Old tulip poplar. Has some nice grain and color. Specialty furniture makers will find some stunning pieces in there. I've used it and like the grain and the color.
Each cut is like opening a birthday present not knowing what you will get. Do you sand and prep the wood then pore a clear plastic on it to preserve the cracks and fissures for the customer to see and enjoy?
Clearly I know nothing about timber, as that looked like an atrocious log to be cutting from. I didn't like one slab, full of cavities, and the grain pattern looked awful. Obviously I need to learn a thing or two.
Franklin Brooks I’ve seen poplar that looks just like that. Same color same burls. There’s a lot of disease and standing rot in there. Should have been cut down a long time ago. If that tree would have been taken out when it was in its prime it would have been much more useful. I’ve only ever used it for firewood but I’ve always wondered what it would be like to make furniture or crafts, maybe for turning. We call it white poplar. Up until it’s about 10-12 inches the bark is smooth and whitish-greenish color. Don’t know what they’ll use that for tho. My opinion there’s not much good in there. Dry it out good and you’d get some hot campfires with it lol. Who knows, someone might use those big slabs in the middle for live edge table tops. There would be some beautiful colours if you put a clear high gloss epoxy finish on them
