Wood ID

[bruce Humphrey]

i am having trouble identifying some would i just purchased. it is mostly molding. the previous owner called it "calvea", he said it was from Costa Rica. I can't find anything on the Interweb. It seems kind of orangy. ring a bell for anyone?

[Jerry Miner]

maybe Goncalo Alves?

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[bruce Humphrey]

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[Steve Rozmiarek]

I'm leaning towards one of the "mahogany" varieties. Not swietna.

[Andrew Hughes]

I think what you have there may be called different name I know it as Apitong.Its used for trucking beds for commercial trucking because it's so dense and hard wearing.
I have a piece it kinda a has a nice spicy smell when cut.
It's a interesting wood very stable but hard on tools and doent like to be hand planed.Thats all I got.Hope it helps Andrew

[Jim Matthews]

Meranti aka Shorea?

http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/dark-red-meranti/
If it's molding, it doesn't have to be dense or hard wearing, it needs to hold a machine tool profile well.

I don't see a lot of moldings made from expensive sources.

[John Lanciani]

Another vote for Meranti.

[bruce Humphrey]

Yea. I think you may be right Jim. I was hoping it was expensive. Andrew, thanks for the response, it doesn't really have a smell, and it seems medium density. Although I have a couple of other pieces I need to identify that match your description, I will look at those next.
thanks!!

[Joe Kieve]

Just a WAG....Ipe or sapele?