help identifying?

[Pops]

Hey y'all, was wondering if I could get some help with identifying these 3 pieces? the one with "katalox" written on it was in the bargain bin at the local Woodcraft store. The other two arrived in the mail from a friend. Any insight? Thanks in advance.

Al

 

[Mike1950]

1- surely not katalox
2 mango
3 WAG- maple burl

 

[Mike1950]

And isn't there 4 ?

 

[Mike Hill]

1. - not going to totally rule out katalox, but doubtful. I have some with same type of grain that does extend into the sapwood. And most katalox sapwood I've encountered also has lots of bug holes. But it would be almost unmistakable, because katalox is very dense and hard. Density up around where ebony and lignum vitae are.

2. Other than color reminds me of paulowania

3. Maple burl seems like a good guess.

 

[Arn213]

A density info. or end grain structure would help. My best educated guess is only for the first one.

1. Mango- it will have a sour like aroma when working with it. The pores are like in the koa to mahogany camp. I am pretty positive that is what it is and no way that is katalox as the color way and heartwood is nowhere close to the yellow family hue- more brown-cordoban-chocolate. As someone mention it would be dense.

I don’t have a good educated on the 2 others, but I think the second one is not paulownia. Way too much heartwood and that species is sapwood dominant.

 

[Pops]

Thank you all!. I didn't think much of the whole katalox thing until I looked it up and all I saw was a much darker grain like ebony. It is not super dense like Ironwood or african blackwood. I thought maybe ambrosia maple as there were several bug holes that were blackened

And isn't there 4 ?

No sir. I just took pictures of three pieces. The first three are of the non katalox, the 2nd set of three are the Mango and the last two are of the maple burl. THank you for the insight and help!

And isn't there 4 ?

 

[phinds]

And isn't there 4 ?

Yeah, @Pops you need to number EACH pic so we know what's supposed to be what.

ALSO, in the future, please put ONE wood per ID thread so there's no confusion. Thanks.

 

[Pops]

I will take pictures of the end grain tonight when I return home from work. Thanks again for the help.

 

[Pops]

Yeah, @Pops you need to number EACH pic so we know what's supposed to be what.

ALSO, in the future, please put ONE wood per ID thread so there's no confusion. Thanks.

Otay. I am still getting used to the format. I will get there.

 

[Mr. Peet]

Well, if we B guessing, the first wood looks like a curly, spalted mango species.

The second looks to be an elm, that was dried in a low humidity area like AZ or CO. You can faintly see ulmifirum in the endgrain picture and 1 face grain picture.

Tell us more on the burled piece. Have a density? Sand it, is there a distinct smell. Does it have any burnt edges? Are the Astros going all the way?

 

[Pops]

what, praytell, is ulmifirum?

 

[phinds]

what, praytell, is ulmifirum?

He meant ulmiform, which means "elm-like", referring to the confluent parenchyma that is prevalent in elm latewood.

 

[Pops]

Well, if we B guessing, the first wood looks like a curly, spalted mango species.

The second looks to be an elm, that was dried in a low humidity area like AZ or CO. You can faintly see ulmifirum in the endgrain picture and 1 face grain picture.

Tell us more on the burled piece. Have a density? Sand it, is there a distinct smell. Does it have any burnt edges? Are the Astros going all the way?

Lemme get back to you 'bout them Astros... No burnt edges that I can see. I'll double check tonight. Maybe I'll do a separate thread for each one of the remaining unidentified pieces.

The smart donkey part of my brain was trying to think of a comeback on the confluent parenchyma comment, but I got nowhere. Thanks again for the help.

 

[Mr. Peet]

what, praytell, is ulmifirum?

Sorry for the typo, sloppy me. Thanks for the clean-up Paul.

 

[Pops]

Hey Mark, absolutely no worries at all. I have no clue what most of the terminology is, and when i tried to search for that word on google (so I didn't look like a COMPLET dumbass), that spelling pulled up nothing. I can give you my man-card if you want...

 

[Mr. Peet]

Hey Mark, absolutely no worries at all. I have no clue what most of the terminology is, and when i tried to search for that word on google (so I didn't look like a COMPLET dumbass), that spelling pulled up nothing. I can give you my man-card if you want...

I'm married, what is a man-card?

 

[Pops]

Here are all the views of the mystery burl. Density? Yep, it's dense. Any insight I would be grateful.

 

[Mr. Peet]

Here are all the views of the mystery burl. Density? Yep, it's dense. Any insight I would be grateful.

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Mans, that a neata looking.

 

[Pops]

@Mr. Peet yessir I thought so.

 

[2feathers Creative Making]

I have a sneaking feeling the second piece in redbud. I may even have the rest of the tree in my shed. The cracking and the color match my stash from a nearly useless foray into slicing the tree outta my yard when it fell about 2 or 3 years back .
Works lovely with glittery epoxy according to my wife...