wanna play "what is this wood?"

The grain almost looks like white oak. It is a little hard to see the end grain to tell for sure.

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I’d bet my bottom dollar that is Ipe. I’ve used a ton of it, and it don’t take a big pile to make a ton.

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Does it have much of a smell when you cut or sand it?

-- Gary, DeKalb Texas only 4 miles from the mill

I think it looks like white oak too.

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN

Looks like Meranti to me…could very well be Ipe as well though.

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it seems to smell almost like chocolate maybe? when cutting and sanding

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after looking up ipe and meranti i think ipe wins

-- if you dont have it, build it, especially when its a stupid idea

Yellow dust is pretty telltale for Ipe.

Chocolate smell isn’t white oak. Never used ipe…don’t know how it smells

-- Gary, DeKalb Texas only 4 miles from the mill

Ipe has a yellow green sawdust, but it smells like sulpher when cut.

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN

Doesn’t look like oak to me, but I have seen it or something real close before.

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its definitely not a sulphur smell, its fairly pleasent and im not sure chocolate is the smell but it is sweet n i thought it was comperable to chocolate and my wife thought the same so..maybe meranti?..

-- if you dont have it, build it, especially when its a stupid idea

I also am quite confident that this is ipe. I’ve worked with ipe quite a bit. As an FYI – all ipe is heavy but some boards are heavier than others. The difference can be quite noticeable. I do not believe the differences I have noticed is due to moisture content.

I used ipe on my deck and then I used it to make deck furniture. I have adirondack chairs that are VERY heavy and will surely last longer than I will.

-- Rich, Cedar Rapids, IA - I'm a woodworker. I don't create beauty, I reveal it.

It’s not White Oak. The grain looks like an exotic. I would agree with Ipe or something similar.

-- Eric, NorCal www.rocklinforestproducts.com

Now this may sound stupid but could it be IROKO ….......yellow dust, doesnt change colour when sanding, heavy in weight.. just sounds like IROKO

BOB does it feel oily to the touch and IROKO does sometimes smell faintly like chocolate

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