What kind of wood is this?

I believe that it is tropical. Not a native species.

-- Danny Located in Perry, GA. Forester. Wood-Mizer LT40HD35 Sawmill. Nyle L53 Dehumidification Kiln. hamsleyhardwood.com

First glance I would say Ipe.

-- Jesse, West Lafayette, Indiana

Cumaru

-- Rick M, http://thewoodknack.blogspot.com/

+1 for Ipe. Was it used as decking before you got it? As an aside, did you run it through a planer? I wouldn’t run it through my planer as it’s too hard on the knives. I’d drum sand the weathering off maybe.

-- Bob Anderton - Austin, TX - Nova 3000 lathe, Alaskan Mark III mill, Husqavarna Saw

Thanks for replies. I bought it at auction from a guy who had a trim supply store (also handled other things to go along with trim) so I’m not sure exactly what it was used for. It’s definitely not one of the six woods he kept in stock (mahogany and cherry were the only non white ones) I have a few hundred board feet of this stuff and sure what to do with it.

Also, is there any possibility of it being Santos Mahogany? The company did stock Mahogany, and the owner mentioned it wasn’t always the same type of Mahogany.

http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/santos-mahogany/