Last weekend my son and I went to my parents house to gather up the last
of the fire wood that we were keeping in their back yard. This was wood
that the tree trimmers took out of their front yard trees. The wood has
been setting out in the elements for about 2 1/2 years. Upon getting it
home to our house a few pieces were too large for the fireplace so my son
and I cut to length and split some of the 8" diameter pieces on the band
saw. Attached are a couple of pictures of what we found after splitting a
piece on the band saw. I ended up with about 30 pieces of veneer from 3
different small logs that are about 1/8" thick, 4 to 8 inches wide, and 20
to 24 inches long.
Apparently the wood has a magical power that accentuates a persons
ability to "whip ass while playing Canasta", if the piece is pointed in the
correct direction while laying in front of you at the card table. ;~)

My wife wants a new jewelry chest and this may look good on the door panels
and drawer fronts.

Can you name the wood?