Wood ID please

[Lightweeder]

Come on LW get it turned, then we can see for certain what it is... your keeping us in suspense!!!!...... :wink: :wink:

Richard

OK, here goes. I've put nothing on it, but a sample goes really dark. Waste of time, as it turns out, as there are some horrible cracks in it






Any thoughts ?

 

[Richard Findley]

You've got me with that one LW. Deffinately not Oak, that I can confirm now I've seen it!!! Could be Iroko but I haven't much experience of working it so can't be much help. Was it oily and hard on the tools?? (lots of re-sharpening?)

Richard

 

[Bodrighy]

I don't think it's iroko, at least not like any I've seen. Where did you get it from?

pete

 

[big soft moose]

I don't think it's iroko, at least not like any I've seen. Where did you get it from?

pete

it looks a bit like monkey puzzle to me (Ive never turned that either , but rember seeing a bowl that ceiran forbes did out of MP and it looked rather like that)

 

[Dan-K]

Monkey puzzle, now thats exotic! :shock:

Elm?? I don't know from experience, but here's one:

edit: I looked up monkey puzzle. It has branches that exit at the same level all around the trunk so you can get some spectacular effects like here.

 

[Paul.J]

It's not Teak.
Looks like Sumac now. :?:

 

[wizer]

Elm was my first thought, but if you compare it to Paul's bowl he turned the other day they are quite different.

Paul might be on to something with Sumac

 

[Lightweeder]

I don't think it's iroko, at least not like any I've seen. Where did you get it from?

pete

Bit of a huge plank been in friend's garage for years. Are we sure it's not teak? It was a bit brittle, but not too hard on the tools. ....oh, and can I save it from the cracks ? What about copper powder?

 

[big soft moose]

edit: I looked up monkey puzzle. It has branches that exit at the same level all around the trunk so you can get some spectacular effects like here.

good point- I cant find a picture of the one i was thinking of but its in the tony boase woodturning masterclass book

 

[Jenx]

ANother vote for Elm ...
it looks very similar to this :

That'd be my guess :wink: 8)

 

[Lightweeder]

I've never heard of Sumac, but it sounds a bit exotic to have been lying in friend's garage for years. Probably something more utilitarian - but it doesn't look like elm to me. Anyroadup, I'll try filling the crack with copper and give it a coat of something nice.

Thanks all for your thoughts.

 

[Dan-K]

I don't know Tom, they actually looked kinda similar to me:

But I'm no expert and LW says no so I gues you're right

 

[Paul.J]

I turned some Sumac and it does look like that LW,but i think it only grows to smallish diams :?:
How big is the plank you have :?:
It's the wrong colour for the Elm i have and have seen.

 

[Jenx]

All those are elm Paul ... colour variation is quite wide.
I'm still "backing" Elm ! :lol: :lol:

 

[Paul.J]

That is a wide variation in colour Alun :shock:

 

[Lightweeder]

I turned some Sumac and it does look like that LW,but i think it only grows to smallish diams :?:
How big is the plank you have :?:
It's the wrong colour for the Elm i have and have seen.

About 8x4" Paul.

Oiled up, it lookes like that middle one of yours Jenx.

 

[dickm]

Pretty sure it's NOT acacia now I've seen it turned. Not yellow enough to start off. I'd tend towards Alun and elm. The grain is certainly very elm-like.