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| Author: | Alexandru Marian [ Fri Jun 07, 2013 8:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Wood ID, teak? |
I got a large stash of old assorted veneer (imagine a lifetime supply pile of IRW, genuine satinwood, avodire, tulipwood!, birdseye maple, madrone burl!) but one of them I can't ID. It is light brown and tan narrow stripes, medium-high density, large pores. When sanded it has the most foul stink I encountered in wood, really similar to that of the shield bug. Puaah. Could it be teak? I can't come closer based on looks. Thanks! |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wood ID, teak? |
Maybe not enough contrast for Zebrano, but that does smell a bit like dog poo. (At least mine does) |
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| Author: | WilbPorter [ Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wood ID, teak? |
Maybe shedua/ovankgol. Or teak. Sent from my GT-P3113 using Tapatalk 4 Beta |
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| Author: | mqbernardo [ Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wood ID, teak? |
Can´t help you ID it, but just wanted to say this: lucky bastard!!! Alexandru Marian wrote: I got a large stash of old assorted veneer (imagine a lifetime supply pile of IRW, genuine satinwood, avodire, tulipwood!, birdseye maple, madrone burl!) edit: never touched ovangkol, but the from the pics i´ve seen it looks close. reportedly it stinks! there´s also a brown wood named stinkwood (Ocotea bullata), but IIRC it looses the smell once dry. good luck with the ID. edit2: dang typos! |
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| Author: | WindyCityBluesBox [ Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wood ID, teak? |
could be black walnut? I love how it smells but I receive complaints from others in the house when I work with it! |
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| Author: | James Ringelspaugh [ Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wood ID, teak? |
That looks like bocote, but the large pores and stink say zebrawood or shedua. |
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| Author: | nyazzip [ Fri Jun 07, 2013 2:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wood ID, teak? |
it would help to see it scraped or sanded smooth; looking like that it could even be walnut or indian rosewood IMHO |
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| Author: | Alexandru Marian [ Fri Jun 07, 2013 4:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wood ID, teak? |
Looking some more in the pile I found some sheets that are much more likely to be zebrawood (in the right part of the photo). There is zero smell when scraped so not sure how it got the bad rep, if it is truly zebra. On the left, high grade dark tight Indian rosewood. I know Indian can be very coarse and light in color, but the mystery wood (center) has nothing in common with any rosewood. Scraped it really looks the same, except the roughness. And boy it stinks horribly. I can't believe a walnut could be so repulsive. |
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| Author: | WilbPorter [ Fri Jun 07, 2013 4:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wood ID, teak? |
zebra Sent from my GT-I9100M using Tapatalk 2 |
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| Author: | nyazzip [ Fri Jun 07, 2013 4:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wood ID, teak? |
now it kinda looks like sapele..... ? |
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| Author: | Alexandru Marian [ Fri Jun 07, 2013 5:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wood ID, teak? |
Yes it is a similar type of brown, but definitely not sapele. The texture is quite different at close inspection. |
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| Author: | KHageman [ Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wood ID, teak? |
Looks to me like Afromosia. It is sometimes used as a substitute for Teak. Also used a lot on Electric guitars. Nice wood. On the CITES II List. Ken |
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| Author: | KHageman [ Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wood ID, teak? |
One more thing. Afromosia smells like your house is on fire. Burning plastic or insulation or something, Not a very pleasant odor in my opinion, Ken |
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