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Hi Can anyone help me identify this wood? Picked up a short plank at a recycling centre and planed it up and gave it a coat of shellac sealer so you can see what it looks like. Also attached a pic of the end grain which has also been planed and sealed. Hope to get a couple of Uke backs and sides out of this. It finishes well and planes easily and density wise it is similar to saple but maybe a tad lighter. All help gratefully received.

Oh if a moderator looks at this can you please change my user name from banker to Bob Orr please?

Cheers, Bob

looks like bubinga - just a guess though -

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If the density is similar to sapele then Bubinga is def out. The first picture is hard to gain any knowledge from and I am not well enough versed on end grain identification. I have been reading Hoadly's book but just haven't had enough experience. But for a positive id that is your best bet, although a thin shaving of the end grain is a bit better.

My guess without density involved is brown oak. But realistically it is probably Philippine Mahogany. A larger picture of the face would be more telling for me.

Looks like Sapele to me!

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Lacewood...........??? I'm not very good at the "guess the wood shown on your computer screen".
Tom

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Chris got it out while I was contemplating...!!!
Tom

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Yep. Lacewood.

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Alain Moisan
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Thanks guys. I thought maybe lacewood too but the other piece I have that was bought as lacewood has a much smaller and tighter pattern to it so it may be some kind of quilted oak or even a light coloured sapele.

Thanks. Bob

Quartered lacewood has small tight figure, it's the rift/flat stuff that has wide grain/figure. So your other piece could be a more quarter sawn piece

Although looking at the pictures and comparing to my lacewood, it looks like the colors are way to closely the same. Mine has a more distinct difference between the "laces" and the "grain" like part

Dunno - my first reaction was Bubinga, too.

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Looks like lacewood or leopardwood to me. Particularly the end-grain.

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Looks like lacewood, or Silky Oak, tho it's a bit darker than what i'm used to seeing. There are also other species that are referred to as lacewood. I have a bit of Cardwellia, which is in the phot. It's the smaller board on top.....The other two are both silky oak, but are cut differently. Those two are going to be the top and neck for a thinline tele type....maybe, one day.....we'll see if I ever get to it...

I was thinking makore...

I was thinking makore... I only have a few pieces and some veneer, but this looks similar.