Forum topic by Ebro | posted 09-07-2016 11:55 PM | 767 views | 0 times favorited | 12 replies | ![]() |
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09-07-2016 11:55 PM |
Anybody know what this is? It’s incredibly dense and heavy. I’ve ruled out black palm but I can’t figure this one out. I’ve got 25-30 board feet and I’d love to make cutting boards out of some of it. |
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#1 posted 09-07-2016 11:58 PM |
Ipe -- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm |
#2 posted 09-08-2016 12:23 AM |
I’ve got some too, just a piece. There has been a long debate about what it was. It’s very hard and smells like chocolate. Andy may be right. -- Bill M. "People change, walnut doesn't" by Gene. |
#3 posted 09-08-2016 01:42 AM |
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#4 posted 09-08-2016 03:22 PM |
Thank you all for the help! |
#5 posted 09-08-2016 10:28 PM |
The distinctive grain pattern you see (the lines like scratches), makes me think cumaru. It’s used for decking as an alternative to Ipe. Look at this image online: |
#6 posted 09-09-2016 02:46 AM |
LiveEdge, that has to be it! I never would have gotten that one. Thank you |
#7 posted 09-09-2016 03:37 AM |
That is Apitong.Its used for trailer decks. Aj -- Aj |
#8 posted 09-09-2016 02:52 PM |
Smells like Chocolate? -- "woodworker with an asterisk" |
#9 posted 09-09-2016 03:11 PM |
Check it out for gluing, for cutting Boards -- Bruce. a mind is like a book it is only useful when open. |
#10 posted 09-09-2016 05:44 PM |
Gotta be honest, I’d never heard of Apitong or Cumaru before this. I was calling it Wenge earlier even though I knew that wasn’t correct. abie, Good advice. I used a few strips in a cutting board last year and it’s held up so far. I cut, wiped it down with mineral spirits and glued it up as quickly as possible to minimize problems with the oils in the wood. What I have in mind now is more like a cheese board than a large cutting board. It won’t need any glue ups. I cut a handle template and tried to copy it with my router and a pattern bit which was a bad idea. This stuff is brittle! |
#11 posted 09-09-2016 06:23 PM |
It’s ipe -- Rick M, http://thewoodknack.blogspot.com/ |
#12 posted 09-15-2016 04:14 PM |
Pretty sure this is not ipe. Jatoba/Brazilian Cherry is my guess. Edit. |
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