ID wood

Post by **Makingtoothpicks** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 8:18 pm

I have some wood that has been lying around for ages. I decided to use some for a project.
It is cutting very nice. I don't know what it is. Can anyone ID this wood. I tried to get a
picture of the end grain and a top view. If location helps I am in Seattle USA west coast

Don

Post by **flying_flip** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:00 pm

Thinking White Oak.
there is something wrong with the dates at the bottom btw...

Post by **Leo** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:11 pm

Doesn't look like Oak to me.

Maybe quarter sawn mahogany.

Post by **kp91** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:22 pm

I think a type of mahogany. Good looking piece of wood!

Post by **IslaWW** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:09 pm

Sapele or Luan?

Post by **Makingtoothpicks** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:18 pm

flying_flip wrote:Thinking White Oak.
there is something wrong with the dates at the bottom btw...

The dates are fine , it is the way I made them. Maybe hard to see
it is 2017 the year he joined to 20!! when ever he leave as it is open

Don

Post by **Makingtoothpicks** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:21 pm

I have a bunch. I may take one or two to a local lumber yard and
see if I cam match it. It really is nice to work with.

Don

Post by **tomgardiner** » Sat Feb 24, 2018 12:26 am

My guess is African Mahogany. Low density, pinkish when cut, a bit stringy when sawn and often the grain changes direction making it a pain to plane.

Post by **ger21** » Sat Feb 24, 2018 6:49 pm

It's some type of mahogany, but there are many types, and it's nearly impossible to know exactly which it is. The light color looks more like Lauan, as Gary said.

https://www.woodworkerssource.com/blog/ ... /mahogany/

Not even close to white oak.

Post by **rgerding** » Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:53 pm

Looks like mahogany that I have been carving. Beautiful grain and is a semi hardwood.

Post by **Martin Reid** » Sun Feb 25, 2018 2:00 pm

For those interested..

The TRADA Wood information database matches it to: Meranti, light red Shorea spp.
Also known as: light red meranti, white lauan, light red seraya, perawan, meranti bunga, alan bunga, seraya merah, red meranti, lauan
Density (mean, Kg/m³): 550 (Density can vary by 20% or more)
Colour(s): Pink/pale red, Reddish brown
Main country of origin: Malaysia

Sincerely and in good faith
Martin Reid

https://www.trada.co.uk/wood-species/meranti-light-red/

Post by **Paul Z** » Sun Feb 25, 2018 2:53 pm

I also think it is Meranti. Although it is frequently called Philippine mahogany, it isn't really a mahogany.

If it is meranti, it is relatively light weight and moderately soft. Quarter sawn pieces will often look like the semi precious gem tiger eye and will change color depending on the viewing angle.

Paul Z

Post by **Ollywood** » Sat Mar 03, 2018 8:18 pm

I'm 98% meranti on this.

Post by **martin54** » Sat Mar 03, 2018 9:16 pm

I can never tell with a lot of these mahogany look alikes

mind you I am not great with any wood identification lol I used to have a window company in the unit next to mine & although I was never sure exactly what it was I was collecting from their skip I could normally get a pretty good idea how it was going to machine by the weight. One of their fitters told me once that the stuff they were ripping out & throwing away was far better quality than the new stuff they were fitting

The dates are fine , it is the way I made them. Maybe hard to see
it is 2017 the year he joined to 20!! when ever he leave as it is open

Your going to be in a bit of trouble if they stay in for 84 years Don

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