Any ideas on what this could be? Kinda smells bad when you work it. Picked it up at Woodcraft in the scrap bin.
Also Cherry I picked up.
and Purpleheart and Cocobolo.
Also Cherry I picked up.
and Purpleheart and Cocobolo.
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Nice scores on the wood Zach. :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap As for your question, I'm pretty sure I saw a piece of that wood in the scrap bin at that yardsale yesterday. It reminded me of Ambrosia Maple, but the colors weren't the same. :icon_scra Is it persimmon? :eusa_thin
Not sure what is in that top photo but you do want to wear a mask when you work that wood. Spalting is a fungus and some folks are more than a bit sensitive to it. I would also suggest that it not be used for anything that will touch any food. ... it is pretty, though.
The only bowl blank I ever got from WC that cracked was persimmon. Cracked the night I turned it. Not sure what the MC was, but I figured, coming from them, it was probably fairly dry.
Well, given that, I might not try a bunch of bowls out of it, but you could get tons of great looking pen blanks and bottle stopper blanks that might not crack. :eusa_thin I'm no expert on wood, but I would assume that something as small as a pen or bottle stopper wouldn't be as likely to crack??? :dontknow:
Looks like black and white ebony to me... here look at this link http://www.cookwoods.com/4-12-09-BlackwhiteEbony2of5.jpg
And i have one suggestion for what to do with it... send it to me!!!! ha ha, but then I'd have to come up with a project.
Actually, I'd probably make a few shaving brushes from it.
And i have one suggestion for what to do with it... send it to me!!!! ha ha, but then I'd have to come up with a project.
Actually, I'd probably make a few shaving brushes from it.
I have to go with persimmon as well. This spoon:
came from a board that looks like it was ripped from the right side of the one on the planer bed. The spoon's color is a little different from the amber effect of tung oil, but the board it came from could be used in the same project as your wood (or visa versa; just PM me for my shipping address :rolf: ). Oh yeah, the smell - none too pleasant. I began to wonder if a spoon was a mistake, but it is mostly decorative.
came from a board that looks like it was ripped from the right side of the one on the planer bed. The spoon's color is a little different from the amber effect of tung oil, but the board it came from could be used in the same project as your wood (or visa versa; just PM me for my shipping address :rolf: ). Oh yeah, the smell - none too pleasant. I began to wonder if a spoon was a mistake, but it is mostly decorative.
It sure looks like B&W ebony to me: http://cgi.ebay.com/2-PACK-BLACK-WH...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53e039f3eb
I was pretty convinced about persimmon until your last post. The little snippet I just quoted is not something you will hear me say about persimmon. The color is like yours and it smells unpleasant, but the grain is not easy to get a good surface on (IME; others may have stock that is smoother).
My first guess is B&W ebony. Not only does it look like it, but I've seen it in the "by the pound" bin at WC when they have a split, or broken piece. It stinks too.
I'm going to agree. I have a bunch of B&W Ebony pen blanks and they're a little funky when turning. They also look just like that wood.
Those points all make me reaffirm my first vote,
And unless we've misdiagnosed the wood type, those dark streaks are not fungus/spalting. Should take a sweet polish and be very durable.
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