RonSchmitt
Member
This is from a ship built in 1959 and sunk in 1963. Any ideas as to what kind of wood it is?
Mystery wood, any ideas?
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ed4copies
Local Chapter Manager
It COULD be Pao Ferro.
Corse, nice grain, brown wood COULD be about a thousand other things, too.
Corse, nice grain, brown wood COULD be about a thousand other things, too.
Lulanrt
Member
Are there any rays in the wood? I can not tell from the pic. Looks a little like it could be beech but I am not sure.
Travis
Travis
cozee
Member
Built in '59 and sunk in '63? Well, what the wood isn't is seaworthy!!!!
ed4copies
Local Chapter Manager
:tongue:It could be so dense, it is heavier than water.:tongue::tongue:
NewLondon88
Local Chapter Leader
That's where that wood went! I was going to make a life preserver
out of it for my ex wife.. :tongue:
out of it for my ex wife.. :tongue:
1080Wayne
Member
From a ship on the Great Lakes ? Then maybe a local wood . Sand the end grain smooth , look at it under 10x glass , and tell us what you see . Wayne
ed4copies
Local Chapter Manager
Nick
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arkie
Member
I'm thinking walnut. I've seen similar color changes on walnut driftwood, though it wasn't submerged nearly as long. Doesn't look like teak, mahogany, or white oak, though all 3 are used on boats.
RonSchmitt
Member
I will bring it to the chapter meeting Sunday and see if anyone can hazard a guess.
woody350ep
Member
You better just leave me outta this lol.
Ron - if you know when the boat was built and sank, is there a chance you know the name of the boat? I am sure you could dig up some history on it and find out what it was built out of. Local libraries keep newspaper records that you could go check out. If it was a big ship, back in that time it may have made the paper too. Just a thought of course..
Glenn McCullough
Member
I have a piece of chestnut that looks just like that, its a possibility.
wdcav1952
Activities Manager Emeritus
At least you know it didn't dry out too much!
Rarest wood
Member
my thoughts were along the same lines it will only be a timber suitable for use in boats, if its the hull or decking then it will have to be resistant to rot
so its not wallnut unless it was used for the interior I doubt its beech or chestnut my guess is Teak which is everyones first choice when building a boat
I go down to the coast which is about 7 minutes away from us here in Northumberland especialy after the rivers have flooded then you get so much choice in the driftwood available I too have seen how the sea bleaches out any timber that happens to be in it I then leave the timber out side near the house let the rain water clean the salt off then make picture frames from some of it, They make nice gifts for a frrend of mine who does moasic pictures
redfishsc
Member
The ribbon stripes and the color scream MAHOGANY to me. Quartersawn, as well.
Add to that the fact that mahogany has been used for centuries for boat building, and I personally would bank on that.
I don't know how waterlogged and re-dried mahogany would smell, but regular kiln dried mahogany has a distinct smell to it.
Add to that the fact that mahogany has been used for centuries for boat building, and I personally would bank on that.
I don't know how waterlogged and re-dried mahogany would smell, but regular kiln dried mahogany has a distinct smell to it.
fernhills
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