Wood help

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sparrow75

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Hello all. I have this piece of wood but don't know what is it.. can you guys help me here?

it looks like this

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this is sanded and coated with linseed oil

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Thanks
 
Well if you have any more info about it like, where it came from, I.e. furniture, structure, industrial use, and geographic location, also its characteristics. Is it light in weight, or heavy for its size, does it smell, how easy is it to push your thumbnail into? I first thought myrtle or maybe oak, but then I saw your location and realized it could be something I have never even heard of.


-Xander
 
Yup. It is definitely wood! And square wood at that!

- Paul Meske
 
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First 2 woods that come to mind are some sort of Mahogany, second Teak. Both are used in packing crates. The first pic you posted looks like a crate of some-kind. Weight of the wood would be a big factor. Teak is heavy mahogany is usually lighter and more porous.
 
Color looks more like Cherry. Cherry has closed grain, Walnut has more open grain. If you have some Lye (like Red Devil) mix up about a 10% solution with water, wipe the solution on the wood, if it darkens, it's most likely Cherry. This solution artificially ages Cherry.
 
It is never easy to guess wood type just by the picture i should have given you more information, sorry for that.I found out that it's a Teak. Thank you everyone for your answers and for a good will to help
cheers
 
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