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Thanks George, Jan 4, 2015
Red Maple wood is likely more variable than other native trees. Some
will split, even when not frozen, with a mere tap of an axe and others are
very resistant to splitting. This tree was extremely difficult to split so
that may be a cue that the grain may be interesting.
The odd Poplar (probably grandidentata) can also be hard to split; hard
enough that it gets left intact for beetle food.
Yt, DW, Kentville
----- Original Message -----
From: "George E. Forsyth" <g4syth@nspes.ca>
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2015 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Maple with wavy grain.
> Hi David,
>
> I'm always interested in our native tree woods, especially the "exotics".
> Your tiger maple could have been a good find before it was cut up for
> firewood. Nick Tipney on the North Mountain used to export this wood to
> Europe. He would buy it from the firewood cutters, have it planked and
> solar kiln dried and then send a container to Europe for the luthiers
> there. His website: http://www.vectorinstruments.com/index.html
>
> Almost all good violins have tiger maple veneer backs over spruce sound
> boards. See an image search of Stradivari instruments.
>
> This lumber company in Ohio has a bit of an explanation for your grain
> pattern:
> http://crlumber.com/tiger-maple/
>
> As yet there is no explanation; environmental, genetic, disease, insect,
> all have been suggested.
>
> See eBay to see what even a small blank is worth for wood turners, and
> wood craftsmen. It seems a shame to just burn the wood, but it is often
> too late to see the grain by the time it is blocked and then checks after
> drying for a season. Sometimes you can see the grain through the bark on
> a trunk when it is standing or after it is felled, often it doesn't
> extend through the whole tree, only for a short section of the trunk.
> There are other patterns of native hardwood grains; birds eye, flame,
> wavy, ambrosia, and spalted. The ambrosia and spalted are fungal patterns
> that can happen when the tree is left as a log in damp conditions, it is
> hard to control and is very unpredictable in its results. The wood can be
> stable if it is sawn and dried properly at just the right stage of decay.
>
> Birch and maple are the most common for these patterns but others can
> produce unusual grains as well, my kitchen floor is local poplar and
> there are boards that have flame and tiger patterns!
>
> Great to see the surprises in a woodpile!
>
> Thanks, George Forsyth
>
>
>
>
> Quoting David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>:
>
>> Dear All, Jan 4, 2015
>> I came across some Red Maple wood with curious grain. I did not
>> notice this when I split it so am not sure which end of the stick is up.
>> Features are described in comments about image.
>> www.flickr.com/photos/91817127@N08/15574369934/
>>
>> Is this some kind of reaction wood or something else ?
>>
>> Yt, DW, Kentville
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