What wood is this please?

[tobytools]

I did some construction work in family home and we ripped off some old garage wooden doors and there frame. The doors are fire wood but the frame wod some kind of hard wood so I've kept it and used some today, it's a bit reddish and when turned it's not shaving but a reddish brown powder.
Here's some pics

https://www.dropbox.com/s/oeq8klsl2hqoa ... .49.09.jpg
Here is a section that I rip cut to use to turn on my draper spindle.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/uy7zgdjh9nwov ... .11.57.jpg
Small screwdriver I'm made earlier, finished with linseed oil.

Can't seem to find any other pics must of deleted them and I haven't the wood at hand. What woods where typically used as big door frames that look like that.

A better pic close up with light.
This would be end grain
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qt47xxye8k5f6 ... .46.13.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7w4l81mpjm8j0 ... .46.05.jpg

I know the pics are crap and the links are annoying but any help would be great.

Thanks
TT

 

[KimG]

Well the turned pictures seem to show the wood as almost the colour of Purpleheart, is it that accurate or is the colour in reality more red, like the uncut piece and the purple look a consequence of the photo and camera white balance?

Purple heart is used as a construction timber in the US and I guess some could be here on the odd rare occasion, but the end grain seems a little coarse for that, if the wood is more red than it is likely one of the African hardwoods. I am not that familiar with many of them and others will likely suggest some likely names. It could be a form of Mahogany, they vary so much.

 

[nev]

I'd go with sapele.

 

[Chrispy]

Dark red meranti or luan would be my guess from the Philippines.

 

[tobytools]

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll take some clearer photos of the stock tomorrow and post.
I asked my partners mum as the wood came from here house and she said that the previous owner loved exotic timbers or something on those lines,

I thought sapele at first too..
Keep chucking suggestions my way.

Thanks
TT

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Utile?

 

[JimB]

I would guess meranti. You used to see it vary from practically balsa to really dark which was known as Philippines mahogany.

 

[procell]

I would also say its Sapele. Try turning a bit and sanding it to 600 grit. you should then see a golden metalic effect if you move it around under a strong light. Its a little like the effect of the scales on a butterfly wing.

 

[tobytools]

I would guess meranti. You used to see it vary from practically balsa to really dark which was known as Philippines mahogany.

Thanks everyone.
I reckon it's meranti now I've had a google ect.
Thanks again.

TT

 

[woodfarmer]

The dust bit makes me think of iroko, but the wood looks like Keruin.