Author Topic: Poplar Anomaly (Read 2023 times)

campy · « **on:** January 20, 2011, 08:44:38 pm »

Greetings,
From the photo, can anyone please tell me what this is?
I thought I was cutting a rather stale Poplar log that had been sitting for about a year.
My worker thought it would be great for making electric guitar bodies.
Appreciated.....

Dan_Shade · « **Reply #1 on:** January 20, 2011, 08:45:46 pm »

I believe that is caused by mineral deposits. it probably won't keep the awesome color as it dries

WDH · « **Reply #2 on:** January 20, 2011, 09:05:19 pm »

Yes, looks like mineral stained yellow poplar.

Jeff · « **Reply #3 on:** January 20, 2011, 09:35:48 pm »

I'll bet it only looked like that for a little bit. That looks like one of the neat things only the sawyer gets to see. Oxidation I am sure has removed the spectacular look by now.

Tom · « **Reply #4 on:** January 20, 2011, 09:38:44 pm »

That's the kind of color I used to see in Magnolia.

Ron Wenrich · « **Reply #5 on:** January 20, 2011, 11:39:01 pm »

I run into a lot of different stains on poplar. The colors can range from blue to black to purple. The colors are usually caused by some sort of damage to the tree, logging damage being the most common. You'll also get black streaks from some past beetle infestation. The grey in the sapwood is caused by blue stain.

My experience has been that the color always fades. The blue is caused by potassium deposits, if I recall my college profs. After put to the air, you'll get oxidation; and that causes it to fade.

I did have some success in keeping the color of some poplar that I turned by freezing it right after cutting. Immediately after turning it was finished.

Magicman · « **Reply #6 on:** January 21, 2011, 09:02:30 am »

Sawing is like "opening a box of chocolates". Thanks for sharing your joy, campy .

brdmkr · « **Reply #7 on:** January 21, 2011, 11:37:17 am »

I know exactly what that is.... it is beautiful

Sawing can really be surprising. Is the color holding?

campy · « **Reply #8 on:** January 21, 2011, 07:44:25 pm »

Thank you very much for all of the input.
Much appreciated.

More photos here:
http://www.forestryforum.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=3214

Jeff · « **Reply #9 on:** January 21, 2011, 07:54:23 pm »

I think you know, off site photos are not allowed, photo's must be in your gallery. Thats why that won't work

low_48 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 22, 2011, 11:38:24 pm »

It's my experience that the purple will hold better than the green. The green will go to brown, but the contrast will last pretty well.

Norm · « **Reply #11 on:** January 23, 2011, 07:16:33 am »

On some walnut logs when you open them up the color is beautiful. Greens and purples and such but unfortunately it lasts for a very short time. I think of it as God's gift to sawyers.

campy · « **Reply #12 on:** January 23, 2012, 09:25:38 pm »

I sent a sample of this off to a scientist who said it was a common fungus.
The name for the wood is Rainbow Poplar.

It sold like hotcakes and the color did not fade.

Thanks for all the input.

What I like about being a sawyer is "seeing what is inside!"

WDH · « **Reply #13 on:** January 23, 2012, 09:28:12 pm »

I want some

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taw6243 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 23, 2012, 09:40:12 pm »

tulipwood or tulip poplar

Tim

Lance T · « **Reply #15 on:** January 24, 2012, 05:30:02 pm »

Thats some beautiful wood for sure!

jueston · « **Reply #16 on:** January 24, 2012, 09:48:29 pm »

sure is something special, would love to find out what it got used for.

Ronnie · « **Reply #17 on:** January 25, 2012, 02:36:10 am »

Wow, that is beautiful!!

customsawyer · « **Reply #18 on:** January 25, 2012, 03:20:09 am »

Very nice.

kevinlt15 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 25, 2012, 06:53:26 am »

Is the mineral depositiing common? I have some red maple that has some different color in the wood Idon't have any sawed right now to show

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