ID this wood please.

Old Perry

http://imgur.com/WgtiFc2

Not the 2x1, thats just for reference.

Alun

Looks like yew to me.

kadman

Alun wrote: »

Looks like yew to me.

Ditto.

Plane it up to be sure.

Might be a piece of cherry...

Old Perry

Both ends are sprayed in a dark paint so i cant see endgrain. Why wud that be ? Anyway to say if its been treated with something?

Thanks fellas

magicbastarder

Old Perry wrote: »

Both ends are sprayed in a dark paint so i cant see endgrain.

i can't see the ends in the photo which displays for me?

Calahonda52

Old Perry wrote: »

Both ends are sprayed in a dark paint so i cant see endgrain. Why wud that be ? Anyway to say if its been treated with something?

Thanks fellas

are end waxed to help stop splitting while drying?

Old Perry

End, edge and face grain all badly planed.

http://imgur.com/olq1Umu

http://imgur.com/5LFPtpJ

Its good and hard whatever it is. How would i know if its suitable for food stuff. Or can i know?

kadman

from those pics, its still up for interpretation???

How hard is it in relation to other woods. Any smell or characteristics when

cutting / machining??

magicbastarder

kadman wrote: »

Any smell or characteristics when cutting / machining??

i think what kadman is asking is 'does the wood dust smell poisonous?"

Old Perry

magicbastarder wrote: »

i think what kadman is asking is 'does the wood dust smell poisonous?"

I couldnt tell ya, i wouldnt have that keen a nose for it.

Old Perry

kadman wrote: »

from those pics, its still up for interpretation???

How hard is it in relation to other woods. Any smell or characteristics when

cutting / machining??

In relation to other woods how would i know? How would ya compare?

Ye reckon it yew?

deandean

Looks like cherry to me.

kadman

kadman is asking is there any smell when cutting.

As in the case of timbers like cedar, pear, apple, cherry ect, they all

have distinctive aromas. Many woods as you know can be identified this way.

As for the toxicity of the dust, of course its toxic....aren,t they all to some

degree.:eek:

I dont know any timber that i,d love to be inhaling the dust of all day,

well Cedar of Lebanon .....maybe:p

Old Perry

kadman wrote: »

kadman is asking is there any smell when cutting.

As in the case of timbers like cedar, pear, apple, cherry ect, they all

have distinctive aromas. Many woods as you know can be identified this way.

As for the toxicity of the dust, of course its toxic....aren,t they all to some

degree.:eek:

I dont know any timber that i,d love to be inhaling the dust of all day,

well Cedar of Lebanon .....maybe:p

You're gas. My experience of wood smells is limited to an open fire im afraid. So what youre saying is i should post ya some shaving?

Old Perry

So without smellin it is it from lebanon or leitrim?

kadman

Old Perry wrote: »

You're gas. My experience of wood smells is limited to an open fire im afraid. So what youre saying is i should post ya some shaving?

No, i thinks its Yew,

you'd better post me the whole block:)

Could be Macrocarpa either......

Old Perry

kadman wrote: »

No, i thinks its Yew,

you'd better post me the whole block:)

Could be Macrocarpa either......

Whats that, will it keep the house warm?

Old Perry

kadman wrote: »

No, i thinks its Yew,

you'd better post me the whole block:)

Could be Macrocarpa either......

Right i found a 6×2× 7ft envelope wats ur location?

Ineedaname

That's definitely Cherry

recipio

Most likely American cherry. If you planed a bit down it would be easier to identify.

dathi

american cherry

kadman

Cherry is soft enough tho, and op says his timber is tough??

Alun

That first picture was yew, I'm pretty sure. You can see the contrast between the heart and sap wood on the edge of that piece. The second two pictures look like a different wood altogether to me.

Calahonda52

The second picture looks like a piece of planed Accoya
http://www.abbeywoods-accoya.com
I have a piece in the workshop, will fish it out later.

Old Perry

Alun wrote: »

That first picture was yew, I'm pretty sure. You can see the contrast between the heart and sap wood on the edge of that piece. The second two pictures look like a different wood altogether to me.

100% same block just planed unevenly. Pictures taken in different lights.

dathi

Alun wrote: »

That first picture was yew, I'm pretty sure. You can see the contrast between the heart and sap wood on the edge of that piece. The second two pictures look like a different wood altogether to me.

http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/black-cherry/

Old Perry

dathi wrote: »

http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/black-cherry/

Yeah id say thats it. Whats patina? Good thing or bad?

recipio

There is greenish tinge so it could be Irish or European cherry.

tabby aspreme

Here's a pic of some native cherry, grown in Carlow, a book matched panel that wasn't used , it's unfinished and was glued up years ago and it's similar to the timber the op has.

Old Perry

So heres what i done with that block of wood, a practice run for what id hoped would be a cutting board.

I planed it down via a router and jig, cut it into blocks and glued it together, planed it again, cut all edges and wiped down with some sort of worktop oil from woodies.

Pics to come. What do ye think? Is it worth using a length of that wood for this? Its not completely what i was hoping for.

Old Perry

http://m.imgur.com/Ns006zs

http://m.imgur.com/gallery/R6w2c