Bastav Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 I went to the flea market today and picked up a set of used thomastik spirocore upright bass strings and a piece of hardwood in the form of a primitive cd shelf. It looks kind of cool, will probably try using it for some neck laminates but I have no idea what it is, thought one of you might know? Any ideas? Ps. sorry if this is the wrong forum for this sort of thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Iroko. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Lacewood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Rotten Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Looks a bit like the mahogany I used in my GCSE project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Looks very much like Meranti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1456859432' post='2992998'] Lacewood? [/quote] Too dark for lacewood unless it's been stained? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Sapele? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 (edited) All good suggestions but im unable to say for sure, sapele might get close with a comparative google search... I found some pics of some snakewood thats reasonably close also Edited March 2, 2016 by Bastav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Looks like mahogany to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 [quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1456926120' post='2993592'] Looks like mahogany to me [/quote] Yeah im pretty much set on it being sapele mahogany, thanks for helping out 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I'm 99.9% certain it's not snakewood it's very heavy and usually very expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I'm 90% certain that it's flat sawn Meranti, I've used a lot of this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Wood can vary considerably in grain, colouration, density and imperfections within the same plank let alone between species. To me it looks like one of the many species sold as "Mahogany". That's based on colour and grain - no idea about the species unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I would have said teak based on some teak bookcases I have. It both does and doesnotlookm like mahogany if you know what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Starr Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 [quote name='PlungerModerno' timestamp='1456962822' post='2994148'] Wood can vary considerably in grain, colouration, density and imperfections within the same plank let alone between species. To me it looks like one of the many species sold as "Mahogany". That's based on colour and grain - no idea about the species unfortunately. [/quote]I'd go with this, I've seen a lot of sapele and meranti sold as 'mahogany' and the truth is that they cut down a lot of forest trees without anyone identifying them and mixed woods can end up in the same batches in the worst cases. A lot of tropical hardwoods have a reddish colour and this sort of grain, which depends as much on how the timber is cut and the growing conditions as which species. My experience of a good timber yard is that they will help you identify stuff even if they haven't sold it to you. Even then they may not be completely accurate, tropical forests contain an awful lot of species! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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