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Title: What kind of wood is this?? Post by Melissa on Sep 9th, 2005, 12:37pm No, not THAT kind of wood [smiley=bash.gif]. I was wondering if this would be monkeypod, teak or noa (?) wood, or something else alltogether. Any help would be appreciated! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v708/mfiltz/wood.jpg Thanks! mel |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by giffy76 on Sep 9th, 2005, 12:41pm Is it stained or just cleared, Heavy or light(weight) soft or hard (can you push your finger nail in it) |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by ghost62 on Sep 9th, 2005, 12:41pm Well its not Morning Wood [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by Kevin_M on Sep 9th, 2005, 12:41pm Mel, pictures don't come through so clear when it comes to details here, but the part closest to the camera looks to me like little birdeyes, but I can only guess. If they look like little birdeyes, then it could be birdseye maple. |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by ghost62 on Sep 9th, 2005, 12:43pm The grain almost looks like walnut but real hard to say |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by giffy76 on Sep 9th, 2005, 12:49pm I'm thinkin it's Hickory, but don't know fo sho. Hickory's lighter in color. Was it stained? |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by rextangle on Sep 9th, 2005, 12:50pm Kevin, it's definitely not birds eye maple. I have a guitar neck made out of it and it looks nothing like it... Mel, ask Jonny what kind of wood this is.... :-X |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by Kevin_M on Sep 9th, 2005, 12:56pm Thanks Rex, I could only make a guess as to what I was seeing in a small part, I get blurry or paint-by-number resolution on shading and detail. :) |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by rextangle on Sep 9th, 2005, 1:00pm No prob Kevin... I'm no wood expert except for guitar woods: maple, mahogany, rosewood, ebony, etc... ;;D |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by Svenn on Sep 9th, 2005, 1:05pm on 09/09/05 at 12:37:32, Melissa wrote:
Mel I believe this is something you should ask Gator about Svenn |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by rextangle on Sep 9th, 2005, 1:07pm What is that thing anyway Mel??? Maybe that would give us a clue... I know it's NOT a guitar! |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by Melissa on Sep 9th, 2005, 1:09pm giffy, it's not stained or cleared except for on the other side. It's not a soft wood, but not as hard as oak. It seems to be heavier than monkeypod (which i have some of), but lighter than oak. I'd ask my husband if he were here, but he's at work and I'd like to list these items for auction today. BTW, it was made in the Phillipines and sold in Hawaii, if that helps at all. Thanks all! |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by Melissa on Sep 9th, 2005, 1:11pm Rex, they are 2 vintage wall pockets, hand carved in the shape of pineapples with one having a man playing a uke and a woman holding one of those percussion things like a tamborine, in a grass skirt. |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by SteCo on Sep 9th, 2005, 1:16pm Mel, Can you post a more direct pic. showing only the grain and not the ends? can you tell if it has been stained? Have any idea where you got it from (like a different country)? And another poster suggested...can you dent it with a fingernail....heavy or light piece? Hard to tell from one pic,...but I would say you can probably eliminate maples, oaks, cherry, walnut......maybe Mahogany ?? You may try this site for your inquiry - pros and hobbiest both frequent it. If it is an exotic material...these guys may help alot. http://tinyurl.com/7auad HTH SteCo |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by SteCo on Sep 9th, 2005, 1:23pm Quote:
This helps greatly...... my bestest guess....phillipine Mahogany ???? What ye think guys??? |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by Melissa on Sep 9th, 2005, 1:36pm SteCo, mahogany could be it. That's one I didn't think of. Anyway, here are some pics... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v708/mfiltz/wallpockets2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v708/mfiltz/example1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v708/mfiltz/example2.jpg p.s. my 2 year old locked my bathroom door. it's one of those locks with just the small round hole in the middle on one side, and a push button lock on the other. do you know where i'm supposed to pick it in order to unlock it? LMFAO (ohhhh yeah, whatta day :P) |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by SteCo on Sep 9th, 2005, 1:53pm Quote:
First lets save the little one LOL!!......take a metal coat hanger....straigten it...put the straight part in the small small hole and push....may take a lil figiting....but that should work to unlock it!!! |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by ghost62 on Sep 9th, 2005, 1:58pm you will feel the button to push real easy to do |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by M.R. on Sep 9th, 2005, 1:59pm Mel Looks like Luan (SP?) Mahogany, a lower grade of the Mahogany family. If you take a nail, and stick it in the hole :o , the door should unlock. Mike |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by ghost62 on Sep 9th, 2005, 1:59pm back to the wood hawian treasures usually made from koa wood |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by Lizzie2 on Sep 9th, 2005, 2:01pm Well I dunno enough about the various types of Mahogany, but it sure looks like Mahogany to me! My parents have all mahogany furniture in their bedroom - it looks just like that. Did you get your baby boy out of the bathroom yet??? Only a mother could type what you said with such calmness....kids... ;) Carrie :) |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by SteCo on Sep 9th, 2005, 2:02pm Quote:
Yep I agree... SteCo |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by Melissa on Sep 9th, 2005, 2:09pm LMAO!! He wasn't IN there, he just decided to lock it for me so I couldn't get in there. [smiley=laugh.gif] Door is open now. ;) As for the wood (wook for ghost ;;D), I think I'll go with the mahogany. If I'm wrong, which I don't think I am, I can always make the correction later on the auction page. Thank you so much everyone! |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by ghost62 on Sep 9th, 2005, 2:12pm seriously if it is from hawaii possability is very high it is koa wood which is what most wood sovineers from there is made from ... which looks alot like mahogany but mahoganyis almost impossable to grow there. |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by vietvet2tours on Sep 9th, 2005, 2:51pm Narra, Pterocarpus indicus |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by Melissa on Sep 9th, 2005, 3:13pm Teak?? http://www.exotichardwoods-eurasia.com/teak.htm |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by broomhilda on Sep 9th, 2005, 3:28pm Suar wood may be? Wood from the Phillipines... http://www.balinesecrafts.com/woodcarving/budha.htm |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by vietvet2tours on Sep 9th, 2005, 3:46pm Them are from the Phillipines sold by the bazillion to servicemen and they are Narra. |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by rextangle on Sep 9th, 2005, 3:47pm HARDWOODS Mahogany: Fine grained, reddish brown in color. Very durable and resists swelling shrinking, and warping. Used for quality furniture such as cabinets; boat construction; wood facings and veneers. Walnut: Fine textured, strong, easy to work with and resists shrinking and warping and finishes well. Best used for gunstocks, solid and veneered furniture, novelties, cabinetry and wall paneling. Oak: Strong with good bending qualities. Is durable and finishes well and resists moisture absorption. Used for furniture, trimming, boat framing, desks and flooring. Maple: Fine textured and is fine textures. It is strong and hard. Has moderate shrinkage and machines well. Best used in flooring, fine furniture and woodenware such as bowling alleys. Cherry: Close-grained and resists warping and shrinking. It will redden when exposed to sunlight and ages well. Used in cabinet making, boat trim, novelties, solid furniture handles and turned projects. Rosewood: Very hard and has a dark reddish brown color. It is fragrant and close grained. It is hard to work and takes high polish. Used in musical instruments, piano cases, tool handles, art projects, veneers and furniture. Teak: Hard and durable and resistant the moisture and rot. It resists warping, cracking and decay. Best used in fine furniture, paneling, shipbuilding, doors, window framing, flooring and general construction. SOFTWOODS Pine: It has uniform texture, works easy and finishes well. It resists shrinkage, swelling and warping. Used in house construction, paneling and trim. Also used for furniture, molding and boxes. Hemlock: Light in weight, uniformly textured. It machines well and has low resistance to decay and nonresinous. Used for construction lumber, planks, doors, boards, paneling, sub flooring and crates. Fir: Works easy and finishes well. Uniform in texture and nonresinous. Has low resistance to decay. Used in furniture, doors, frames, windows, plywood, veneer, general millwork and interior trim. Redwood: Light in weight, durable and easy to work. Has a natural resistance to decay. Used in outdoor furniture, fencing, house siding, interior finishing, veneering and paneling. Spruce: Strong and hard. Finishes well and has low resistance to decay. Has moderate shrinkage and light in weight. Used for masts and spars for ships, aircraft, crates, boxes, general millwork and ladders. Cedar: Fresh sweet odor and reddish in color. Easy to work and uniform in texture and is resistant to decay. Used in chest making, closet lining, shingles, posts, dock planks, novelties and Venetian blinds. Got wood? ;;D |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by SteCo on Sep 9th, 2005, 4:24pm on 09/09/05 at 15:46:24, vietvet2tours wrote:
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Looks like vietvet is onto something here. http://www.exotichardwoods-eurasia.com/narra.htm The mechanical properties of the teak and narra are very similiar. scrap off a small piece on the back...and smell....Per the links.....narra is fragrant.....teak leathery smell. |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by Melissa on Sep 9th, 2005, 4:28pm Well, hubby came home and put his nail into the wood and said it's soft, so vietvet2tours is probably right, it's most likely rosewood. SOooooo, that being said, I'd like to thank you all again for our "WTF IS IT?" participation!!! ;;D and no rex, i ain't got no wood ;) |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by BobG on Sep 9th, 2005, 7:54pm I don't know what kind of wood that is but I do know what kind of wood won't float. |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by Charlie on Sep 9th, 2005, 8:20pm Forgot Poplar. I have no idea why I thought of that. I don't know much about wood though. Charlie |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by Sean_C on Sep 9th, 2005, 8:50pm on 09/09/05 at 12:41:30, ghost62 wrote:
ROTFLMMFAO !! |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by cootie on Sep 10th, 2005, 1:14am I was goin to say Teak wood......shit Brad would know but he went to bed already (yeah 2:00 am)........he knows his wood.......that didn't sound right did it. He'd know........mite take me a day for him to find time to look at the pics tho and my printer took a semi crap (works some days and has error messages others). I have stuff made out of that same wood here and there. Stay tuned for Bradski answer later Pam |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by Kevin_M on Sep 10th, 2005, 7:31am on 09/09/05 at 19:54:38, BobG wrote:
I don't think Natalie Wood floated when she fell off a boat back in about '84. |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by E-Double on Sep 10th, 2005, 8:10am on 09/10/05 at 07:31:24, Kevin_M wrote:
Wheeeeeeeeeeew......good old crass humor.love it [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=curtain.gif] |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by Chillrmn1 on Sep 10th, 2005, 9:16am I don't believe it's teak. My boat has alot of tek which I've refinished, and to me the grain and colorization of the grains don't seem to resemble teak as I know it. Bob.......had to throw in my 2 cents |
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Title: Re: What kind of wood is this?? Post by BobG on Sep 10th, 2005, 7:38pm on 09/10/05 at 07:31:24, Kevin_M wrote:
You heard that joke already, huh? It's an oldie but good old crass humor is forever. ;;D |
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