Wood I.D - Possibly Teak

[Spragnut]

Hi everyone, been viewing this site for a while but first time posting.

I'm in need of some help identifying some wood I was given.

I was told it may be Teak but I'm relatively new to woodworking so I'm not sure. It's heavy, very heavy. Unfortunately before I realised what it was I'd cut the larger pieces into sections to help with moving it.

I'm hoping someone may be able to help.

Cheers

James

 

[MARK.B.]

Could be teak but i think it may be Iroko.

 

[Racers]

Teak, if that is a freshly cut edge, a freshly cut Iroko edge will be much lighter.

Pete

 

[blackrodd]

Difficult to see, teak or rosewood? Rodders

 

[Spragnut]

Interesting thank you so far.

That was cut on Saturday so relatively new, is there an easy way to know for sure what species it is?

I'll try and get some better pictures tonight and I'll clean the face up some more and do some fresh cuts and will post them later or tomorrow.

Cheers

James

 

[Cheshirechappie]

Afrormosia might be another possibility - it's about the same weight and appearance as teak, but doesn't have quite the same blunting effect on cutters. It's not so commonly available these days, as (like teak) it's a junglewood that's been overexploited in some parts of the world.

 

[Spragnut]

Managed to do some fresh cuts this evening, I'm not sure if the following pictures will give any more clues.

Face grain quickly sanded so image is of fresh timber.

Cut on mitre saw, cut piece on right, compared to old cut of several months. Colour was almost the same, maybe ever so slightly lighter.

Different angle of end grain.

 

[Chrispy]

Looks like a wood I used once, Hydua, was one name it went under or could be Afrormosia if not teak.

 

[fretnot]

my vote is for teak

 

[Spragnut]

Thank you for the replies, does anyone know of a service/person that I could send a sample to for identification?

I'd like to be sure what it is before I decide what to do with it.

Cheers

James