What is this wood?

[mikespenturningz]

I thought this was some amboyna but I am not so sure? Any ideas about what it is?

 

[Silverado]

Maybe Mesquite?

 

[RMayoIII]

Not sure about what type of wood but the pen is beautiful. I'd call it Humblewood

 

[SDB777]

Might need to throw a few 'bones' out to us....

#1: Did it have any special odor(s) while turning?
#2: Pretty hard on the density? Or just so-so, kind of medium?
#3: Where did it come from(do you remember the vendor)?
#4: Is the color actually light brown(or is my old guy eyes seeing something different)?




Nicely turned, and the fit-n-finish look great!





Scott (I got a lot of guesses) B

 

[mikespenturningz]

This wood smells like pencil shavings, I have smelled this wood before

Only just so so on density.

HAHA I don't get wood from vendors. I got this from Alton.

The color is true as in the image.

 

[BSea]

If it smelled like pencil shavings, then it definitely is not amboyna. Amboyna has a wonderful (to me anyway) and distinctive smell. It might be mesquite. That was my initial thought when I first looked at it. Was it hard?

 

[EagleTa2]

I run into the "what kind of wood is that" question kind of often...

When I forget what wood it was, I just tell 'em "tree"!:biggrin:

Thanks

Geo

 

[Bill in Buena Park]

Cutting some cedar recently I encountered that "pencil" smell - but cedar is very soft, and don't recall having seen that grain pattern in cedar.

 

[mikespenturningz]

I realized that this is sitting in a box of Thuya burl. and that is were that smell is coming from. It may be pear wood? Any thoughts on that?

 

[SerenityWoodWorks]

That's Mahogany. I would bet on it (seeing my final four teams are out I need something to bet on)

 

[mikespenturningz]

I finally got to drill out the next blank made from this wood and it smells like dill. That leads me back to Amboyna? Any other thoughts?