Yet another wood ID... what jolly fun!

[isaac3d2]

I picked up some sticks of reclaimed timber which had obviously been used for an external structure, perhaps a gazebo. The timber has obviously seen many years of service outside but has not rotted. I planed it up a bit and it looks like it might be rather nice. It is reddish with pale sapwood. I doesn't look like sapele. It planes easily and gives a nice smooth finish. There is no distinct smell on planing the surface, but that might be due to years of weathering, or my poor sense of smell . Could it be a mahogany substitute of some description?
This is what it looks like unplaned:

Then after a few surface shavings:

I have 9 approx 1100mm x 100mm x 43mm sticks. So I should be able to make something from them.

 

[alex robinson]

The relatively visible texture and pale sapwood makes me wonder about eucalyptus?

 

[Stigmorgan]

Iroko?

 

[isaac3d2]

Hi Alex, thanks for your reply. I have cut quite a bit of eucalyptus and never seen any this red. In my experience eucalyptus is much paler. However, having said that I do recall reading about Red River Gum timber which is a very red eucalypt species, so maybe you are right.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Some form of African mahogany I'd think. Many of them used to be commonly used as building materials.

 

[Amplidyne]

Some form of African mahogany I'd think. Many of them used to be commonly used as building materials.

What I thought as well. One of the mahogany types. Could be anything, looks very like some Keruing I had ages back.

 

[isaac3d2]

I did wonder about Keruing. I made a Moxon vice from some Keruing and Tulip wood a while back. Not my favourite timber as it leaks resin. The unknown timber in question has not shown signs of leaking resin, though that might be due to it's years exposed to the weather... or my lack of patience! Keuring is also very dense, more so than this timber I think. I hope it's not Keuring