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HACKBERRY

Celtis spp.


Hobbit note: When I first saw hackberry veneer I was absolutely convinced that it was ash that had been mislabled.


my samples



both sides and both ends of a sample piece which, by the way, does not look at all like my other sample directly below, but it does look somewhat like some of the web pics I've collected.


end grain closeup of the piece directly above --- color should be more white



several views of a small plank contributed by Chris Arvidson, whom I thank for this and other contributions


end grain closeup of the piece directly above --- color should be more white

Because the wood is so light, I've deliberately darkened a version of the end grain shot so as to allow the grain to be more easily seen. This wood looks a LOT like ash. The two sides of the plank really were significantly different in color, but also the "top" surface (on the left) was sanded more than the bottom.


plank and end grain. This was sent to me by Neil Scheidt for identification and I told him I thought it might be sen. He subsequently told me it had been identified by the USDA wood lab as hackberry,


end grain closeup of the piece directly above


plank and end grain --- this was sent to me by Neil Scheidt for ID but he figured out it was hackberry before it even arrived on my doorstep.


end grain closeup of the piece directly above


veneer --- looks exactly like American white ash

The Wood Book pics


flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are avaiable for all 3 views

web pics


flat cut, quartersawn, and end grain


two views of a log section


raw planks


planks


planks listed as "Oklahoma" hackberry


both sides and a closeup of a set of planks


crotch


turning stock


pen blanks


veneer


the following veneer sheets were all identified specifically as Celtis occisentalis


Celtis occisentalis veneer




spalted planks


spalted planks and closeup


spalted planks and three closeups


spalted turning block, waxed


spalted cant on the mill and a closeup of a slab milled from it


spalted bowl blanks


spalted turning stock


spalted bowls --- the unusually rich orange color on the last one is unlikely as a raw wood color; it might have been enhanced by a finishing agent or by the photography; the middle one has a void that is more clear in the enlargement. Note how little spalting there is in the first one, but what clear black-line spalting it is.


spalted platter


urn and bowls, both made from spalted hackberry. The orange color is unlikely


spalted hackberry turned box


vase --- not listed as spalted, but it clearly is


bowl


bowls --- although the color on these seems reasonable, it is undoubtedly enhanced by a finishing agent, as the raw wood is not likely to be this rich and shiny