amazingkevin Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 i finally got some wood from the millions of dollar house ,not much but some as most got buried in the bottom of the dumpster,but more to come as she keeps re doing the 2 houses.wide grained wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) hard to tell with the finish on it and the part is not finished is rough and not flat so again tough to tell. The larger kind of spots or grain in the first pic make me believe that it is not a mahogany at all or even a related species to mahogany. Check out the link below for great information about mahogany. The wood database is also a great place to go and search for identity of spieces. a good end grain pic would help love that keyboard Kevin! http://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/mahogany-mixups-the-lowdown/ Edited January 16, 2018 by WayneG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 It is Beautiful wood.Red Oak Maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsteve Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 got a picture of the end grain with no finish? if you slice a thin piece off the end, 1/4" ish, hold it up to a light and can see through it, it is probably red oak.either way, a great score! adding to waynes link, heres a list of the different mahoganies and characteristics: http://www.wood-database.com/#m theres also a section on oaks http://www.wood-database.com/#o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Scroller Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 For sure it is not red oak. I do believe it might be a form of mahogany. I just scored a bunch of mahogany from a friend who's company is remodel a large lawyers office. I got 21 linear feet of 1 x 6 1/2" base board and 23 linear feet of 1 x 5 1/2" base board. Here is a picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Many species of Mahogany out there with Honduras Mahogany very expensive and hard to find. It is a soft wood, light in weight and weather resistant. Nice material to work with because of ease to cut and no harsh grains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 21 hours ago, WayneG said: hard to tell with the finish on it and the part is not finished is rough and not flat so again tough to tell. The larger kind of spots or grain in the first pic make me believe that it is not a mahogany at all or even a related species to mahogany. Check out the link below for great information about mahogany. The wood database is also a great place to go and search for identity of spieces. a good end grain pic would help love that keyboard Kevin! http://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/mahogany-mixups-the-lowdown/ i have to blow out the key board everyday .I'llnever learn to cover it up,lol Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 21 hours ago, WayneG said: hard to tell with the finish on it and the part is not finished is rough and not flat so again tough to tell. The larger kind of spots or grain in the first pic make me believe that it is not a mahogany at all or even a related species to mahogany. Check out the link below for great information about mahogany. The wood database is also a great place to go and search for identity of spieces. a good end grain pic would help love that keyboard Kevin! http://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/mahogany-mixups-the-lowdown/ Your right, probably a red wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 17 hours ago, lawson56 said: It is Beautiful wood.Red Oak Maybe? Maybe ?TYhanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 14 hours ago, tomsteve said: got a picture of the end grain with no finish? if you slice a thin piece off the end, 1/4" ish, hold it up to a light and can see through it, it is probably red oak.either way, a great score! adding to waynes link, heres a list of the different mahoganies and characteristics: http://www.wood-database.com/#m theres also a section on oaks http://www.wood-database.com/#o red heart is the closest match ,Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 8 hours ago, NC Scroller said: For sure it is not red oak. I do believe it might be a form of mahogany. I just scored a bunch of mahogany from a friend who's company is remodel a large lawyers office. I got 21 linear feet of 1 x 6 1/2" base board and 23 linear feet of 1 x 5 1/2" base board. Here is a picture. mine is very red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 7 hours ago, JTTHECLOCKMAN said: Many species of Mahogany out there with Honduras Mahogany very expensive and hard to find. It is a soft wood, light in weight and weather resistant. Nice material to work with because of ease to cut and no harsh grains. I believe this is soft,very very red wood. tomsteve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 7 hours ago, JTTHECLOCKMAN said: Many species of Mahogany out there with Honduras Mahogany very expensive and hard to find. It is a soft wood, light in weight and weather resistant. Nice material to work with because of ease to cut and no harsh grains. no telling what i have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 I can tell you for sure it is not bloodwood or redheart. They are the redest woods on the market but hard and heavy woods. It is a mahagony, if real red it could be Honduras mahogany. tomsteve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, JTTHECLOCKMAN said: I can tell you for sure it is not bloodwood or redheart. They are the redest woods on the market but hard and heavy woods. It is a mahagony, if real red it could be Honduras mahogany. its not honduran mahogany for sure. I have some of that stuff and its completely different and Kevin your right it is pretty soft. Here is a pic of honduran mahogany... Edited January 17, 2018 by WayneG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 looks like mahogany to me I have a shelf exactly the same which I varnished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 2 hours ago, WayneG said: its not honduran mahogany for sure. I have some of that stuff and its completely different and Kevin your right it is pretty soft. Here is a pic of honduran mahogany... Wayne nice cutting but I will have to differ with you 100% Look up any data base and it will state that Honduras Mahagony will be a light reddish brown to a darker reddish brown. I can pull some boards out and take some photos if you would like and compare to a few other mahagonys I have. . I work with it alot. Put a film finish on it and it will darken and over time it will really deepen to a dark reddish color especially if left in sunlight. People will spend big money on furniture made from it. http://www.olivercustomfurniture.com/photos/wood03.jpg many people pass off Sapele which is in the mahagony family as Hondurous mahagony http://www.wood-database.com/wp-content/uploads/sapele.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsteve Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 being in florida, it could be cuban mahogany. would be nice to see a piece without the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 when you cut it Kevin is there a "spicy", perfume scent to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 On 1/16/2018 at 11:29 PM, JTTHECLOCKMAN said: I can tell you for sure it is not bloodwood or redheart. They are the redest woods on the market but hard and heavy woods. It is a mahagony, if real red it could be Honduras mahogany. Looking at samples it looks like red heart,but what do i know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 On 1/17/2018 at 9:15 AM, tomsteve said: being in florida, it could be cuban mahogany. would be nice to see a piece without the finish. I'll have to sand some and post soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 On 1/17/2018 at 10:02 AM, WayneG said: when you cut it Kevin is there a "spicy", perfume scent to it? I'll cut some soon and let you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Red heart is a heavy exotic wood. I know it it is hard to see but here is Redheart with a Danish oil finish on it in this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 14 minutes ago, JTTHECLOCKMAN said: Red heart is a heavy exotic wood. I know it it is hard to see but here is Redheart with a Danish oil finish on it in this project. Very nice work John,Looks very fragile,my wood is soft????? Would you say it heavyer than particule board? my wood is pretty light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 On 1/17/2018 at 10:02 AM, WayneG said: when you cut it Kevin is there a "spicy", perfume scent to it? I had to cut some to find out and yes it's spicy!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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