What wood is this please?

[Stubby]

There is " kiln dried wood " akin to flash frying a steak , then there is kiln dried wood that has been in the kiln long enough to make it dry all the way through and at the same time loosing some of the volitiles and then there is air dried wood ( my favorite ) . 15% moisture is 15% moisture however its achieved but , air dried for me all day long . 

[spudulike]

Some very hard wood is best mixed with softwood or split a bit smaller, oak and laurel come to mind.

As others have said, to test the wood correctly, take a big lump, split it and measure the centre. 

Looking at your picture again, it looks like a piece of some sort of palm...a bit weird.

Edited 1 hour ago by spudulike