What kind of wood is this?

[jajohnsen]

Hi

I found some old wood at my fathers place this christmas, does anybody know what kind of wood this is?

 

[Glynne]

Padauk?

 

[MIGNAL]

It could be a very well oxidised Padauk. Wenge is the other that springs to mind.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Iroko?

 

[hammer n nails]

Iroko for me

 

[beganasatree]

Looks like it could be Wenge.

Peter.

 

[Claymore]

looks very similar to some Wenge I used last year

 

[Kalimna]

Wenge was my first thought also, but the grain pattern is a little more padauk-y. It's also not far away from purplehearrt that has been in the sun for a while.

Does it have a smell if cut/abraded?

Adam

 

[Mr T]

I vote iroko.

 

[Shrubby]

Iroko - the interlocked grain will be fun
Matt

 

[blackrodd]

Iroko?

Have to agree with Phil.p on Iroko, A typical grain thats darkened for some reason,
Here's a link to wenge and it's many grain variations, and I cant find one similar.
Rodders

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=wenge ... 2ekxfJY%3D

 

[chipmunk]

Could be leadwood/mgurure if you're lucky otherwise my vote's for very old purpleheart.
The density would be the key - leadwood's harder and heavy ~1200 kg/m^3.

Jon

 

[Fishandchips]

I have some Cabbage bark wood looks very similar.

 

[Cordy]

JJ; can you post a photo of the end grain ?

 

[jajohnsen]

Thank you for all the replies.
This is a picture of the end grain; it became a chess board

 

[Glynne]

Still think it looks like padauk.
Here is a recent bowl made from padauk: -