Bought out a shop, with wood, and there are several species I cannot identify. This appears to be a tropical, and was in the rough, so I took a handplane to it, but not too much. I hope there is enough here to identify it. Thanks for the help.
It is redder than Paduk, withut the striations of paduk. The grain is pretty tight. It is not as red as bloodwood. It does not have a lot of strong grain pattern. It is a very striking color. I am thinking it is quite heavy, but it was so burried in the stack that I have not yet gotten down to it.
Thanks.
Alan
Alan
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Edited 3/26/2004 12:24 pm ET by s4s
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Alan, your photo doesn't provide much to go on...but I'll open with a few possibilities. It might be bubinga (Guibourtia spp)...or, although a less likely prospect, it might be one of the Sickingias (such as chactacote; Sickingia salvadorensis). Another possibility would be jatoba (AKA Brazilian cherry; Hymenaea courbaril).
Does the wood have any other characteristics noticeable enough for you to describe? Does it have an oily feel, or a strong scent, either resinous or floral?
Hello
I agree you need a better picture.
Although, I have some pear that looks a lot like your picture.
Let me know what you have ,when you find out.
Good luck. C.A.G.
Jon,
Agree with what you think here - another option may be our river red gum, which was grown as a divider for Californian Orchards.
Hard and rich red.
The grain pattern will give it away.
Others - here's a good link to an online wood identifying resource the above pic came from - more use to you guys than it is to me as it's American Timbers. 350 scientific samples of common and less common US cabinetry timbers.
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/archives/forestry/hough/index.html
Cheers,
eddie
Nice link Eddie, I'll put a bookmark on that one. Thanks!Steve
Could be Andamin Padauk, rosadillo, or maybe pink ivory. picture really too small to gues. What does the wood smell like??
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