Identify This Wood
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khallpens
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Teak?
KenV
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Bubinga from the grain. Usually more red in the color
wyone
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Not sure.. but I want to see it turned... thinking it might be awesome.. and might be really cool stabilized with a bright color
low_48
Member
Curly koa?
Curly Mango.
CREID
Member
It is definitely of Earth origin.
Curt
Curt
Almost looks like a piece sold at a wood store here of 50,000 year old wood that was buried in a peat bog. I think it was called Kari ( don't know about the spelling).
J_B
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I am with wkhallpens...teak.
PenPal
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I have some Queensland Gidgee of age like your blank.
Peter.
Peter.
mike4066
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I'd say Mango.
Here a link to a site that sells mango blanks and they look very similar to the pic you posted.
Mango Pen Blank - WoodTurningz
Here a link to a site that sells mango blanks and they look very similar to the pic you posted.
Mango Pen Blank - WoodTurningz
Cmiles1985
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That looks like the highly figured bubinga that was in Lou Metcalf's (DCBluesman) stash of blanks that was recently sold off by Roy (OKLAHOMAN). I have a couple (that are labeled); I have not turned them, but I know they'll be beautiful!
ttm7
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KenV
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Take your pick of the suggestions -- short of labratory analysis (and there are people who do that) you will have a guess --
Be sure to make the point - it came from a good source.
Be sure to make the point - it came from a good source.
Rink
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Yep, this came from Lou's stash. Got a bunch of blanks, all labeled except this one. I'll go with bubinga, then. Thanks a lot for everyone registering a guess. I had no idea.
I thought the idea on stabilizing with a color sounded pretty good. I may do that with part of the blank. I think maybe green!