Wood Identification

[evoman76]

Hi

Can anyone help identify the wood that I have used to make the first three pens from, it came as a job lot I brought but no identification. I am thinking Ebony for the first one ?

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I think you'll need photos with much better resolution before anyone makes a serious guess.

 

[marcros]

the problem with wooden pen blank sets is that you can get some really strange timbers in them that most woodworkers have never heard of. The middle one may well fall into this catagory. Packs such as http://www.ockenden-timber.co.uk/index. ... ts_id=1118 arent labelled, just picked based on a range of colours.

The left hand one may be african blackwood. The right hand wooden one possibly a rosewood or similar. That is just based on colour from a distance.

Are you running short on blanks yet? I can find you a few when you do- PM me your address. People on the forum have been very good to me, and it is only right that I do a favour when I can.

 

[SteveF]

I agree near impossible to see from pics
I will add to Marcos offer
pm if you want a few free blanks as would be no postage

Steve

 

[Beau]

I will have a stab at a couple. As you say the top may well be ebony but could be blackwood and number three looks like cocobolo. The 5th one looks like its made from dyed laminates

 

[evoman76]

Thanks for all your help and kind offers, much appreciated

David

 

[SteveF]

pm replied