Guess what this is ?

[Oka]

I am not sure, kinda looks like Honduran Rosewood, but honestly just a guess maybe Sisso ?

Anyone know what this looks like ?

It was part of an auction lot, Heavy, my guess it is about hard as Santos

 

[Mike Davis]

Looks like exotic hardwood, nice color, exceptionally tight grain.

 

[Gotcha6]

Ipe?

 

[riggsp]

Looks like Ipe to me

 

[Rjgooden]

I vote ipe

 

[Mike Davis]

When I lived in Alabama the only wood I could buy locally was pine. To me everything was pine.

Oak=hard pine
Maple=smooth pine
Walnut=dark pine
Ebony=Black pine

Then I moved to NC and a whole new world opened up...

 

[Jeff]

Did you get it in Hawaii? I have no idea but it may be a local hardwood and not an import from South America or elsewhere.

 

[Dee2]

Maybe you could consult Robin Clark on Kuai or Emiliano Achival on Maui for local species. Tell them both I said "Hi", please. Nice folks.

 

[bob vaughan]

Since it is S4S, you can measure it, determine the volume, then weigh it. That should get you in the ball park.

 

[FredP]

Looks like blood wood to me

 

[Mike Davis]

Looks like blood wood to me

You mean like blood diamonds or the species bloodwood?

 

[McRabbet]

It has many of the characteristics of Bubinga or African Mahogany.

 

[Gotcha6]

Ipe has a fire resistance rating akin to concrete, and is VERY dense. Be prepared to replace a saw blade or two if you're cutting it.

 

[Oka]

Not Ipe ... we use it alot here. I thought Bubinga before but it usually is more brown, I keep thinking it must be some kind of rosewood ... but- It is a 2'x2'x1.7 inch block though gotta figure what to do with it as it is begging to be made into something.

 

[bob vaughan]

Even though that is a glue-up, the boards look a little wide to be a true rosewood.
There's .56666. cubic foot there. The weight won't define what it is particularly, but the weight will go a long way in eliminating possibilities.
For example, east indian rosewood would make that sample weigh a little over 31 lbs.
Lumber and Hardwood Weight Calculator - Inch Calculator

 

[FredP]

You mean like blood diamonds or the species bloodwood?

must be species cause it sure don't resemble jewelry.... phone auto correct doesn't like some words.

 

[Mike Davis]

Blood diamonds (also called conflict diamonds, brown diamonds, hot diamonds, or red diamonds) are diamonds mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, an invading army's war efforts, or a warlord's activity.

 

[SteveHall]

Looks like Ipe, here's a deck in it I just finished...

 

[Matt Furjanic]

Bubinga...

 

[Caseykasem]

I just picked up a bunch of Cumaru and that looks very similar.