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Anyone know what kind of wood this is? (post #169489)

cohnaudio on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 11:44 (updated 12/20/11 - 12:04) 
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I bought a bunch of these boards - 10" wide by 16' long.  I thought they were Teak, but am having my doubts.  I tried planing one, but couldn't get any clean shavings.  It is very hard.  The boards I got are both quarter sawn and flat sawn.

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BruceS's picture

What is it (post #169489, reply #1 of 4)

by BruceS in reply to cohnaudio [original] on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 19:02

Surprised you got any shavings at all.    99%  sure you have  IPE

Work Safe,  Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

Bruce S. 

 

TonyCz's picture

teak or not to be teak that is the question. (post #169489, reply #2 of 4)

by TonyCz in reply to cohnaudio [original] on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 13:45

If you have planed one board and it is teak, (do you have HSS knifes on your plainer.) If so the knifes will be dull now if using HSS by just surfacing one board as teak has silica in the wood.   If you have carbide then that is not a good test.  The next test if it is teak, would be to try sanding the surface using 150 or 220 and if the paper loads up it could be teak.   Teak also has a very pronounce odor.

JZPortland's picture

Bubinga (post #169489, reply #3 of 4)

by JZPortland in reply to cohnaudio [original] on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 21:35

I think it's bubinga

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Looks like ipe to me too, (post #169489, reply #4 of 4)

by floyd1 in reply to cohnaudio [original] on Sat, 03/24/2012 - 18:15

Looks like ipe to me too, I've only used it once and the dust really irritated my sinuses.