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Another "identify that wood" thread.......

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This roughed bowl is marked in my notes as Brazil Cherry, but I have doubts that is correct. Looks closer to Bubinga, to me......What do you think this wood is?

The third pic is one of my favorites, and is there for your enjoyment only!

ooc
 

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well, the grain is too tight for cherry, never have had any brazil cherry

looks like mesquite to me, go ahead and turn it to finish thickness
 
Something in the memory recalls that bubinga is also known as Brazilian cherry.

Do a google on brazilian cherry. Seems the term is used for jatoba.
 
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I would agree that it looks like Brazilian Cherry (AKA) Jatoba.
There are a few other Central and South American woods that can have similar grain, like Bocote or Chechen to name a couple.
 
Here is a picture I took from "the wood database" for Bubinga, and my previous picture......to me, it looks like a match.

Also is a pic of Jatoba endgrain from the same source......that looks close enough to be a match, too.

ooc
 

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Thank you Mark......

I believe what I have is Bubinga.

After examining your links, I see a very faint, equally spaced, but prominent light colored line that appears to be present in all of the Jatoba endgrain photos.....which is not present on the Bubinga photos. This is the same light colored line I see in the photo of Jatoba I posted in post #6. My roughed bowl doesn't have this light colored line......

ooc
 
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The original turning block was purchased from Woodcraft in a bulk order a couple years ago. Those of you who have purchased from Woodcraft know that this retailer does not mark their individual turning blocks, or didn't as of a couple years ago. This is very aggravating to receive 20-30 turning blocks and try to identify each of them. This is especially true when trying to identify the species of heavily waxed blocks of wood. I've registered a complaint to Woodcraft about this, but apparently it has not made a difference.

Even if this block of wood were sold as Brazil Cherry, which it may, or may not have been, it's easy to see how Woodcraft employees could make mistakes in identification and fail to separate turning wood properly in their storage locations.

To me, it seems like such an easy thing to mark each block of wood......but, Woodcraft doesn't see it that way, I guess.......🙁

ooc
 
The original turning block was purchased from Woodcraft in a bulk order a couple years ago. Those of you who have purchased from Woodcraft know that this retailer does not mark their individual turning blocks, or didn't as of a couple years ago. .......

To me, it seems like such an easy thing to mark each block of wood......but, Woodcraft doesn't see it that way, I guess.......🙁

ooc

A few years ago the Woodcraft store in Indianapolis had chunks of mulberry marked as Osage orange. When I told them the wood was mislabeled, it was obvious they didn't believe me. So, even though a supplier seemingly identifies the wood, they could be wrong.


Betty Scarpino
 
looks very similar to a bowl I recently turned from Shedua see attached pic
 

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Looks like Jatoba to me. I have played with bubinga a lot, and it always has that purple color to it. Jatoba can come in a rainbow of colors, just like the picture you have. Both are pretty hard, and do tend to splinter a bit.

robo hippy
 
This roughed bowl is marked in my notes as Brazil Cherry, but I have doubts that is correct. Looks closer to Bubinga, to me......What do you think this wood is?....

Well, I have bubinga and it doesn't look too much like that although lumber dealers often are creative in their naming (or misnaming). One thing for certain is that Bubinga is from Africa and they probably don't call it Brazilian Cherry.

It looks like the Jatoba I have around the shop.

I would agree that it looks like Brazilian Cherry (AKA) Jatoba.....

Looks like Jatoba to me. I have played with bubinga a lot, and it always has that purple color to it. Jatoba can come in a rainbow of colors, just like the picture you have. Both are pretty hard, and do tend to splinter a bit....

I'm inclined to agree with the others. There are a lot of names given to tropical wood along with some names "invented" by dealers. It is probably Jatoba which is often called Brazilian cherry although sometimes other species also get called Brazilian Cherry by the time that it reaches dealers here. I have a lot of pool cue cutoffs that supposedly are Jatoba, but I would guess that it isn't.

A few years ago the Woodcraft store in Indianapolis had chunks of mulberry marked as Osage orange. When I told them the wood was mislabeled, it was obvious they didn't believe me. So, even though a supplier seemingly identifies the wood, they could be wrong......

I had a similar experience at Rocklers. I bought some "Osage Orange" at the local store and with it heavily waxed and apparently also dyed, it was hard to say. However when turning it, it was quite evident that whatever tree it might have come from, Osage Orange wasn't on my list of suspects.
 
A few years ago the Woodcraft store in Indianapolis had chunks of mulberry marked as Osage orange. When I told them the wood was mislabeled, it was obvious they didn't believe me. So, even though a supplier seemingly identifies the wood, they could be wrong.


Betty Scarpino

I have trouble telling mulberry from osage orange too, esp on some "trinkets" I make ("buttons" for key rings, paper weights, handles, etc) as they aren't often labeled chucks (cut offs) I work with.

I looked in my shop yesterday and I vote for jatoba. Gretch
 
I have trouble telling mulberry from osage orange too, esp on some "trinkets" I make ("buttons" for key rings, paper weights, handles, etc) as they aren't often labeled chucks (cut offs) I work with. I looked in my shop yesterday and I vote for jatoba. Gretch

Osage has the 2-3" long thorns.

Once they are out of sight it gets harder...



Al
 
Osage has the 2-3" long thorns.

Once they are out of sight it gets harder...


Al


well I knew what they were when "gathered" and labeled from neighbors (mulberry) or my son in Ks or Mich St Unive (osage orange), but my cut offs often aren't labeled "because I knew what they were"-til later!!!! Gretch,
 
I could be wrong but I think from left to right. Padauk-Babinga-brazil cherry???View attachment 7776

My best guess is the center one is Zebrawood, but the photo isn't real clear......could be Bubinga, as well......I can't even venture a guess or confirm the other two without more detail in the photos.

ooc
 
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