Guess The Wood

[avengers63]

I don't need any help identifying these woods. I just thought it might be a fun little game to see who could identify the woods used in this project.

It's an intarsia piece I started working on yesterday. It's nowhere near done. Some of the woods are a little rough on top, so they might get pretty tricky. The only hint I'll give is that I've used every single one of these in something.

[verhoevenc]

1- Maple, 2- Cocobolo, 3- Aniegre?, 4- Mahogany, 5- Pau Fero aka Bolivian Rosewood?, 6- Korina, 7- Bloodwood, 8- Mineral Stain Poplar.

Chris

[ScottR]

1- Maple, 2- Cocobolo, 3- Aniegre?, 4- Mahogany, 5- Pau Fero aka Bolivian Rosewood?, 6- Korina, 7- Bloodwood, 8- Mineral Stain Poplar.

Chris

At the risk of riding on Chris's coattails....I can't disagree with any of those guesses.

SR

[I Like Turtles]

I agree except I think 3 is cherry and 8 is teak.

[avengers63]

verhoevenc

1- Maple no

2- Cocobolo no

3- Aniegre no

4- Mahogany yes

5- Pau Fero aka Bolivian Rosewood no

6- Korina yes

7- Bloodwood no

8- Mineral Stain Poplar yes

I Like Turtles

I agree except...

3- cherry no

8- teak. no

1-

2-

3-

4- mahogany

5-

6- korina

7-

8- green poplar

[joshvegas]

7. looks like padouk

[WAK Guitars]

1-Alder

2-Bloodwood

5- New Guinea Rosewood??? that one has to be a trick

7- Padauk

I sorta think 2 looks like a darker padauk too. aaaggh this is tough! I totally thought chris was gonna be right.

Edited June 29, 2010 by WAK Guitars

[avengers63]

joshvegas

7- padouk no

WAK Guitars

1- Alder no (I've never used alder. I can't get 8/4 clear alder around here)

2- Bloodwood yes

5- New Guinea Rosewood??? that one has to be a trick no

7- Padauk no

1-

2- bloodwood

3-

4- mahogany

5-

6- korina

7-

8- green poplar

Y'all are going to have a tough time getting 3, 5, and 7. They're basically never used in guitars, and pretty rare in other woodworking projects.

[ovation22]

5 - Padauk

[DC Ross]

i'm going to guess that 5 is purpleheart and 1 is birch

[verhoevenc]

Well dang! I sure got handed to lol

Chris

[kpcrash]

If 5 were purpleheart, it's be rather bleached on the wing, or John misnumbered (not likely) - but that was my first though.

[avengers63]

ovation22

5 - Padauk no

DC Ross

1- birch no

5- purpleheart no

I've only used the remaining woods in 1 project each. 1 is a common guitar wood. 5 & 7 both smell awful, but finish up nicely. I've never seen 3 used anywhere, and I've only seen it available from ONE seller.

3 ends up being slightly olive-yellow with faint gray streaks. It smells like wet dog when it's being worked, but is VERY easy to work.

5 is very strikingly grained.

7 is bright red with oranage/pink undertones

Here's a different picture in direct sunlight.

1-

2- bloodwood

3-

4- mahogany

5-

6- korina

7-

8- green poplar

[Sardine]

I think #5 is bubinga, and I'm pretty sure #1 is basswood.

#3 might be canary wood, but the grain doesn't look quite right. Also, #7 might be pink ivory.

Edited June 30, 2010 by Sardine

[avengers63]

Sardine

1- basswood yes

3- canary wood, but the grain doesn't look quite right. no (and canary smells GREAT when it's cut. This smells like wet dog)

5- bubinga no

7- pink ivory not just no, but HE11 no- waaaaaay too expensive

1- basswood

2- bloodwood

3-

4- mahogany

5-

6- korina

7-

8- green poplar

[WAK Guitars]

Yeah Im thinking Sardines right about the basswood.

[MzI]

3. American Chestnut

5. Teak

7. Not a clue

[Cam]

1. granadillo

3. Yellow Heart

5. Goncalo alves

Edited June 30, 2010 by Cam

[verhoevenc]

Wet dog sounds kinda like ebony smell to me... and what white ebony do we have... that you almost NEVER see on the market...

PERSIMMON!!!

Chris

PS: I'm gunna feel retarded after that schpeel if I'm wrong hahahaha

[Woodenspoke]

7 purpleheart I remember the dragon?

3 ash

5 rosewood

Its my best guess. A cute torture post if I do say so. You are not making that into a guitar now are you? LOL The Birdcaster.

[MiKro]

I don't need any help identifying these woods. I just thought it might be a fun little game to see who could identify the woods used in this project.

It's an intarsia piece I started working on yesterday. It's nowhere near done. Some of the woods are a little rough on top, so they might get pretty tricky. The only hint I'll give is that I've used every single one of these in something.

Poor Quality picture does not help the guessing process John. But the work itself looks nice

MK

[avengers63]

MzI

3. American Chestnut no

5. Teak no

7. Not a clue

Cam

1. granadillo already established as basswood

3. Yellow Heart no, but I would have used yellowheart if what I have was thick enough

5. Goncalo alves no

Woodenspoke

3 ash no - wrong color and grain

5 rosewood no, but I believe it is a strain of rosewood

7 purpleheart I remember the dragon? I'm glad someone does, but no. The Dragon was bloodwood.

1- basswood

2- bloodwood

3-

4- mahogany

5-

6- korina

7-

8- green poplar

Here are a couple more clues:

3 was used in the first commission I took. It was the base with a bloodwood top.

5 & 7 were used in the inlays of a piece which was never finished. They were my 2nd attempt at making my own inlays. They turned out pretty good too. It's a shame I really dorked up the fretboard when I attempted a shortcut in the radiusing process.

Additionally, I don't recall ever seeing anyone use any of the three remaining woods in a guitar. For some reason, we tend to stick with the more "normal" exotic species.

[Cam]

Cam

1. granadillo already established as basswood

3. Yellow Heart no, but I would have used yellowheart if what I have was thick enough

5. Goncalo alves no

Oops, don't know why I had Granadillo in there

Number 7's not Jarah is it? I don't seem to remember you using it though.

[ae3]

Yeah maybe a particularly red piece of jarrah... It's not used in guitars very often but I wouldn't think it would be readily available outside Oz.

[ScottR]

3- hackberry

5- guyana rosewood

7- chechen

SR