I know nothing about wood from across the pond - What is this chunk of wood? Mahogany? :dontknow:
Wood from across the pond ID?
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looks a lot like quartersawn sapele.
Jeff,
Trying to identify an unknown wood from a photo is nearly impossible, especially with with woods that are similar in appearance to mahogany. It would be helpful to have more information about where, when, and how you obtained it, some idea of its density, etc. A wood expert can have difficulties identifying some species even if they have the wood in their hand.
Based on these photos alone, this could be sapele, African mahogany, Honduran mahogany, andiroba, or any one of a number of less common species from Africa, Central America, or South America. Part of the problem with any photo is how true the color rendering is. We have no way of knowing that, and so relying on color alone does not have any validity. The ribbon stripe figure in quartersawn lumber occurs in each of the species that I mentioned above, so again that does not narrow it down much. Since those are the only two features that we have to deal with, we're at a dead end.
Sorry I can't be of more help, but perhaps if additional information could be provided, we could narrow it down some.
Matt
Trying to identify an unknown wood from a photo is nearly impossible, especially with with woods that are similar in appearance to mahogany. It would be helpful to have more information about where, when, and how you obtained it, some idea of its density, etc. A wood expert can have difficulties identifying some species even if they have the wood in their hand.
Based on these photos alone, this could be sapele, African mahogany, Honduran mahogany, andiroba, or any one of a number of less common species from Africa, Central America, or South America. Part of the problem with any photo is how true the color rendering is. We have no way of knowing that, and so relying on color alone does not have any validity. The ribbon stripe figure in quartersawn lumber occurs in each of the species that I mentioned above, so again that does not narrow it down much. Since those are the only two features that we have to deal with, we're at a dead end.
Sorry I can't be of more help, but perhaps if additional information could be provided, we could narrow it down some.
Matt
I was thinking, maybe it was Pink Ivory.
Chris, you need to come back out sometime. gather a bunch of other forum folks and make a trip out of it
Chris
Chris
I'll be out soon, probably with the wife. We need to pick up a little more of that basswood for some over-window shelves she wants in the kitchen. Hopefully you have some left? If not, maybe some poplar?
Not sure if we can do this Sat, but just in case will you be in Boykins Sat?
C.
still have some. just give me a call and we'll work something out.
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Well it's not rosewood so what's it good for? I'm thinking it might be good for a door stop.
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