Wood type

[Dalboy]

I just turned a couple of boxes one with the red texture on the lid and the apple one. I am trying to ID the wood any ideas. below is the two boxes and the bark of the tree

 

[Buckeye]

I am fairly certain it is tree wood

Peter

 

[Dalboy]

I am fairly certain it is tree wood

Peter

Dam and I was thinking it was some cast resin

 

[Buckeye]

Dam and I was thinking it was some cast resin

it might be.

I reckon lignaterra will know which wood it is

Peter

 

[wm460]

I am fairly certain it is tree wood

Peter

I must agree with you.

 

[paulm]

A very nice pair of boxes there Derek but I can say that I know what that wood is.

 

[Neil Lawton]

Ali took one look at the bark and said "Acer"
I've not seen that sort of marking in Maple before, so looked it up.
bear claw maple

 

[Dalboy]

Thank you Neil will check it out. This was some that was chopped down in a friends garden by a woodturner of all things He said it is no good for turning. I found it turned great and finished well

 

[Woody]

Cant help mate but you could use the process of elimination it aint plywood so that's one out of the way

 

[Neil Lawton]

Thank you Neil will check it out. This was some that was chopped down in a friends garden by a woodturner of all things He said it is no good for turning. I found it turned great and finished well

You don't want to listen to woodturners, they're all bloody mad!

 

[Dalboy]

You don't want to listen to woodturners, they're all bloody mad!

And how long did it take you to work that out Neil

 

[Vic Perrin]

Eucalyptus?

Vic

 

[bassethound]

And how long did it take you to work that out Neil

End of 2013 I think when he came across this mob here! :wink:

 

[donwatson]

Summatwood

 

[lignaterrae]

Hmmm, interesting. The bark certainly does have a look of some the decorative garden maples but I've never seen such regular radial banding in any pale timber, let alone maple. You didn't get a look at leaf did you, that would help enormously.
ID from a photo is rarely easy as the senses of touch and smell can't be used and even vision is limited. Feel free to send chunk to me (about 125x55x18mm) and I'll work on it.

 

[Jim]

Don't know what the wood is Derek, but i do know that i am looking at two nice pieces of art my friend ..