Mystery wood

[Dan Milosch]

Can anyone tell me what kind of wood this is? It's been in my "bits and pieces" bin for so long, I've forgotten.

[Mel Fulks]

Looks like bubinga

[Clint Baxter]

Reminds me of bloodwood.

Clint

[Jim Tobias]

Bloodwood or Padauk. Grain looks more like Padauk.

Jim

[glenn bradley]

If just pulled from the bin, my first guess, bloodwood, second guess, padauk. If it has been air exposed for a few days or more, reverse ;-) Padauk can be near orange when freshly milled quickly turning a rich red and easing into brown over the years. Boodwood stays pretty red IME. Things like Chakta Kok (redheart) have a more wavy-lengthwise figure.

[Dan Milosch]

Thanks. It has been exposed to air for a few weeks, and "padauk" jogs a dim memory.

[Bill Dufour]

Can you narrow it to a continent since you do not post location? store bought or found on a tree nearby?
Could it be from an Acacia tree? does it float or sink in water. Dry Acacia will sink, most woods float
Bill D

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_T%C3%A9n%C3%A9r%C3%A9

pretty pictures of lumber below
http://www.acacia-depot.com/

[Dan Milosch]

Can you narrow it to a continent since you do not post location? store bought or found on a tree nearby?
Could it be from an Acacia tree? does it float or sink in water. Dry Acacia will sink, most woods float
Bill D

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_T%C3%A9n%C3%A9r%C3%A9

pretty pictures of lumber below
http://www.acacia-depot.com/


No more information than what I gave. I bought it years ago, don't remember when or where. Maybe at a Rockler outlet? It's not dense enough to sink in water.