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Can any of you identify this wood? (nextcloud.kessel.hya.sk)
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I found it in a forest in Jura mountains (France). Do you think I could make an axe handle out of it?

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[–] fluxx 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hard to tell From the photo, but might be Ash. If so, it would make a great axe handle. But you can of course make an axe handle out of any hardwood, it will mostly be fine.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Could also be oak?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Doesn't look like oak to me. For oak, I look for medullary rays that would appear running perpendicular to the rings on the end grain. I don't see any of those.