wood ident?

[mywoodshopca]

Can someone shed some ideas onto what kind of wood this is?

The wood was salvaged wood from a furniture peice many years ago.

It is very nice to turn.

 

[jthompson1995]

I'd say mahogany or something similar like sapele.

 

[Mack C.]

Can someone shed some ideas onto what kind of wood this is?

The wood was salvaged wood from a furniture peice many years ago.

It is very nice to turn.

Jason; It looks like Australian Silky Oak to me.

I was going to post my pen pic of it but I don't want to hijack your thread.

Go to pge 3 of my Photo Album, and see my Ligero RB #2. While the grain isn't as pronounced as your picture shows, you'll see they are very much alike.

 

[OldWrangler]

I would also say it is Australia Silky Oak. Was used for everything from old fishing reels to furniture.

 

[USAFVET98]

I would say silky oak as well. The color is close to mahogony but the grain patterns just dont add up.

 

[NewLondon88]

Another vote for silky oak.
Those Aussies have about 1500 different oaks..

.. and to make matters worse, some different woods share the
same nicknames.. some aren't oak at all

 

[mywoodshopca]

Thanks everyone.

Here is another image of one of the boards.

 

[NewLondon88]

Hmm.. now it doesn't look as much like silky oak..

 

[Mack C.]

Thanks everyone.

Here is another image of one of the boards.

Jason; How many boards are you asking us to identify? 1 or 2. Are they the same? There was a concensus the first was Silky Oak.

You can't throw another board in the mix without telling us if it looks the same as the pen or is it a different board.

 

[mywoodshopca]

Jason; How many boards are you asking us to identify? 1 or 2. Are they the same? There was a concensus the first was Silky Oak.

You can't throw another board in the mix without telling us if it looks the same as the pen or is it a different board.

Its the same wood. Thats what is confusing me as to the identity.. The grain looks solid on the surface, but looks like the silky in the turning stage.. but the cut strips have a bit of character to them. It tends to have a nice reflective shine in it when it catches the light as well.. I was thinking it was some kind of mohangany wood..

I was using it for just strips for doing practice celtic knots and stuff then decided to try a strip for the pen itself instead of an inlay.

example:

 

[Mack C.]

Its the same wood. Thats what is confusing me as to the identity.. The grain looks solid on the surface, but looks like the silky in the turning stage.. but the cut strips have a bit of character to them. It tends to have a nice reflective shine in it when it catches the light as well.. I was thinking it was some kind of mohangany wood..

COCOBOLO?

 

[mywoodshopca]

COCOBOLO?

Not sure.. dont look like any of the cocobolo I have now.. but there are tons of differrent looks to them..

I will take a few more pictures of the wood strips and not just the board..

Edit:

Heres a picture of the strips.. didnt have the camera flash on since it kept "blinding" the picture..

 

[jthompson1995]

With the last photo, I'm pretty sure it's mahogany.

 

[Rudy Vey]

I also believe it is Mahogany!

 

[mywoodshopca]

Thanks everyone

 

[philb]

African Walnut from the flash picture, but possible mahogany or sorts from the pen!

 

[arioux]

this is probably merbeau. It was used a lot in the maritime province a the beginning of the century for boat deck. Was also used for furniture. Now mostly used as flooring material.
http://www.torlys.com/Flooring/Brow...l/a/ProductID/487/language/en-US/default.aspx

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:MerbauFloor2.jpg

 

[Mack C.]

this is probably merbeau. It was used a lot in the maritime province a the beginning of the century for boat deck. Was also used for furniture. Now mostly used as flooring material.
http://www.torlys.com/Flooring/Brow...l/a/ProductID/487/language/en-US/default.aspx

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:MerbauFloor2.jpg

Call it merbeau! How much more exotic sounding can you get!

 

[arioux]

Well, it's also called: Intsia bijuga, Intsia palembanica
Or
Indonésia : MERBAU
Sabah : MIRABOW
Thaiwan: LUM-PAW
Philippines : IPIL, IPIL LAUT (= l. bijuga)
Viet-Nam : GONUO PNG : KWILA
New Calédonia : KOMU
Madagascar : HINTSY
Great-Britain + Netherland : (MERBAU + MOLUCCAN-IRONWOOD)
Australia : (KWILA)
China : (KALABAU)

 

[mywoodshopca]

Thanks!

I did a google search on it, sure looks like that and it would make sense since this wood is from PEI, and had been used years and years ago in furniture..

Thanks again!
Mack, I agree with ya lol