Thread: Solid body wood - need help to ID

blackwood?

Blackwood

I'd say Walnut.
Walnut and blackwood can look very similar,Walnut planes like butter and Blackwood
can plane average to good with the grain and tear against the grain
Is that the way you got them ? or did you machine it before you took the pictures?
American Black walnut comes up this colour or a little more purple when fresh,the grain looks the same
and the Walnut I buy from the US comes with a black painted end.
cheers Rob

Originally Posted by bench1holio

blackwood?

Thanks for the feedback mate!

Originally Posted by Toymaker Len

Blackwood

cheers mate

Originally Posted by auscab

I'd say Walnut.
Walnut and blackwood can look very similar,Walnut planes like butter and Blackwood
can plane average to good with the grain and tear against the grain
Is that the way you got them ? or did you machine it before you took the pictures?
American Black walnut comes up this colour or a little more purple when fresh,the grain looks the same
and the Walnut I buy from the US comes with a black painted end.
cheers Rob

Hi Rob,

thanks for the feedback. I have since been told by someone else outside of this forum that it was probably American Walnut and I had a look at a book called World woods and I think American walnut is a likely candidate. I think the pictures make it a little difficult to judge and I can see why the other guys thought blackwood. They do look similar. I planed that wood square to see the grain etc before I took the pics. I would prefer Walnut anyway for my project as I read that blackwood can be a bit difficult to work and I also hear that the dust can be quite an issue for some people (not sure if that's accurate?)

thanks once again

Cheers
Andrew