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WILLOW
my samples:
plank and end grain. I've been told that there are many different "willows" with significant variations in grain pattern. I don't know which one this is. I will attempt to get more information.
end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides and both ends of a sample piece listed as "crack" willow
end grain closeup of the piece directly above
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both sides of a sample plank --- the crack in this sample plank is not a big deal but is not unusual in the frequent poor quality of the samples obtained from the IWCS
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end grain and end grain closeup of the sample plank directly above
veneer with a light curl
veneer
a cube, approximately 2" on each side, of spalted weeping willow cut from a stump in my back yard and treated with lindseed oil about 20 years ago and not touched since.
web pics
log section
planks
plank listed as "diamond" willow
planks and closeup
planks listed as "black" willow --- I have not researched whether that's just a trade name or designates a subspecies.
plank --- color seems unlikely to me (too rich)
veneer with a color and vibrancy that is outside my (admittedly limited) experience of this species
curly veneer
tree sections, all from the same vendor (same tree, for that matter). The last one was listed as "crotch" but I'm not impressed.
bowl blank and closeups
bowl blanks
listed as half of a broken bowl blank --- appears to be curly and the color is so rich that I wonder if perhaps it has been moistened in some way.
this was listed as willow veneer, but it looks EXACTLY like a batch of veneer that I bought that was listed (I believe correctly) as European cherry, so I'll do some more research.
burl veneer
bowls