Ipe? Bloodwood? Something else

[John Loftis]

I was at an estate sale on Saturday and they had a stack of a dozen boards for sale that I ended up buying. They were heavily weathered and had bolt holes, so I'm guessing they were reclaimed from some exterior project. The wood is quite heavy-- heavier than sapele, but maybe on par with purpleheart. I jointed a face of a sample piece when I got back to the shop. Not sure what this is. Has a nice ribbon figure. Rose/pinkish color. I've never worked with ipe, but it doesn't look like the pictures of it I've seen online. I know ipe is often used for exterior projects, which made me wonder if that could be it. Any ideas?

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[Chris Padilla]

Looks like ipe to me. If you cut it, a yellowish sawdust will be present. Quite dense therefore heavy.

[Brad Shipton]

Could be Jatoba or Cumaru too. Both these vary widely in color.

See if it floats. The SG of IPE/Cumaru and Jatoba are all >1.0 so they will sink.

[Andrew Hughes]

Looks like Bubinga to me.
Hate the stuff!

Aj

[Mel Fulks]

Guessing one of the" Philipine mahogany " things.

[Rich Riddle]

I am with AJ on this one thinking it is Bubinga wood.

[Mel Fulks]

It could be Bubinga ,but since that is more expensive than the African or Philipine " mahoganies" I think it's more likely the latter. Looks like quarter sawn or rift grain, and that can knock off 20 percent of cost on those as most find them more convincing as mahogany when flat sawn. Since it sounds like it was some type of rough exterior project, cheaper wood seems more likely.

[Frank Pratt]

Ipe will have yellowish sawdust that is kind of oily. And your jointer blades will dull almost immediately unless they're carbide.

[Mike Hollingsworth]

Ipe has an awful smell when cutting. Like Pepper.
Bubinga has a sweet smell.

[Simon Dupay]

it's kempus or cumaru definitely not ipe

[Wayne Lomman]

The end grain looks like a Philippine mahogany of some kind. Cheers

[John Loftis]

Just cut some more. My co-worker said it smelled strongly of cinnamon. To me the cinammon was pretty subtle, but maybe a little cedar-y smell too. Sawdust was pink, not tan. I think we can rule out ipe. The weathered side is somewhat tan colored.

[Wade Lippman]

It looks like meranti, but that is pretty light stuff. My second guess would be sapele, but if it is too heavy, then ipe. Doesn't vaguely resemble bubinga. (never seen cumaru...)

[Gerry Grzadzinski]

To me it looks a lot like Bubinga, except the color is too light.

[Andrew Hughes]

Just cut some more. My co-worker said it smelled strongly of cinnamon. To me the cinammon was pretty subtle, but maybe a little cedar-y smell too. Sawdust was pink, not tan. I think we can rule out ipe. The weathered side is somewhat tan colored.

I have another guess.Apitong.It has a nice cinnamon smell.I have not seen Apitong rowed like your piece but it is a very durable outdoor wood.
It will also turn a nice dark brown color.