Timber Ident please

[Alan Morrison]

Can you help and identify this timber please ?
It arrived unmarked from America in a recent PITH box.
Thanks

Alan

 

[1080Wayne]

My first guess would be big leaf maple

 

[robutacion]

Well, coming from a Pith box the blanks could have come from many places including OZ, I may be totally wrong but that blank resembles some of the #24 Cork tree wood I have that also shows some "rings" of spalting/black lines here and there.

Cheers
George

 

[Alan Morrison]

When I first looked at the blank I thought that it was spalted walnut as it had the same colouring, but after turning it it is a good bit darker.

 

[Alan Morrison]

that blank resembles some of the #24 Cork tree wood I have that also shows some "rings" of spalting/black lines here and there.
Cheers
George

I checked the pictures of your #24 Cork wood which has different colouring from my blank.
I should have taken a photograph before turning, but I was sure that it was walnut.
I will look to see if I have an off-cut to photograph.
Thanks anyway.
Alan

 

[Alan Morrison]

that blank resembles some of the #24 Cork tree wood I have that also shows some "rings" of spalting/black lines here and there. Cheers George

George, here's a photograph of the offcut if that helps. Alan

 

[mick]

I checked the pictures of your #24 Cork wood which has different colouring from my blank.
I should have taken a photograph before turning, but I was sure that it was walnut.
I will look to see if I have an off-cut to photograph.
Thanks anyway.
Alan

Walnut has a distinct smell to it. Not an unpleasant just a pleasant smell.


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[mick]

Was it a soft wood? It's a little dark but it be spalted tamarind. Never mind you said American wood.

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[Alan Morrison]

Was it a soft wood? It's a little dark but it be spalted tamarind. Never mind you said American wood.

Yes soft wood, very easily turned, and it was sent in a box from America with other blanks which could have come from anywhere.
Alan

 

[robutacion]

George, here's a photograph of the offcut if that helps. Alan

Alan,

Thank you for the pics, from the blank shape did not come from my stables and quite frankly I'm having troubles in working out what it is, sorry.

Cheers
George

 

[sorcerertd]

My first impression is ambrosia maple, same as the one on the right in this picture, although what I used had a flame figuring to it.