the tree expert

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SLINGDUDE

Discussion Starter · #16 · Sep 4, 2019 (Edited by Moderator)

SLING-N-SHOT said:
Agreed with @treeman, great shooters and I also think the big one looks more like Maple than any kind of Oak

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Thanks! I really like the maple natty you just finished!

devils son in law said:
Nice!! I find many forks on the ground and really don't know what they are. Most times I can narrow it down to a couple trees, when Im not sure.

Thanks man!

M Mars said:
treeman said:

SLINGDUDE said:

Thanks treeman! The pic below is about the best i can do right now. It's interesting you say it might be maple. I cut several different oak forks and some swamp red maple forks around the same time last winter and it's possible this one got mislabeled. I was pretty sure it's oak but now you've got me thinking. I'll see if I might can find a pic with bark.20190903_191621.jpg

Click to expand...

I can say with confidence that this is def maple. Oak would have rays radiating out through the growth rings.

Click to expand...

You guys amaze me. Can identity a tree by a stick. Hehehehe

These guys on here are some of the best, that's for sure!

ghost0311/8541 said:
I like hornbeam it's way strong

Thanks man! I knew it was strong, but I was surprised just how strong this little stick was.

Port boy said:
nice nattys m8 some fine shooters

Thanks man, glad you like them! I really like you work, you make some really nice frames.

Island made said:
Both look real fine!

Thanks! I really like your work as well

Ibojoe said:
Nice work on those gorgeous naturals. They're very nice.

Thanks, Joe!

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crypter27

· #17 · Sep 4, 2019

Awesome naturals bro!

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SJAaz

· #18 · Sep 4, 2019

To my memory, I have never seen hop hornbeam before. That is some beautiful wood. Does it grow bigger or stay small? Guess I could Google it.

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SLINGDUDE

Discussion Starter · #19 · Sep 4, 2019

crypter27 said:
Awesome naturals bro!

Thanks, buddy!

SLINGDUDE

Discussion Starter · #20 · Sep 4, 2019 (Edited by Moderator)

SJAaz said:
To my memory, I have never seen hop hornbeam before. That is some beautiful wood. Does it grow bigger or stay small? Guess I could Google it.

I'm no dendrologist obviously, but I think it grows to a small to medium sized tree. I came across a few mature trees in Mississippi and only grabbed this one small forked twig to play around with. I'd really like to go back and harvest a few more larger forks. It's a very hard and strong wood.

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