Help identifing

[Glenn Lefley]

pick these up the other day. I quess the store got a load of rounds from a bankruptcy sale. Got them for cheap. 3-4 inch thick and as heavy as they come. The multi color ones weigh 10 lbs each and are 3x10 in. Did not come with wood identification. Twice as heavy as a maple round.

 

[Glenn Lefley]

 

[hockenbery]

Looks like it might be walnut.

 

[Glenn Lefley]

I think they are exotic because walnut is 38 lbs a cubic ft. Or about 3 lbs a board ft. The two blanks that are same wood are 6 lbs a board ft. And the dark blank is a little lighter but not by much.

 

[Bill Boehme]

I think they are exotic because walnut is 38 lbs a cubic ft. Or about 3 lbs a board ft. The two blanks that are same wood are 6 lbs a board ft. And the dark blank is a little lighter but not by much.

If the wood is wet then you can't rely on the published weight which is typically the weight of kiln dried wood. Wet wood can weigh more than twice as much. Also, when you buy a round blank, the stated board feet is usually the volume before trimming to round.

As for identifying the wood, it is mostly a guess when looking only at a picture of the side grain. By far the best way to identify wood is to closely examine the end grain. If your camera is able to take close up shots, it would help to narrow down the possibilities. I agree with Al that it looks like it could be walnut.

 

[Glenn Lefley]

Will i figured from pi r squared that the round of 3x10 inch round is 1.63 bd ft and it weighs 10 pounds so that is 6 pounds a board ft.

Also my moisture meter says 12%. But will include end grain pic.
This is the two tone rounds. The other i will have to sand side.

 

[hockenbery]

might be a rose wood. Most of the rose woods smell like roses when turned.

You probably don't have any pith but walnut has a chambered pith. Butternut does too

 

[Glenn Lefley]

This is the single solid round. It is lighter at 4.3 lb board ft. Just sanded and sprayed with laquer. Sorry for the shine. T

 

[Tim Leiter]

The last picture is Marblewood, I am very sure. I have some that look just like that.
Tim.

 

[Bill Boehme]

Unfortunately, the pictures aren't clear enough to see the level of detail necessary to make an attempt to identify the wood.

If you are familiar with the basics of wood structure then this site may help you to identify the wood: Identification of Common North American Woods

Also, you might consider the ID help on this site: The Wood Database

Here's a useful PDF from the University of Kentucky: Forestry 101 -- The Basics of Wood Identification

Lastly, here is a must-have download from the US Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory, the Wood Handbook. It doesn't directly answer your question, but it's an indispensable resource for woodturners.

 

[Glenn Lefley]

Thks bill. Checkng those links out now.

 

[tdrice]

Sure looks like Black Walnut to me.

 

[Glenn Lefley]

Dont think camera was picking up red in pics that look like walnut. Talked to a wood guy today and he says the one is dalmata and the other one is limincello. From south africa or south america.