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HICKORY
Carya spp.
Carya spp of the family Juglandaceae, the walnut family
Principally C. glabra, C. lachinosa, C. ovata, and C. tomentosa
Hickory frequently cannot be distinguished from pecan and in fact the two are often mixed indiscriminately in lumber yards and simply sold as hickory.
my samples --- color is accurate for all:
planks --- grain shows much better in the enlargements; color is accurate
both sides of a plank and a closeup --- grain shows much better in the enlargements; color is accurate
planks with some spalting and a closeup --- grain shows much better in the enlargements; color is accurate
the other side of the planks directly above --- grain shows much better in the enlargements; color is accurate
end grain of all 5 of the planks directly above --- color has a very slight green tint that should not be there
plank and end grain (this was cut from one of the larger planks above)
end grain closeup of the piece directly above
plank and end grain (this was cut from one of the larger planks above)
end grain closeup of the piece directly above
closeups of a couple of flat cut sections of planks --- color is correct for the intense light I used but in normal light it doesn't look so faded or quite so pink; my point was to show the open pores as they look on flat cut surfaces
plank and end grain
end grain closeup of the piece directly above --- sanding scratches are pretty bad
spalted hickory plank and end grain (end grain pic has had too much red removed)
end grain closeup of the piece directly above; there is too little red in this pic
spalted hickory plank and end grain with accurate color
thick veneer (1/12th inch) that is VERY grainy
normal thickness veneer (about 1/42nd) that is not super-grainy like the thick veneer, although this is a more grainy wood than average.
veneer with sapwood --- colors are pretty much correct, but the pic makes the wood look just a touch more rich than it really is. The normal graininess of hickory shows up better in this sample than in the one directly above.
veneer sheet and closeup; the distance pic has a touch too much red tint but the color on the closeup is very accurate
veneer sheet and 2 closeups
more veneer from my stock --- these are from a diverse lot of hickory from several flitches. The colors are close throughout but some are off by a shade. The 2nd one is too red and some tend to make the wood look just a little more rich than it really is.
veneer sheets chosen to show some of the variety available --- some of these pics have too much red; the color on the last sheet is very accurate
pure sapwood
a relatively smooth piece and a grainy piece
quartersawn veneer with ray flakes and a closeup of the same sheet
pure heartwood, darker than normal
interesting yellowish sapwood on this one
veneer with heavy curl --- many vendors would list this as fiddleback
both sides of a sample plank of butternut hickory
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above --- the end grain shot is too dark
web pics --- colors are generally suspect
bitternut hickory log half (moistened for the pic)
shagbark hickory log half (moistened for the pic)
planks
plank with wet and dry sections
planks and a closeup
two pics of the same set of planks --- if these are weathered, the color could be accurate
curly planks
curly pen blanks
spalted
veneer
veneer all from the same vendor --- color is too pink on most of this
veneer sheet closeups with both levels of enlargement available --- color is too pink on these, I believe, but the grain looks representative
quartersawn hickory veneer, listed as "white" hickory --- I have no idea how accurate the color is, but I find it unlikely.
figured veneer very tight curl) and closeup
pecky veneer
bowl rounds
curly hickory scales
shagbark hickory planks
I don't know if this is sloppy flooring or just some planks positioned together but in either case, the blue color is unlikely
hickory drumstick
hickory bowl
two views of a hickory bowl --- color looks very accurate to me.