Help with identifying wood

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Trolloween

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If anyone can help to identify any of these woods that would be great. I am confident on some, but don't have a clue on others.

FYI I got these pieces as cheap offcuts, so they could be anything. I'll try planing to really see the grain on a couple and post an update if it seems helpful.

Thanks
 
Images don't seem to show, so here's the links instead

https://ibb.co/4NpFg72
https://ibb.co/jr8hhzY
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Here's a photo after a little bit of sanding and a bit of oil. This is the dark brown featureless piece, which is second from the right in the second photo. It has dark and light stripes but it went almost black when oiled.
The others seem to be the same wood, which has the most identifying feature of having a very strong but nice smell when sanded. It reminded me of mulled wine or apples.

https://ibb.co/pLPWvbm
 
i'm guessing with the blurry pics your request is just a bit of trolling?

if you're serious, try taking pics with a better camera/settings
 
Could you number the pieces, maybe digitally or even with a marker?

It would be easier to talk about them.... I'm wondering about some Oak, walnut, and mahogany?
Do you know anything about them, where in the world they are from?
 
I suggest taking them to some place like WoodCraft - you can google the name & find a location near you.

They appear to all be some variety of exotic hardwood - either African or South American - or even some of the less widely available domestic woods, such as Yew, Ironwood, Osage Orange.

I don't believe that any of them are as pedestrian as Walnut, Oak, Mahogany. It's really difficult to tell though until the samples are either planed or sanded.

Either way though - WoodCraft stores usually have an excellent selection of woods.

Another off the wall source might be a flooring store. Upscale stores will carry a few samples of the exotic African and South American woods.

Here's a link to some pictures of finished hardwoods - maybe you can spot something:
https://www.rarewoodsusa.com/all-species/
 
Trolloween said:
Here's a photo after a little bit of sanding and a bit of oil. This is the dark brown featureless piece, which is second from the right in the second photo. It has dark and light stripes but it went almost black when oiled.
The others seem to be the same wood, which has the most identifying feature of having a very strong but nice smell when sanded. It reminded me of mulled wine or apples.

https://ibb.co/pLPWvbm
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This one is Wenge. It’s a nice wood but likes to split when shaped with tools.
 
Fifth one up from the bottom on the left looks like Purpleheart that’s been faded from UV light. If you sand it and it turns purple, then it is. The block under it looks like Bubinga. There are some good woods here, but be careful when you work them. Exotics often have a lot of oils that cause irritation to the lungs, wear a respirator when you work them.
 
Crag the Brewer said:
Could you number the pieces, maybe digitally or even with a marker?

It would be easier to talk about them.... I'm wondering about some Oak, walnut, and mahogany?
Do you know anything about them, where in the world they are from?
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I'll take a new photo of anything I still can't ID and number them.

They're from my usual wood supplier, they have hundreds of different exotic hardwoods from every continent so I can't help there. They just have an option for buying random offcuts for a low price so I added a couple of kilos to my order. I buy all my mahogany this way, it works out wayyy cheaper.
 
after sanding, use a bit of water to make the color & grain show, you don't need to use oil.
 
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