Another wood ID

[whereistheceilidh]

Difficult if you cannot scratch n sniff.... any chance of Western red cedar...... light weight, distinct smell, similar end grain to photo??

 

[TRITON]

Looks like Parana Pine

My thoughts too after looking at the wood database.

Who said cherry ???

 

[Mike.R]

Interesting to hear there's an embargo on Paraná Pine these days, I wondered where it had all disappeared to.

It was very much a staple in the 80's, much the same as Poplar/Tulip wood is today, though with even more of a propensity to twist. Perfect for propellors, code name, Banana Wood.

The sample shown appears to have that silky glisten.... my vote is for Paraná.

 

[recipio]

+1 for Parana pine. Its got an overall reddish tone which you don't get with cherry.

 

[BruceK]

I have a stack of parana pine that looks exactly like this.

 

[Suffolkboy]

I've never (knowingly) seen Parana pine so this is a pretty useless post I guess but my first guess at looking at the pictures would have been cherry.

 

[stuart little]

Good test for Parana pine is the smell when it's cut. To me, it smells strongly of carrots. But like others, the grain doesn't look pronounced enough for Pp.

Thanks ****, I tried smell but there is none, it's been stored so long it's lost it. (like me at times! )

 

[Woody2Shoes]

My bet would be fruit wood - pear maybe, or possibly cherry?