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Marcus
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Hey all, I got a huge stack of wood (mostly walnut, mahogany & bubinga) years back and there was this random set with it that I can't seem to identify. It's not like any of the other mahogany in the stash and (as you can see) gets suuuuper dark under naphtha. It's got kind of a rosewood-y tap tone, maybe a bit more muted.

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 Post subject: Re: Wood ID
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What's the density? Does it have any smell? If it's hard as a rock and heavier than water, it might be ipe.


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 Post subject: Re: Wood ID
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It doesn't seem that heavy to me. I gotta test out how it behaves to water when I get home.

What about Machiche? I came across a post that looked similar to this set.

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Possibly an exceptionally nice set of dark red meranti? The stuff I have used is somewhat heavier than Khaya, but not as heavy as Ipe.
It does darken considerably under finish.


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Looks like Ipe to me as well..

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Ipe has a weird smell that reminds me of Iodine..

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+1 for the look of Ipe
Affter handling and cutting Ipe you need iodine to disinfect all the splinters.
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I remember meeting some guy at Symposium back in the 80's who could ID wood by licking it...

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Chris Pile wrote:
I remember meeting some guy at Symposium back in the 80's who could ID wood by licking it...



Hmmph, I had a girlfriend that could do that too,,,,,,,,,,,,, oh,, wait.. :shock:

That set also looks somewhat like Santos Mahogany. Does it smell like soap or perfume?

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Oddly it doesn't smell much like anything. Just a very earthy, dirt-kinda smell. I sprayed it with some water and it sucked it right up.

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Dark Red Meranti has "no characteristic odor", so says the Wood Data Base: https://www.wood-database.com/common-name/
There is a considerable weight difference between the two species (meranti - 42 lbs/cu ft, Ipe - 69 lbs/cu ft), but there are many other species that it could be. The Wood Data Base gives a lot of good information that might help you nail down the species in question.
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