Sardine Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 I may crack this one yet..., #3 could be butternut. The color and grain look about right. #7 I think may be redheart, although it seems a bit dark. As for #5, If it's not bubinga, the only other wood I know of with similar grain and color is cocobolo. Seems awfully light though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 (edited) Verhoevenc persimmon no, but great job in trying to make a connection with the clues Cam 7 - Jarah no ScottR 3- hackberry no 5- guyana rosewood no 7- chechen no Sardine 3- butternut no 5- bubinga or cocobolo no and no 7- redheart yes Good memory for the hackberry & guyana rosewood. 5 was used in that project. Here's a better picture of the remaining three woods. (Sardine posted while I was making this post & taking the picture, so only 3 & 5 remain.) Incorrect guesses: 3- anigere, cherry, canarywood, chestnut, yellowheart, ash, hackberry, butternut 5- pao ferro, New Guinnea rosewood, padouk, purpleheart, bubinga, teak, goncalo alves, guyana rosewood, cocobolo Edited June 30, 2010 by avengers63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Screw 3 lol. But 5 and 7, olivewood and chakte kok (aka redheart)? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripthorn Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 #3 looks like it might be luan, and I've never seen it used in a guitar before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Ross Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 3 looks like white limba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 verhoevenc Screw 3 lol I don't blame you - it's pretty obscure 5- olivewood no 7- chakte kok (aka redheart) yes, but Sardine beat you to it Ripthorn 3- luan no - it's my understanding that luan is a really cheap form of plywood DC Ross 3- white limba no, and 6 was already identified as limba incorrect guesses: 3- anigere, cherry, canarywood, chestnut, yellowheart, ash, hackberry, butternut, luan, limba 5- pao ferro, New Guinnea rosewood, padouk, purpleheart, bubinga, teak, goncalo alves, guyana rosewood, cocobolo, olive FWIW: Wez had previously helped ID 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbis Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 I'll take a stab... 3. Balsa? 5. Jatoba? Kingwood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAK Guitars Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Is 3 Longhi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 jbis 3- Balsa no 5- Jatoba or Kingwood no and no WAK Guitars 3- Longhi yes And I gotta know: How did you come to that guess? incorrect guesses: 5- pao ferro, New Guinnea rosewood, padouk, purpleheart, bubinga, teak, goncalo alves, guyana rosewood, cocobolo, olive, jatoba, kingwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 FWIW: Wez had previously helped ID 5. Wez said ovangkol/amazaque also known as shedua. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 FWIW: Wez had previously helped ID 5. Wez said ovangkol/amazaque also known as shedua. SR And that completes the set. 1- basswood 2- bloodwood 3- longhi 4- mahogany 5- ovankol/amazaque/shedua 6- korina 7- redheart/chakte kok 8- green poplar I marvel thinking about where all of these woods originated and the journey they've all taken to arrive at you house so they can be used to make a cutesy little Christmas decoration. Seriously - only TWO of them are even from my continent. So much of it will become sawdust and scraps too small to use. It seems a pity that some of the wood will literally travel halfway around the world only to end up decomposing in a landfill in the middle of nowhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 It seems a pity that some of the wood will literally travel halfway around the world only to end up decomposing in a landfill in the middle of nowhere Not to worry, some foreign bug, parasite, worm, or amoeba will probably survive the drying process and be deposited in a nice, new, virgin, predator-free environment in which to raise holy hell in it's new digs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 FWIW: Wez had previously helped ID 5. Wez said ovangkol/amazaque also known as shedua. SR i remember that now - but i never would have got it from such a small piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 (edited) 6 - monkey pod? edit: oops! didn't realize that everyone already figured it out! Edited July 1, 2010 by Kenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted July 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 I thought maybe you'd be interested in seeing the finished piece. While I'm at it, here's a "stained glass window" I just finished up today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Nice. I like your choice of grain directions. Dude obviously likes his scroll saw! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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