Any ideas what this is?

[tudormaker]

I apoligise if this is in the wrong forum.
I was given this bit of 4X4 and about the length of a pallet, I say about as I don't want to go out into the garage where I store some of my wood at this time of night.

It has got a very strong smell and is very heavy, it has also got what seems to be marks of a metal strap on the ends.

Terry

 

[Bodrighy]

Difficult to tell without seeing a picture. From your description though it could well be an old post made of pitch pine. What sort of smell is it?

Pete

 

[Jonzjob]

Iroko???

 

[mikec]

This could be one of the "Meranti" (shorea?), family of woods from the far east. There are a number of similar species commonly used for pallets. They are reddish in colour with varying density from light to extremely heavy.

I got about 20 pallet covers from a printer a few years ago that were made from this timber. It planes up well but has some wild grain patches.

Regards,

mikec

 

[joez71]

Might be Merbau:

http://www.arroway-textures.com/catalog_static/7/385


joez

 

[andersonec]

Another one for the list, Massaranduba or some kind of Mahogany?????

Andy

 

[Neil O]

It could be Ekki (Lophira alata), a African hardwood. I picked some up from some sea defense work I have been working on.
Its really heavy and has quite a strong smell.

 

[nev]

sapele?