Identifying Wood

[Andrew Pitonyak]

A local wood worker here in Columbus Ohio died and left a bunch of stuff that they need to liquidate. I went over to try to identify a batch of wood. Some of it was easy... couple hundred board feet of walnut, some red cedar, some oak, lots of cherry.... And then there are these two boards. Most of the boards had rough ends, so i could not see the grain patterns. If I go back out I will bring a battery powered circular saw so that I can trim the end a bit and see the end grain.

The grain pattern looks a bit like lace wood. I love these boards, but I have no idea what these are.
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Next there was this board that is yellow. No idea how else to describe it. It seems like I should just know what it is, but I am unsure. I put a piece of chalk on the board so i could color balance the picture; should have done that to all of them.

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Here are two more boards. The one of the left is labeled BR and the left is labeled A. This is where I really wish that I used the white piece of chalk.

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[Scott DelPorte]

taking a guess...
Top one looks a bit like sycamore

[Robert Payne]

The boards in the first two photos are Maple. The other three photos are too blurry to tell much.

[Lee Schierer]

The board in photo number two looks like beech.

[Dan Hahr]

First two are sycamore.
Dan

[Yonak Hawkins]

I agree with Lee.

It's possible that they're all beech.

[peter gagliardi]

Pretty sure first two are sycamore. Third looks like mahogany, but can't tell if color is actual.
Pieces after that could be mahogany, or even Brazilian cherry

[Kent A Bathurst]

First two are sycamore.
Dan

Yes. Quartersawn sycamore, to be precise.

[Andrew Pitonyak]

Now that you mention sycamore, I remember that is where I have seen that grain pattern before.

[Danny Hamsley]

First two are certainly sycamore.

In 4th pic, board on left looks like mulberry. The other one like maple or aspen or yellow poplar.