Any idea what this wood is

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Anyone know what type of wood this is?

Picked a stack of these up over the weekend.
My guess is some type of rosewood which appears to be quartersawn when I looked at the end grain. Straight lines across and with the grain in the pieces so straight I'm sure it was quartersawn.
Reminds me of guitar neck pieces I got from Martin Guitar back home in Pa.
The top strip I put some sealer on (left side) to bring out color and grain a little more.
The others are natural color.

Thanks, Keith​
 

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I'd agree it's rosewood but there are more than one type of rosewood. Can't really say which one you have.
 
I have used a lot of East Indian rosewood veneer. Several hundred square feet. It looks like this the deep red and the streaks of black. All straight grain. Dalbergia latifolia
 
I have some Pau Ferro that I bought over 40 years ago. Some pieces can look like yours once aged a little as it darkens.

You can always send a sample to your Forest Products Laboratory for analysis and they might be able to identify it. It is a free service for you folks and they will do 3 samples per year.

Forest Products Laboratory - USDA Forest Service

Web site for the United States Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. Part of Forest Service Research & Development, serving the United States and the world.
www.fpl.fs.usda.gov www.fpl.fs.usda.gov
 
Curly said:
I have some Pau Ferro that I bought over 40 years ago.
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Shoot Pete, you'r photo looks like a much younger fellow! ;)

I will agree with all suggestions above (I favor a Rosewood from my experience with the 'Estate Sale' event from years past); but Pau Ferro is also a candidate. I suspect the blanks will be beautiful.
 
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