Can anyone help identify these pieces of timber please?

[Graham_C]

Hi all,

I've been given a few pieces of timber, and require help identifying some of them - if anyone can

This first piece is very "orange" and extremely dense. Planes a treat though!




The second piece is a proper reddish brown, planes nicely and is less dense. Lovely colouring as you can see in the end view



The last piece is similar to the second but darker chocolatey brown. Its about 340mm square and 38mm thick. It has am "interesting" feature in the knot. wondering what I might do with it - perhaps a small table?

 

[Penpal]

Graham the first one looks like Merbau from here.

Peter.

 

[GeordieB]

the 2 square spindle blanks look like walnut

 

[Dalboy]

They definitely all wood.

I agree the second looks like walnut

 

[Graham_C]

Graham the first one looks like Merbau from here.

Peter.

Thanks Peter, I think you're right Never heard of this before, and looked it up. On close inspection there are a number of small yellow deposits in the grain as described in the Wood Database.

 

[Bammer]

1st one is Teak

Last one is Walnut

 

[Graham_C]

George, Derek. Thanks, I'll go along with your Walnut ID

 

[wm460]

Graham the first one looks like Merbau from here.

Peter.

I second that.

 

[Phil Dart]

First piece is neither merbau or teak - it's iroko.
Second piece is ash. The red herring is the brown heartwood which is unusually brown for ash.
Third piece is walnut