Wos this then, gang?
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An attempt at a carved map of the uk ,, after several pints of Guinness..
Cozzer
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More South America to me, Bingy man, but I've had a brace of Guinness this lunchtime, so you may well be right!
Cabinetman
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Spelted Cherry? Haven’t got a clue tbh
Definitely includes a duck
Cozzer
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No, nor me, hence the question.
I got 5 pieces of it in a mixed box of burr veneers, but no indication as to what woods they are.
Some are easy to recognise - Amboyna, for example - but the pair in the photo? Olive ash is probably my best guess, but....
Some are so beautiful it would be a shame to actually use 'em!
Tweedy
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Reminds me of pear. Is it quite fine grained? Possibly a bit soft?
Whatever it is it’s certainly very attractive and would make a fine piece of furniture of some type .
alex robinson
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Are you able to narrow it down a bit by looking at other stuff that they sell? At the very least is it likely to be Northern hemisphere, Southern or Tropical? A better close up would also help to try and look at the structure as well as just the colour.
If tropical, who knows!
A surprising number of European / North American timbers can get that pink tinge if they have had a bit of microbial attack, as with olive ash. Knowing the colour of a clean "structural" type board can be surprisingly unhelpful!
All the bits of pear I have had have been much plainer (though I know they can be pink and colourful) but other fruitwoods such as apple and cherry are definitely pink at times.
The maple family can be that colour too - sycamore, field maple etc. The ripple is certainly acer like.
Just to illustrate how confusing colours can me, I did a reverse image search on that and google pulled up this picture from a milling company on facebook:
Beech!
If tropical, who knows!
A surprising number of European / North American timbers can get that pink tinge if they have had a bit of microbial attack, as with olive ash. Knowing the colour of a clean "structural" type board can be surprisingly unhelpful!
All the bits of pear I have had have been much plainer (though I know they can be pink and colourful) but other fruitwoods such as apple and cherry are definitely pink at times.
The maple family can be that colour too - sycamore, field maple etc. The ripple is certainly acer like.
Just to illustrate how confusing colours can me, I did a reverse image search on that and google pulled up this picture from a milling company on facebook:
Beech!
Cozzer
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Yes, soft. I'm cutting some with a scalpel, and to stop it tearing I've taped the underside.
Not particularly fine grained though...
