Help with wood ID

[knowltoh]

A friend gave me a small piece of a tree limb maybe 1.75" diameter. A wood carver friend gave it to him as is was not something he wanted to carve. It is HARD as can be. I thought maybe Ironwood as guys both thought it was a domestic wood. The pen I gave him was absolutely stunning and I have this piece left.
Any ideas?

 

[wood-of-1kind]

Lignum vitae ... perhaps

 

[Holz Mechaniker]

I would say it is a Michigan iron wood found in our wet lands or even desert Iron wood. Lignum Vitae would be green with streaks of yellow.

 

[yorkie]

Looks like Sumac

 

[alamocdc]

I have some redbud and it looks like that and is hard and dense. And I love turning it!

 

[Nick]

Could it be DIW? Do you have a photo of the pen from the other half?

 

[knowltoh]

I gave it away before getting a photo. I'll get a picture of this one in a day or so.

 

[hunter-27]

Lignum vitae ... perhaps

While it is heavy and dense, I have experienced it to turn rather easily.

I would say it is a Michigan iron wood found in our wet lands or even desert Iron wood. Lignum Vitae would be green with streaks of yellow.

No idea about Michagan iron wood but I'd say IW is close.

Looks like Sumac

Not like any I have but I suppose it could be regionally different.

I have some redbud and it looks like that and is hard and dense. And I love turning it!

Dunno about redbud

Could it be DIW? Do you have a photo of the pen from the other half?

DIW is my guess.

I gave it away before getting a photo. I'll get a picture of this one in a day or so.

I hate it when that happens.

 

[avbill]

Lignum vitae is not easy to turn the grain pattern is too loose for it either

 

[ironman123]

I have a peice of Rosewood thatg is pretty hard and looks similar to that.

Ray

 

[ren-lathe]

It would appear to be desert iron wood

 

[Ed McDonnell]

You didn't say where the wood originally came from. If it's from down south, then +1 on rosewood.

Ed

 

[keithbyrd]

I vote for DIW

 

[knowltoh]

Here is a picture of the pen from the wood.

 

[alamocdc]

It looks great, Herb! And I still think it looks like Redbud.

 

[mrmartyking]

Looks like a piece of desert ironwood that I have.