What kind of leaf?

[Richard]

I'm thinking this is a Maple... but it's not the same as most Maples I've seen.

I ask because this is from a downed tree, maybe 12" diameter, pretty straight trunk for 15 feet...I'm wondering if I'm just as well off dragging it to my burn pile or, is it worth stacking on a pile and dragging said pile to a saw mill an hour away to have it sawn into boards for projects (like making a dovetailed box).

What's your vote.....burn or slice & dice?

 

[Yander]

Maple

 

[/pine]

Could be a sycamore...

 

[Yander]

Yeah, it has a more serrated edge like a sycamore leaf

 

[jaxs]

Slice and dice. Slice off a disc,cut disc across center into 2 semicircles then sand edge of a half disc to reveal what surface of boards will look like.

 

[Richard]

Slice and dice. Slice off a disc,cut disc across center into 2 semicircles then sand edge of a half disc to reveal what surface of boards will look like.

Clever thought, that hadn't crossed my mind!

 

[MossRoad]

Clever thought, that hadn't crossed my mind!

Any good, solid log would be worth experimenting on if I had a sawmill.

 

[MossRoad]

You'd know if it was a sycamore tree by the unique bark.

 

[old and tired]

photo of the tree bark and / or twigs from a branch would help ID it...