cjswoodcrafts Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 hey all, i need some help, i need to know what kind of wood this is, i got 2 trash cans full of scraps from a place called peach state lumber and this piece was in it, once i get the name of it, im gonna start making rings with it, the guy told me at the lumber yard, but i cant remember, i did email the company, no reply yet, if you know, help... thanks all Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Beautyful piece Jim ,my guess is it's "real wood" Can't wait to see what kind of rings you turn out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 I'm not sure Jim, but here is a website that has lots of wood species with pictures and descriptions. It may be of some help. http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/ ... s/#letterA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vector01 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 try this... http://www.wood-database.com/wood-identification/ Looks like "Santos Mahogany" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartwood Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 It looks like Alder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 To me it looks to grainy and dark red for alder. Is it from the U.S. or from overseas somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjswoodcrafts Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 clayton, its from africa, its a hard wood to cut, i saw a pic looks a bit like afzelia, but lumber yard thinks its LEOPARD WOOD so i dunno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 It's not leopard wood, leopard wood has distictive spots in it. it does look like the wood "Santos Mahogany" that Art said, but its from south america. look at this link http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/ ... antos.htm,. I'll look through some of my exotics and see what I can come up with. Does it look red or more of a brown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjswoodcrafts Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Clayton, it looks more brown then red, with some black grain lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Jim another wood that come to mind is bubinga. it is from africa rdedish brown and has dark streaks in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspirations Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Hi Jim this could be JARRA FROM AUSTRALIA Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagledrum70 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Could possibly be Teak . I did a frame out of scrap hardwood flooring it was Teak and it kinda looks like that . They have Teak at my local WoodCraft store and it looks like that. Eagledrum70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjswoodcrafts Posted January 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 hey guys, thanks for everyones input, will take it and get it identified soon, appreciate all the replies, i really love this forum, great peeps, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjswoodcrafts Posted January 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 hey all, thanks for the replies on the help, well i took it to home depot, they thought it was mahagony, that wasnt it, so i went to lowes, front desk told me to go back to the flooring dept, where they have exotic wood, and they put the piece of wood next to all their wood, and the closest we can come to is chestnut, same exact grain and all, but we will make a trip to where i got the wood from soon as my truck is fixed again, so i guess for now this is one of the world's mysteries that just don't want to be solved. thanks again all Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdkits1 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 From the color and grain I would say African Padauk or an off shade of Bloodwood. If the sawdust is irritating to the sinuses Padauk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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