Porcupine Egg

[ronwoodcraft]

Hi Fossis,

We have some huge Chinquapins here, it is a type of Chestnut. Where I live high up in Cascades they are more like brush, only about 10' to 15' tall. Down lower in Western Oregon they are real tree's, I have got as much as two cords of firewood out of one tree. The wood is also popular for making cabinets out of, and I sometimes use it in my woodworking projects.

 

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[fossis]

Thanks for the clarification! Here in south we have the "Noble" Sweet Gum tree. It too carries a spiney ball fruit. Just step on one of these puppies while enjoying the Burmuda grass unshod!

Yep, they are fun to rake out of the yard.

Fossis..........

 

[fossis]

Hi Fossis,

We have some huge Chinquapins here, it is a type of Chestnut. Where I live high up in Cascades they are more like brush, only about 10' to 15' tall. Down lower in Western Oregon they are real tree's, I have got as much as two cords of firewood out of one tree. The wood is also popular for making cabinets out of, and I sometimes use it in my woodworking projects.

Hey, I didn't know they used it for making furniture,
What does the grain look like?
We have a spot on a local mt thats called (Chinquapin
ridge), they also grow smaller there.

Fossis...............

 

[ronwoodcraft]

Hi Fossis,

We have some huge Chinquapins here, it is a type of Chestnut. Where I live high up in Cascades they are more like brush, only about 10' to 15' tall. Down lower in Western Oregon they are real tree's, I have got as much as two cords of firewood out of one tree. The wood is also popular for making cabinets out of, and I sometimes use it in my woodworking projects.

Hey, I didn't know they used it for making furniture,
What does the grain look like?
We have a spot on a local mt thats called (Chinquapin
ridge), they also grow smaller there.

Fossis...............

Heres a a couple pics of a 1" thick piece that I just used for a rustic juniper lamp base. This is a piece of sap wood.
Colors vary, but I think I can see why they call it Chinquapin Oak. The heart wood resembles Oak, but has a pink color to it. The last picture is a closup of a piece of 7" diameter heart wood.

 

[fossis]

It is a beautiful wood,

Fossis..............