I was given a 40+ year old back and sides set. My phone's camera lens is dirty and leaves blurry dark spots on everything, but I'm hoping for input on what type of wood this might be. Thoughts?
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| Author: | George L [ Sun Apr 19, 2020 3:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Wood ID help |
I was given a 40+ year old back and sides set. My phone's camera lens is dirty and leaves blurry dark spots on everything, but I'm hoping for input on what type of wood this might be. Thoughts?
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| Author: | Michaeldc [ Sun Apr 19, 2020 4:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wood ID help |
Indian rosewood |
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| Author: | klooker [ Sun Apr 19, 2020 5:35 pm ] |
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Sand or scrape & smell test? |
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| Author: | George L [ Sun Apr 19, 2020 7:29 pm ] |
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Thanks for the replies! My first thought was EIR as well, but I'm far from an expert. This was given to me several months ago by a friend who used to build guitars in Port Townsend, WA, way back in the olden days. (Your old stompin' grounds, Michael!) I hadn't really looked at the wood until this morning. I texted him earlier and asked him if he remembered what it was. He said he thinks it's Brazilian. I sanded one end of it slightly and it seems to have that dusty peppery scent my nose associates with EIR. (I've never smelled Brazilian rosewood.) However, it does have some unusual figure to it, which is what prompted me to post here. You can sort of see it along the bottom of the image above, running on a slight diagonal up and to the left edge. The grain lines intersect one another there, as if two pieces of wood have been glued together—but they haven't. It appears to be what is often referred to as "landscape" figure. I've never seen that on any of the EIR I've had before and it doesn't feel like any EIR I've had, either. I'd describe it as noticeably hard and tight and kind of brittle. I thought maybe it was one of the other rosewoods out there, which, like Brazilian, I've never actually handled myself. It's barely 12.5" wide, so, whatever it is, I'm not sure what I'll make with it, maybe a parlor guitar or something. 
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| Author: | DennisK [ Mon Apr 20, 2020 2:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wood ID help |
Definitely looks like Indian to me. If you want to make something wider, add a center wedge matching the binding wood. |
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| Author: | Ernie Kleinman [ Mon Apr 20, 2020 7:41 am ] |
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EIR , unless it smells like attar of roses when scraped |
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| Author: | Casey Cochran [ Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:26 am ] |
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How heavy is it? The peppery smell makes me think Cocobolo. Indian smells like a cow. |
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| Author: | bluescreek [ Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:25 pm ] |
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eir if you have old natural they have a more cinnamon smell for lack of a better term |
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| Author: | Joe Beaver [ Sun Apr 26, 2020 11:29 am ] |
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Everything about it, especially the purple tones says EIR to me. I don't smell so well these days so I wouldn't know about that. |
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| Author: | olmorton71 [ Mon Apr 27, 2020 9:20 am ] |
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It’s rosewood. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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