Mystery wood??

Here’s a picture of some walnut I have if you want to try and compare. I know it varies, but….

That’s after going through the planer and with some mineral spirits rubbed on one area so I could see the color. That first photo, the walnut is a bit reddish, most of the rest I have is more chocolate brown, but look at the grain in this next one…

Looks like walnut…

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It looks close, Charlie. I do think it is Walnut, but I would like some definite ‘name’. You know, something fancy or exotic!!

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Whatever it is I like it! Is it Brazillian Cherry (if it is hard and heavy) or perhaps Narra. I have some Berlinia that looks similar.

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I’ve heard of Claro Walnut. My dad has a several hundred bd ft of a black walnut tree he cut down and it doesn’t look like any of that.

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I dont think its walnut either. The smell/odor when being cut may help some. But, I dont have a guess as to what it is.

If it’s a walnut species, just remember not to get the sawdust or shavings around any horses.

actually… kinda looks like plain sawn butternut. (white walnut, golden walnut) so a member of the walnut family tree. If that pink-ish area would be near the middle of the log, that would make me believe butternut even more :)

How dense is it? Walnut is of course not very dense, but all the Butternut I’ve had is even less dense and more.. stringy..

It looks very much like either of those. One of my favourite things about Walnut and Butternut is that they show a dramatic different from tree to tree depending on the specific growing environments of that tree. I have some “swamp” walnut that looks more like your piece.

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I have seen honey locust that looks pink. Its not as heavy as black locust. It does have big growth rings. bob

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I agree wit katdaddy. Whatever it is, it’s purrrrdeee

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Do you have an end shot of the board? that grain looks familiar, but not for something in your area.

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Maybe it’s California Walnut that just wants to be different. I will take some shots of the end of the board tomorrow in good light. I put some natural watco oil on the back of it and it did get darker. The light pink turned purple. It is about as dense as some Walnut I have, but not the really dark Black Walnut. I kind of like the Swamp Walnut name. Perhaps this soaked up some minerals as it was growing.

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Looks like it was sawn for guitars. Ask LMI staff if they have an idea.