What kind of wood is this?

Hard to tell. Do you have pictures of the bark. Any idea where it was harvested(State, at least!).

-- Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy-May all your dovetails fit tight and right the first time

It came as a 1×1 and looked to be old and beat up, so I don’t have a clue where it came from… I thought that the yellow dust would be a clue. It’s YELLOW… like rust or tumeric.

-- Lisa Chan, custom cafts and yarn accessories, http://www.grippingyarn.com

It almost looks like Sapele. But I don’t think Sapele sands to a yellow dust.

Could be Merbau, a Southeast Asian Hardwood. You can read more about on the link.
http://www.academyfloor.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=20&chapter=0

-- Thuan

A friend of mine was working with Ipe “Ironwood” and was telling me about how it produced yellow sawdust. It was some leftovers given to him from a decking project.

Some of the ipe I have used had bright yellow sawdust. I am unsure of exactly which of the species in the ipe group it is though.

-- Julian, Park Forest, IL

Definitely looks like a type of Ipe, especially with silica in the shavings.

-- Dylan Vanderhoof - General hobbiest and reluctant penmaker. http://llarian.etsy.com

If it will float in water or burn then it’s not IPE, could be Brazilian cherry tho but is almost the same as IPE. Pores look to be too large to be IPE, Maybe african mahogany?

-- $tudie

Teak has high silica and light colored dust.

My dad called me out of the blue today and told me that it is Ipe! IRONWOOD. Woo!

I like it a lot and enjoyed working with it. I did notice that my nose ran and a dust mask was a necessity.

-- Lisa Chan, custom cafts and yarn accessories, http://www.grippingyarn.com

Lisa is the picture stained??? or am I color blind. I have been working with osage orange lately and it is almost a neon yellow when u first cut/sand it. after it oxidizes it turns to a burnt orange.

-- Duane,matt_megan@twlakes.net

It’ll be funny if your dad is a lurker on Lumberjocks. By the way, great looking comic book inspired graphics on your project sheet.

-- Thuan