Another What Kind of Wood is this?

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Picked this up yesterday at a local auction. It sort of looks like Lacewood but has a much bolder and larger pattern than Lacewood I have used.
It is a fairly thin sheet and about 10" square so the figuring on at least part of it is quite large and obvious. Anyone know?



Thank you!
 
is that what this is as well?

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viral said:
Could be leopard wood
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I had never even heard of leopard wood viral, and even though most votes on this thread are now for lacewood, after I googled leopard wood, I think you are right. Google pics all look more like leopard than lace! Thanks.


Do you know if it is a good wood for knife handles? Some of the google images I saw show it used on knives and even gun grips.
 
I don't see why not, I've used it. I stabilized it first. It was some my neighbor gave me. It looks just like yours with the bigger eyes. They are two different species of tree. I know what mine is because he wrote on it when he bought it and labeled it. Hope that helps.
 
"Lacewood" is a catch all phrase for several species that exhibit wide medullary rays, but primarily what used to be called "Australian lacewood", but now comes from plantations in Brazil.

"Leopard" wood also comes from Brazil plantations, but is darker brown color and much heavier. It cannot be mistaken for "Lacewood" Until several years ago "Leopard" wood was commercially known as "Fish Tail Oak".

Ray pattern, per se cannot be used to determine species of wheather lacewood or leopard wood as the pattern changes with each degree of saw line off true quarter.
 
Looks like all the lacewood scales I've ordered. Leopardwood to me had more of a tighter pattern.
 
Larry D. Davis said:
"Lacewood" is a catch all phrase for several species that exhibit wide medullary rays, but primarily what used to be called "Australian lacewood", but now comes from plantations in Brazil.

"Leopard" wood also comes from Brazil plantations, but is darker brown color and much heavier. It cannot be mistaken for "Lacewood" Until several years ago "Leopard" wood was commercially known as "Fish Tail Oak".

Ray pattern, per se cannot be used to determine species of whether lacewood or leopard wood as the pattern changes with each degree of saw line off true quarter.
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Like Larry said, lacewood can be a number of different woods. It usually gets used when the seller does not know what the wood is. I have seen sellers use that name for Silky Oak, Sycamore, London Plane and several other woods with coarse medullar rays. The size of the flecks (as I call them) varies as Larry said in relation to how closely the cut follows the ray.

From what I can see, I have no idea what the 2nd wood is. Maybe if I could see the edge and the end grain. Other than that I would call it a Mutated Freak of Nature. (Larry loves it when I make up names) But as Stacy mentioned there can be a lot of variations in any wood. Sometimes you just can't know without sending it for testing unless you originally cut the wood yourself.
 
Larry D. Davis said:
Hello Mark, would you not think this is some species of eucalyptus? I've only seen that type of goofy cell structure in eucalyptus.
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You have seen a lot more exotics than I ever will, so I would hate to guess without cutting and sanding and seeing it in person.
 
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