Help me identify this species of wood

[Mladenovic]

Sapele? Mahogany? what type?




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tnx

[The Bard Rocks]

I'm better than most folks at this sort of thing, but without better pictures, i am not even going to try. Maybe one of our experts will know.

[Shuksan]

Originally Posted by The Bard Rocks

I'm better than most folks at this sort of thing, but without better pictures, i am not even going to try. Maybe one of our experts will know.

Did you try clicking on his photos? That takes you to larger pics.

[Wade Hampton]

Originally Posted by Mladenovic

Sapele? Mahogany? what type?

To me it looks more like some sort of oak than any species of mahogany. The cross grain medullary rays in it are especially pronounced. That’s a common characteristic of oak.

So my guess (and that’s all it is, just a guess, nothing more) is that it’s some species of oak, and a European species of oak at that.

But I stand willing to be corrected by those who know woods far better than I do.


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[Mladenovic]

No, its not an oak, its not a european species. Im working with oak often. This spicies is from the Ivory coast, Côte d'Ivoire, and is at least 30 years old.

Maybie it's Iroko?

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[The Bard Rocks]

Originally Posted by Shuksan

Did you try clicking on his photos? That takes you to larger pics.

Never knew one could do that (I rarely click on things). This helps of course, much clearer - and i still do not know. Interesting wood, probably not strikingly beautiful, but one of those which look nicer the closer you see it, maybe some chatoyance too.... I could see it making a good-sounding instrument.

[Mladenovic]

Originally Posted by The Bard Rocks

maybe some chatoyance too.... I could see it making a good-sounding instrument.

Golden. Very pronounced...

Video, after scraper.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSR9aOFtgt8

[gr81dorn]

It definitely seems to have some hallmarks of a tropical hardwood. There's a rare species that comes from africa that looks a little like that, in the mahogany type of speceis called Longhi, it looks a lot like that.

It also could just be good old sapele - that varies so tremendously in color, but the color and grain you're showing is definitely common in Sapele....could also be Okoume, which is pretty similar and a pretty common in that part of Africa.

[irvine]

Looks like Afzelia to me

[Song]

It looks like basswood.

[Mladenovic]

Definitely has some different variations of colors. Larger piece behind a golden yelow has brown reddish color, but have golden chatoyance too.

[Mladenovic]

Originally Posted by irvine

Looks like Afzelia to me

Different endgrain.

[irvine]

Indeed, different endgrain.
So its Iroko

[irvine]

https://www.wood-database.com/iroko/

[Mladenovic]

Originally Posted by irvine

https://www.wood-database.com/iroko/

Endgrain looks like sapele,iroko and afrormosia to me.

But iroko have medium rays visible without lens, and growth rings indistinct. On my picture i can see a growth rings.
Afrormosia - rays not visible without lens. I cant se rays on my piece without camera.
Waiting for someone who is 99% sure.

afrormosia end grain from internet



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