Oak or Ash?

[AstroBoy]

The grain looks like oak to me, but there are squiggly lines underneath the bark, consistent with Emerald Ash Borer. This is from a tree that had been down in the woods for at least a year, maybe longer - so maybe the bugs will go for anything that’s down?

I’ll burn it either way, but just curious, and trying to improve my wood ID skills. Thanks for any thoughts.

 

[stoveliker]

Not ash.
Oak can have subbark larvae too.

I don't see medullary rays though.

 

[River]

Looks like walnut, to me.

 

[GreenMountainBoy]

The grain looks like oak to me, but there are squiggly lines underneath the bark, consistent with Emerald Ash Borer. This is from a tree that had been down in the woods for at least a year, maybe longer - so maybe the bugs will go for anything that’s down?

I’ll burn it either way, but just curious, and trying to improve my wood ID skills. Thanks for any thoughts.

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I'm going to go with oak as well.

 

[Solarguy3500]

Im going against the grain (pun intended) and saying it is ash.

Bark looks like a young ash trunk or limb wood. Split face looks like much of the ash I've split over the years.

 

[patrickk222]

White ash

 

[Oldpiececutter]

White ash

Yup.

 

[ScottLewis]

Ash

 

[Duds13]

100% oak

 

[ScottLewis]

Show a pic of the inside of the bark.

 

[mcdougy]

I'm very familiar with ash, and I'm going to say that IS ASH, sometimes I've noticed worn down bark like that on some dead ones.

 

[bigealta]

Grain looks like oak, And i don't really see any diamond pattern in the bark which would say Ash. But it's hard to tell as it's worn down and only a small sample.