Need help identifing wood

[andes]

I got a pretty good deal on a large piece of purpleheart and this other board which I am sure is not purpleheart or padouk, but its a beautiful piece of wood. Can one of you identify it.

[Eagle Hollow]

I got a pretty good deal on a large piece of purpleheart and this other board which I am sure is not purpleheart or padouk, but its a beautiful piece of wood. Can one of you identify it.

My guess is "Honduran Mahogany"...or possibly African Mahogany. Wide growth rings.

[JDPratt]

Mahogany would be my guess too. Could be bloodwood too. It looks a little dark to be redheart. Hard to tell with the shine. What are the other characteristics of the wood? Hardness, smell, weight?

[hogiewan]

It might be bloodwood - try cutting or scratching it - the newly cut wood is bright red, but browns quickly with exposure.

[liquidguitars]

looks like African Mahogany cut on the quarter, but the wide grain is throwing me..

80% African Mahogany for my guess. ;)

LG

[andes]

well it weighs about 10.5 lbs, when I scratch it, its kind of a orange color, maybe it is Paduak, I tried to take a shot of the scratch. Its a heavy dense wood, very solid. The size of the board is 13 1/2 x 49 3/8 x 1/2. As for smell its almost has a burnt sweet smell, but I have sinus issues, so the smell part my not be correct LOL



Mahogany would be my guess too. Could be bloodwood too. It looks a little dark to be redheart. Hard to tell with the shine. What are the other characteristics of the wood? Hardness, smell, weight?

[AskBud]

I've used Paduak, and it sounds like you have it.
AskBud

[Scroll'ng Dave]

Andrea,
My guess is it Macasar Ebony from S. America - it's difficult to make a positive ID from the picture. A second guess, if the grain stands out with a corse texture, kind of like ridges, than I would say its Wenge from Central Africa. There both exotcis, much like purpleheart; but not rare or really all that uncommon. They are both hard and I would assume they would both carve well. The Wenge might not produce the texture your looking for in a carve though. To me, its a little too dark to be a Mahogany...

Dave

[JDPratt]

I think Bud nailed it. I hadn't thought about Paduak. Sometimes bloodwood is confused for Paduak. With the orange color when scratched and sweet smell it sounds like that might be it. I don't think it is Wenge. I have used Wenge extensively and it looks way to red for that. Wenge is often confused for Black Walnut. For more info check out this website and make your own determination.

http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/

[liquidguitars]

Paduak if it smells sweet..

[SeaCapt97]

Just finished a African Mahogany buffet. The squirrely Grain and the color look exactly like the lumber I used.

[luckettg]

From the other guesses, I must be really wrong, but it looks like the Walnut that I get from local mills here in SW MI. Colors vary but the grain patterns are very similar. I usually can tell from the smell when I cut it too. Please don't ask me to describe the Walnut smell....I would be hopeless doing that well enough to make any sense.:)