New Wood

[wyone]

Mahogany really surprises me. I don't see any of the characteristic dark dots that I have always had in the mahogany I use.

Regardless it is a VERY cool wood! Thinking you need to go out and help there often.

 

[TOF]

mountain mahogany

Mountain Mahogany - I really like this - the tree is really very gnarly twisted thing with dark red bark. I got a couple of garly peieces and a small burl.

Oh well I tried...I am new to this (penturning) and to identifying wood species, and must say that I found it fun to participate.

 

[1080Wayne]

Well , it was easier to guess that than going through 50 species of manzanita !! Seriously though , I have , I think , 5 blanks of it . May not be as nicely coloured - can`t tell because I can`t lay my hands on them , but my inventory tells me I do , and my memory (admittedly faulty at times) tells me that I haven`t used them .

 

[1080Wayne]

Mahogany really surprises me. I don't see any of the characteristic dark dots that I have always had in the mahogany I use.

Regardless it is a VERY cool wood! Thinking you need to go out and help there often.

If you go to the USDA Plants database and search mahogany , you will find the name used for members of several different plant families . Mountain mahoganys are members of the rose family - perhaps only found in the W US , but I haven`t checked that .

 

[keithbyrd]

Mahogany really surprises me. I don't see any of the characteristic dark dots that I have always had in the mahogany I use.

Regardless it is a VERY cool wood! Thinking you need to go out and help there often.

If you go to the USDA Plants database and search mahogany , you will find the name used for members of several different plant families . Mountain mahoganys are members of the rose family - perhaps only found in the W US , but I haven`t checked that .

According to the research I did - you are correct - part of the rose family and western US

 

[wyone]

well you know.. if I keep learning things in here.. I may forget my name.. My brain only has so much capacity and I learn things daily here so my brain is getting full.

Mahogany and Rose in the same family.. I never would have thought that