Guess that timber!

Tiiiiiiiim · May 22, 2011

Gary Mulkey said:
With the color differing so much between pics it is hard to tell but the grain on the end of the piece looks a lot like cherry. Reguardless of species it is a beautiful piece and will make some very nice handles when stabilized.

Nah, not cherry. The second two photos are more true to colour. The first one is under a light.

1066vik said:
Shorea or teak?

Nope.

Makermook · May 23, 2011

Tiiiiiiiim said:
Nah, not cherry. The second two photos are more true to colour. The first one is under a light.

Nope.

You're in Australia...Gidgee?

Tiiiiiiiim · May 23, 2011

Australian, yes. Gidgee, no.

socalkid · May 23, 2011

Hello,

Huanghuali or maybe Jumu (Southern Elm)...

Thanks,

Chris

Tiiiiiiiim · May 23, 2011

Nope. It's an Australian species.

wolffbite · May 23, 2011

Hmmm.... Black Box eucalyptus? Jarrah?

1066vik · May 23, 2011

Jarrah or Gum?

Tiiiiiiiim · May 23, 2011

It looks similar to brush box. A couple more guesses then I'll call it.

thegeek574 · May 23, 2011

beech?
some variety of box?

Tiiiiiiiim · May 24, 2011

And the timber is..................................Rose Alder. Also known as Brown Alder or Soft Corkwood because of it's bark (or so wikipedia tells me). We use this stuff as work for a substrate. It's usually very plain but works and paints well because of it's tight, fine grain and very stable. It's also nice and light. We've also used it a couple of times as a substitute for mahogany and maple in dark stained furiture. A very versatile wood really, but i've never seen figure like this in it before. It might be a bit soft for knife handles. It's softness is comparable to pine. So it's not TOO bad.

1066vik · May 24, 2011

sounds a lot like poplar here in the states.
easy to work with, fairly tight an even grain, generally not a lot of figure to distract from the rest of the piece of furniture, takes stain well, and cheap.