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[Vikash]

Yet Another What Wood Is This Question

Some friends have recently bought a mansion and were chucking a load of 2 inch thick wood into the skip. It's being torn out from a bathroom and there's a fair bit of it.

I don't know what it is but I was going to grab it all. Would appreciate if someone could tell me what it is.

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[Mattty]

Hard to say from such a small piece but looks like Iroko to me.

 

[mtr1]

I think it could be Keruing, are there any white silica deposits?

 

[Benchwayze]

Utile, if the end grain has pronounced alternate stripes, as it seems.

Very effective for chequer patterns on the end grain, if you alternate the blocks for direction.

And GRAB it! It's a great mahogany sub and easy to work
HTH
John

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[Creampuff]

just to throw a spanner in the works, I would say its almost definatly Sapele. looks pretty much identicle to the sapele i was planing up last weekend.



Regards


Andy

 

[Benchwayze]

Could be. :duno:

John :wink:

 

[Richard T]

A mansion ... Teak?

 

[Guggs]

It certainly isn't Sapele ,it looks like either Teak ,Afromosia,possible Iroko . I'd edge my bets and say Teak

 

[Vikash]

I took some more pics. Maybe this will help identify it?

 

[Guggs]

Judging by the clearer pics it looks very much like Iroko ,yet another piece looks like Afromosia or teak ! Ha ha . If you get a good cough when cutting it then Iroko is the one . Iroko on second glance .

 

[miles_hot]

could be teak - looks rather like some that I am putting into the bathroom at the moment but I'm a total amateur at wood ID!

 

[Hudson Carpentry]

Picture 3400 I said Iroko with no doubt, but the others have me saying Its not Iroko. Im mythed on this one.

 

[Chip shop]

That end grain looks like keruing to me.

 

[Creampuff]

Well whatever it is, i'm sure we can all agree that it hardwood, and worth saving.

Good find that man


Andy

 

[flounder]

Well whatever it is, i'm sure we can all agree that it hardwood, and worth saving.

Good find that man


Andy

Absolutely! And if there is too much for you, I am just around the corner! :wink: :lol:

 

[Benchwayze]

That looks even more like Utile. A common substitute for wooden window frames in the 70s and 80s., before everyone went crazy for UPVC.

What does it smell like when it's fresh cut?

http://sykestimber.co.uk/timber/utile.html

:wink:

John

 

[Sawyer]

It's reassuringly difficult to identify wood: glad I'm not the only one who gets puzzled. I'll leave the jury to continue its deliberations! :|

 

[Guggs]

Deffo Iroko .

 

[Benchwayze]

Nah.. Iroko is a mucky, orange-brown, almost khaki, and the grain shows very marked wild, streaking, with white flecks here and there.

http://www.sykestimber.co.uk/timber/iroko.html

This pic is a little light in colour. Tomorrow I'll sort out some offcuts of iroko, utile and sapele.

Hopefully!

Regards
John

 

[Guggs]

http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/ ... /iroko.htm

Iroko ! lol