Another "What kind of wood is this?" POST

[ea42]

Greetings folks! This wood really has me stumped and I thought maybe someone here might recognize it. Orange/rust with dark brown and yellow. Definitely not cocobolo but other than that I'm clueless.




Eric

 

[Gilbert M]

Possibly Caribbean Rosewood. I just finished a couple handles with similarities.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

The open pores look like some sort of a rosewood or mahogany species.

 

[ea42]

Stacy that was my feeling too, the pores are classic rosewood. I had considered Caribbean rosewood as well but it's just so much more vibrant than other examples I've worked with. It was a sample block that was from the days I worked at Canal Street Cutlery. No label and I never thought to ask what it was lol! Here's another shot, straight off the buff.



Eric

 

[Greenberg Woods]

What color is the sawdust?

Does it have a smell when being sanded?

The wood generally listed as Caribbean rosewood is Chechen, not a true rosewood/ member of the dalbergia species.

 

[Bigburly912]

If its not chechen id love to know what it is. Gonna agree with everyone else.

 

[ea42]

What color is the sawdust?

Does it have a smell when being sanded?

The wood generally listed as Caribbean rosewood is Chechen, not a true rosewood/ member of the dalbergia species.

No noticeable odor that I can recall although its been a couple of weeks and I was cutting a few other woods at the same time so I'm not positive on that. Sawdust was an orangish tan.

Eric

 

[Greenberg Woods]

Points to chechen.

No noticeable odor that I can recall although its been a couple of weeks and I was cutting a few other woods at the same time so I'm not positive on that. Sawdust was an orangish tan.

Eric