What kind of wood

[German_canoe]

Hi,
need to replace some Ribs and cut this piece out.
Anyone idea what kind of wood that is ?
Its bleached, one is dry one is wet.
thanks

 

[Andre Cloutier]

looks like Ash

 

[Jan Bloom]

I agree, Ash

 

[bu2020]

Looks more like Oak to me.

 

[Rod Tait (Orca Boats)]

Looks like oak to me as well, and if oak, then white oak. Ash tends to have larger open grain and not as straight.

 

[Rollin Thurlow]

Hows this for a comparison?

 

[German_canoe]

Hey Guys,
I still cannot really tell. Is it Ash or white oak ?
Here are more pictures maybe that helps.

I need to replace 5 ribs.. they are 1 3/4 x 1/4 x 50. Any clue who has ribs ?
thanks

 

[German_canoe]

Here is a maybe even better picture ....back side of a rib.
thanks

 

[Rollin Thurlow]

I would bet your pay check that its ash.
Rollin

 

[Rod Tait (Orca Boats)]

How about a smell test. I know, sounds odd, but I was cutting new ash gunwales years ago and a customer was wondering what I was smoking in the shop. Ash has a distinctive odor if you get my drift. Find a new piece of oak and ash and then cut or sand and smell them. Maybe that might help determine what you have.

 

[German_canoe]

Many thanks. I could not smell anything, probably its too old... 100 Years
However, I got some sample pieces of Ash and White oak and compared them.

It is really Ash, fits way better with the grain of the wood and the color as well.

Thanks