Wood ID

[gobbypunk]

Hi guys I Posted some photos of some hardwood that my mate saved from a crate looking for an ID on the type of timber so just planned it, any ideas on what it is, one for you I think Steve

[gary112]

5 minutes ago, gobbypunk said:

 

Hi guys I Posted some photos of some hardwood that my mate saved from a crate looking for an ID on the type of timber so just planned it, any ideas on what it is, one for you I think Steve

 

Iroko maybe?

[se7enthdevil]

i'm going to need better photos than those.

 

i need endgrain sanded to 400g so it looks like this.

 

also it would help to know if it is hard, heavy, scented or not and how easily it was to work.

 

it has not jumped out at me as to what it is so it may be a local timber and not something i'm familiar with.

 

any chance of a sample mark?

[gobbypunk]

Hi Steve,sorry I didn’t realise the photos were that bad till I just looked at the post ,so it’s heavy,hard quite easy to work but no real smell ,if you can PM your address I can send you a sample no worries. Thanks 

[se7enthdevil]

address sent.

 

there is a wood called chicrassy that looks very similar but it has a decent smell so i doubt that is it.

[Lignaterrae]

Do you know from which country the crate originated, it would help narrow it down. There are thousands of crates coming into the country carrying slabs of Indian sandstone and they contain interesting wood species. Mainly plantation-grown red gum but Indian native stuff as well.  Chickrassy is one of them but agreed Steve, this doesn’t look like it ; texture looks too coarse and its smell of onions is unmistakable. 

[gobbypunk]

Hi Steve how big a bit do you need as I only have some very thin bits left over 15/20mm square but quite long if that’s any use for an ID I will try and take some more pictures tomorrow,just didn’t get time today.

[se7enthdevil]

6" long please mark.

 

if 15-20mm is all that's left then that'll have to do but i need the heartwood not the pale sapwood.