Birdseye oak?

[Bibbyman]

 



We were sawing some oak lumber today and came up with this pinoak log that was full of small pin knots, bird pecks, etc. It would have made some interesting lumber.

[Larry]

I saw a picture of some lumber like that a few weeks ago.  The guy had it advertized on a woodworking forum...think he was asking something like $12/bf. ??? ???  He was also calling it birdseye but I thought a better description would be birdspeck.  

I've sawn quite a bit of white oak that looked similar, but not seen it in red oak.  Now that we have moved to Arkansas I think I might come across more as we have papa, mama, and baby Woody Wookpecker (pileated or maybe even the Ivory Billed ) in the neighborhood. ;D

[Bibbyman]

We were lucky to get anything out of the log.  Usually the reason the birds peck on them is because they're full of bugs and the whole middle is rotten. 

[SwampDonkey]

Yeah bird peck and maybe some bunch knots from epicormic branches to.

I have seen birdseye figure in other species besides sugar maple though. You can find it in yellow birch and in white ash.