On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 16:30:40 GMT, wrote:

On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:27:37 GMT, (Doug Miller) wrote:

"avid_hiker" wrote:
Western Red Cedar possibly if not the Douglas Fir? What ya think?

The OP's photo doesn't even resemble any type of cedar or fir. It is
*unquestionably* a hardwood, and it's almost certainly ash specifically.

Mr. Miller

There are so many variables. You cannot tell with by this photo alone
what species it is. One can only make asumptions for what was
available locally. You need to physically have the piece in hand or a
picture of the whole entire post for more clues.

I've graded/inspected all types of wood for 30 years. So I believe my
opinion is fairly good.

Hi Dale,

In dicussing the various pictures that I took with the friend that is going
to do the turning, he suggested I put up a couple other pictures which he
thinks best show the grain. So here are two more (also unreduced):

http://donwiss.com/finial-2.jpg
http://donwiss.com/finial-3.jpg

Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).