r/Woodidentification

My dad got this in the 80s from a guy in Australia - somewhere in the Bush/Outback. He said the guy cut it from a bushy tree in his property. It is quite dense/hard/heavy, and polished up beautifully. Google Lens is not helping.

Got this wood off a shipping crate so no idea of original origin, but really heavy and hard.

Found in a scrap pile in coastal bc.

Can you help me ID this wood? One picture is of it being used in an end-grain cutting board and one picture is of the wood after being planed.

Thank you

My staff think this is Bubinga, what do you guys think. Its a solid neck so the fretboard is the same timber with a dark wax-oil finish It's hard and heavy-ish, no stain in the poly finish.

I go this from Florida in my parents house that sits on the St. Sebastian River. I brought it home and just now go to splitting it. Its very heavy and was extremely hard to split. I have to use two wedges and a LOT of force. It smells sorta like wine but also like oak.

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This not a pine or cedar. I dont think its an oak or a gum tree either. The leaves do not resemble any of those species.

I’m not sure of the wood - I bought a large slab years ago in rough shape. Any help identifying would be appreciated. It’s definitely in the evergreen realm. Last three photos are a vase of the same wood and the rough wood.

Hello all, someone offered me all this scrap for free. The issue is I have no idea what any of it is, and I’m too new to ID any of the wood from looking.

I see some construction lumber, probably Doug Fir. I would love to take it all, but I have limited storage.

Can anyone spot any hardwood or anything that I should definitely take?

Appreciate any help!

Wondered if anyone out there could help me out ? I was wondering what kind of wood this is ? All I do know , It's petrified. It's 18 in long × ​13 in wide × 8 in thick and weighs about 60 lb . Any help would be great.

Thanks in advance

Hey gang-

I live in rural New England, and I need help identifying this branch. Anyone who knows more than I do have any ideas? AI wasnt helpful.

Thanks!

I love the design of this table and after taking a bunch of pics, am pretty sure I can recreate it, using 2inch x 10 inch x 10 foot lumber. But I don't know what wood to use!

I initially thought it might be pressure treated lumber, but now I think that is the wrong call for an outdoor table. The table I am copying from seems to be kind of unfinished and almost wearing away / silvering, but I like that - I'd like it to wear similarly after many days in rain, snow, sun. I'd rather not fight the elements, and just let the wood age naturally.

I'd also rather not spend a fortune on what will ultimately be a first trial of this design. Could it just be regular pine? Or kiln dried?

Please help with what type of wood this is, or what type it should be??

Thanks!

Hello all! A couple of weeks back, everyone here helped identify a batch of cedar I purchased. Thank you all again for that! Well, now I’m back. I had to restock due to an influx of planter box orders I received and have a new batch of questions.
The board on the right is from Lowes and is the classic cedar I know along with the smell. The board on the left is from Home Depot and is of the original batch I bought (sanded to 120) The weights are completely different and especially the smells. Not similar at all. The Home Depot batch (left) has been treated (orange tag) while the Lowes is white which I assume means untreated.
The different smells are what is really throwing me off. Lowes (right) smells exactly like what I imagine cedar is, Home Depot has that pumpkin-y smell to it. Would treatment affect smells and weight that much?
Along with weights. Lowes board (right) is essentially weightless while the Home Depot board (left) has a little heft to it. Same sizes obviously. Any expertise and advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again from a very novice woodworker 😂

Hello,

I am looking for help identifying this wood. I’ve been told it was Long Leaf Yellow Pine, google lens seems to agree, but I’m really not sure. It was pulled from a building in downtown Minneapolis that was built in 1884. The dates for when LLYP was harvested and used seems to line up, but I’ve also been told it wasn’t original to the building. I am currently storing a good amount in my garage and I would like to get rid of it. If it is a wood that is no longer harvested, I’d like to see it go to a shop or person that can use it properly and not just end up being firewood.

Thanks

We reclaim timber from architectural salvage in South Africa. This is reasonably heavy and hard.

I live in southern Ontario and this was cut locally. Just curious what it actually is

I’m aware the leaves on ground are oak, there were several oaks and seemingly 1 hickory downed and I found them on FB marketplace next day. Tons of leaves and branches that were verifiably hickory, just none attached to the trunk that I could find. The ID apps keep telling me oak of sorts but this was the only feasible option to be hickory out of what was downed from what I can tell.

This piece is very heavy and hard. The figuring is more obvious irl.