What is the name of this burl?

[Eriksen]

I bought an exotic hardwood burl block here in norway which I cut into scales, but I don´t know the name of it. Can anybody here help me?

https://i.imgur.com/hFDEDe8.jpg

 

[Goose 7279]

Looks like birds eye maple to me

 

[kdnolin]

My guess would be Birdseye Maple. Very nice block of wood!

 

[Horsewright]

Thuya Burl would be my guess.

 

[FredyCro]

Could also be thuya burl?

 

[Eriksen]

What about Amboyna? Is that impossible?

 

[Richard338]

What about Amboyna? Is that impossible?

That's what it looks like to me.
In fact Greenberg woods has a piece just like that for sale.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

I rarely jump in on the "what is this wood" threads, but it looks to be amboyna. It is most certainly not birdseye maple.

 

[Eriksen]

It doesn´t smell like other Amboyna burls I have. Are there different kind of that wood with different scents?

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Are you smelling the block or while sanding it?
If it isn't as spicy when sanded as your other amboyna, then it may be thuya (too-YA).

 

[Richard338]

Are you smelling the block or while sanding it?
If it isn't as spicy when sanded as your other amboyna, then it may be thuya (too-YA).

According to the data on bell Forest products, those two species have very similar density and hardness, so not easily separated based on those properties.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Yes, I have gotten blocks mixed up and had to sand them to tell apart. The amboyna smelled "spicy" and the thuya smelled more like an incense. Sanded and compared to a known block made it easy to tell the difference.

 

[Eriksen]

I tried to sand it but it smells like regular wood. It has also a very different color than the red Amboyna when not moisten. The color is then between orange and beige.

 

[DevinT]

Earl

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Sounds more and more like thuya. I hope Ben chines in soon.