Question for all the Wood Guru's out there.

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I recently picked up a grab bag of assorted blanks, but the seller didn't know what type of wood they were since he purchased them from an estate sale. Any help identifying them
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would be much appreciated.
 
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jttheclockman

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a=red cedar
m= purpleheart
s=yellowheart
t=doug fir
r=walnut
k=white oak
w=ebony but could be Gabon or many others
o=could be canarywood
I am done.:)
 
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Edgar

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My thoughts

A - Eastern Red Cedar (ERC)
B - Buckeye
E - Yellowheart (possibly)
H - Maple or Box Elder
I - some kind of Rosewood
J - Hackberry (possibly)
K - White Oak
M - Purpleheart
O - Flame Box Elder
R - Walnut
S - Osage Orange

Of course I might be totally wrong. However, I am quite certain that there is no pecan in there. :)
 

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Your photos are nice and clear , but you will get much better guesses if you could provide equally clear ones of well sanded face and endgrain of each piece . That said
A - E redcedar we three agree . Has a very characteristic smell
B - Probably CA buckeye Mark and I
C - ?
D - ?
E - ?
F - Possibly a maple
G - Possibly a buckeye or horse chestnut
H - Possibly black ash burl , but could be sugar maple
I - Possibly a rosewood as Mark suggests
J - ?
K - Possibly an oak , an ash , or an elm
L - ?
M - Purpleheart John and I
N - ?
O - I would say box elder , John thinks canarywood
P - ?
Q - ?
R - A bog oak , Mark and I , John walnut
S - Osage orange , John yellowheart
T - Possibly a S yellow pine or Douglas fir or larch . John Douglas fir
U - ?
V - ?
W - Gabon ebony , John and I , Mark bog oak

Didn`t see Edgar`s post before posting mine . Glad he agrees with me on a few things .
 
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Edgar

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Your photos are nice and clear , but you will get much better guesses if you could provide equally clear ones of well sanded face and endgrain of each piece . That said
A - E redcedar we three agree . Has a very characteristic smell
B - Probably CA buckeye Mark and I
C - ?
D - ?
E - ?
F - Possibly a maple
G - Possibly a buckeye or horse chestnut
H - Possibly black ash burl , but could be sugar maple
I - Possibly a rosewood as Mark suggests
J - ?
K - Possibly an oak , an ash , or an elm
L - ?
M - Purpleheart John and I
N - ?
O - I would say box elder , John thinks canarywood
P - ?
Q - ?
R - A bog oak , Mark and I , John walnut
S - Osage orange , John yellowheart
T - Possibly a S yellow pine or Douglas fir or larch . John Douglas fir
U - ?
V - ?
W - Gabon ebony , John and I , Mark bog oak

Didn`t see Edgar`s post before posting mine . Glad he agrees with me on a few things .
I was thinking the same thing when I read your post, Wayne. :)
 

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My guesses

A - Cedar
B - Buckeye
C - cocobolo (just a guess, looks to be waxed, will probably be able to tell better after turning)
D - ?
E - Yellowheart (just a guess, looks to be waxed, will probably be able to tell better after turning)
F - Spalted hickory (heavily spalted woods can be difficult, so this is just a guess)
G - Buckeye
H - box elder burl
I - bloodwood (possibly padauk if it is more of a burnt orange color when you turn. bloodwood will maintain a red color)
J - ?
K - oak of some type, white?
L - ?
M - purpleheart
N - looks similar to bottlebrush that I got from @robutacion
O - Flame Box Elder (the "flame" notation just means that it has red streaks)
P - ?
Q - ?
R - ?
S - Osage Orange (see puzzle #1 from the 2020 BASH)
T - ?
U - ?
V - ?
W - Ebony (gabon, etc. there are several species, all are pretty black. Possibly african blackwood.)
 

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S = Mulberry. Mulberry looks a lot like Osage Orange, but is a tad duller in tone than OO. Yellowheart is usually a tad bit brighter.
Mulberry will turn almost walnut brown if left out in the sun for a few months.

O = Flame Box Elder
 
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