Can you tell me what wood this is please ?

[Kristian Sharman]

I have this scrap off cut which I’m cutting into bow tie inlays since it’s just sitting around and it fells hard and dense but I’m not sure what it is. I think it’s beech but would like a second option please ?

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Rather more like maple.

 

[Cabinetman]

Yes I thought maple as well,but the end grain does look a bit wider than normal, certainly not beech I don’t think.

 

[RobinBHM]

I think Phil is on the money.

its Def not beech, it looks most like a maple to me.

 

[Linus]

From the look of the grain maybe Ash?

 

[Fitzroy]

I was going to say sycamore.

 

[recipio]

Definitely maple with some fiddleback grain. It would make a nice box.

 

[Woody2Shoes]

+1 for sycamore

 

[Woodchip Wilbur]

Again - certainly not beech. Another +1 for sycamore - I wouldn't want to distinguish between that and its relative maple though. Don't know maple well enough, so let's just say "Acer sp".

 

[Suffolkboy]

My initial reaction was that it looked like Sycamore.

 

[John Brown]

Seems like the answer's no.
It's sycamore/maple/beech/ash.
Looks nice, though.

 

[Avery]

If it's really heavy my first thought would he maple. It would make very clean and smooth (if on the yellow
side when oiled) bow tie stitches. I make mine out of walnut or wengie but I like dark ones to contrast. Apart from making my banjo neck from rock maple I've never found much use for it myself.
But that's just my opinion

 

[Blackswanwood]

+1 Maple