joerobson Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Does anyone know what this wood is? It is very hard and dense yet has a fairly open grain. It oxidizes from green to brown when exposed. On we go, Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeyerFittings Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Where did you get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle duke Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Some sell it as Morado but I'm not sure they really know. So that's my guess -maybe Morado. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bress Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Black Walnut will sometimes have greens and blues when freshly sawn then change to the brown you expect fairly quickly. Other Juglans spp. may also, but I'm not sure. -Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Smith Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 http://www.wood-database.com/ipe/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlecollector Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Probably Ipe as Evan suggests or a related wood like Hakia. Ive seen several woods that look very similar and have that dull yellowish green powdery surface when cut or planed. The yellow green powder is Lapachol, which used to be used as a anti-cancer agent ,it is considered toxic. It is also quite nasty for pet cats, so bowmakers should keep cats away from the dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Russell Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Does it smell of smokey bacon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joerobson Posted March 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 It is not Ipe. It is not walnut....Far too dense. No odor. Got it from a violin maker who got it from someone who makes Marimba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Jetson Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 My first guess would be black walnut, second guess some kind of mahogany? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Russell Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 Might it be greenheart? I had a few logs of it, very old, from the foundations of a wharf. It looked like your piece. The sawdust felt greasy and smelled of rashers. But that could have been because it spent a hundred years in the sea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Allen Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 Have you considered Desert Ironwood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 If the fresh cut surface was more yellow, I'd be thinking Osage Orange/Bois d'Arc. That's very hard, and turns brown like that. Edit= Any possibility that it's either true lignum vitae (Guaiacum spp.) or one of the Bulnesia species being sold as it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeyerFittings Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 Joe, does it float? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossini Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 mulberry? hard yellow when it is green and ages to dark brown it would be more like aok a bit more flakier. . walnut.? better picture with light reflection would help to ID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee B. Bridges Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 On 3/17/2017 at 10:04 AM, joerobson said: Does anyone know what this wood is? It is very hard and dense yet has a fairly open grain. It oxidizes from green to brown when exposed. So hard to tell from those photos, but looks to be a tropical hardwood. Teak is known to turn from greenish to brownish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBouquet Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 Teak was my first guess when I saw this question. But teak has a distinct odor when cut, often described as "leathery." Teak also has a waxy feel to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Noon Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Wee B. Bridges said: So hard to tell from those photos, but looks to be a tropical hardwood. Agreed. I looked around on the wood database site, and there are a few dense ones that look similar (I like "bullet wood"). I have a sample of something someone gave me that's similar looking, and a sinker at 1.12 density. The guy told me what it was, but I forgot. It was a strange name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Martins Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 Try here : http://woodsoftheworld.org/_dev_/gallery/index_letter.php?letter=B Looks to me like some sort of Brazilian hardwood like Sucupira (Bowdichia nitida) or Cumaru... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlecollector Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 To be honest it could be any dense type of tropical timber, my first thoughts were ipe or hakia mainly due to the green/ yellow powdery cut surface (if thats what i can see in the photo),but if your certain its not ipe then it could be anything from those photos. There is loads of timber with obscure names imported for wood flooring.ew years back I bought a load of wood from the stables of a country house a few years back,it was used as timber paneling ,around 75 years old. It has a similar appearance to yours as well , the seller said it was probably Denya wood (okan) from Africa. This site has loads of example photos of timbers. http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joerobson Posted March 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 15 hours ago, MeyerFittings said: Joe, does it float? No! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joerobson Posted March 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 On 03/17/2017 at 8:40 PM, Conor Russell said: Might it be greenheart? I had a few logs of it, very old, from the foundations of a wharf. It looked like your piece. The sawdust felt greasy and smelled of rashers. But that could have been because it spent a hundred years in the sea. Greenheart it is... Matches the specs. Thanks Conner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlecollector Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 How can you be certain on that, i have a collection of 100`s of these types of woods which ive collected over the years trying to find decent alternatives for bow making ,and without the labelling i have on them i would have great difficulty being 100% certain on some of them as they look so alike even down to the pore structures and vessels which show in the end grain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfjk Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 From the grain,colour and size of the block the wood is likely to be plantation grown indian rosewood, commonly called "sonokeling" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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