what timber is this ???

[smiife]

Hi guys,
Started making a box , for the threads i found some nice
timber which cuts really nice threads,, but not sure what
it is, it has a lemon smell , anyone got an idea what it is?

[bench1holio]

Bocote.

[smiife]

Bocote.

Thank you,,,, a man of few words!:U:U

[dai sensei]

Could also be Zebrano

[TTIT]

Checkout eggs 517 & 526 on my website (http://www.ttit.id.au/eggpage/alleggs.htm) - could easily be either :shrug:

[dpm]

Looks much more like bocote than zebrano to me (I've worked with both). From my limited experience the light areas of zebrano are significantly softer than the dark, but with bocote the difference in density is less pronounced.

[Evanism]

Checkout eggs 517 & 526 on my website (http://www.ttit.id.au/eggpage/alleggs.htm) - could easily be either :shrug:

What a fantastic resource that page is. I refer to it often. Thanks for putting it up :)

[Ari2]

Crikey TTIT, the egg collection is simply stunning:2tsup: Thanks for sharing, I have added the site into my bookmarks:)

[smiife]

Could also be Zebrano

Hi neil, does It smell like lemons ?


Checkout eggs 517 & 526 on my website (http://www.ttit.id.au/eggpage/alleggs.htm) - could easily be either :shrug:

Hi ttit,
Wow thats a very cool website page thanks for sharing :2tsup:


Looks much more like bocote than zebrano to me (I've worked with both). From my limited experience the light areas of zebrano are significantly softer than the dark, but with bocote the difference in density is less pronounced.

Hi dpm,
Yeah ,, very dense and heavy timber, does either smell
like lemons?

[bench1holio]

Bocote has that clean lemony smell. Zebra wood does not.

[smiife]

Bocote has that clean lemony smell. Zebra wood does not.

Hi bench1,
I reckon you were right in the first place :2tsup:
We will go with bocote, hope to get the box
finshed off this weekend........thanks for your
thoughts