I'm at my wits end trying to figure out what I have here!!!

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The green wood has a very tight grain and is as dense as Cocobolo. Will polish up easily. Very fine feather like features in the grain.

The redish is more of a rosewood or oak type grain with some gentle rolls. Very pretty.

Any one have an idea????

Additional information: I have no idea where the wood comes from. Pieces are about 12" long, 5" wide.
I thought of Lignum too, but have never seen any this green. Very well could be though.

Doug- a couple of questions:
1) where did they come from? -(Ecuador? Your back yard? Home Depot?)
2) what are the dimensions? -(are we looking at samples that are 1" wide or 1' wide?)

The top one looks like verawood, not sure about the bottom.
Jon

Could the top be Lignum Vitae? Is it waxy/oily?

The bottom looks like Bubinga to me.

Jeff

Top one looks like Lignum Vitae. Try putting it in water. If it sinks its probably Lignum.
Steve

Not a clue on the top on ,But tha bottom one looks and sounds like BUBINGA.Doug does the bottom one oxidize and dull some in sheen?

Like the others said,the top could be Verawood,especially if it has a Herringbone grain pattern,or it could be Mulberry,which is also green and dense.The other,looks,to me anyway,like Mesquite.

I'll go with the top Lignum, but seems to have a different grain. Bottom is Bubinga. I use a lot of that, customers love it. Mark Hazen

I haven't found a pic of verawood so I'm not sure. There is a definite herring bone or feather like pattern in the wood grain. If this is typical of verawood then I'll bet that's it.

The red piece has a very stable color and a tighter grain than the bubinga I have on hand right now. I've never seen mesquite though.

Thanks for all your help, maybe we got one figured out!:)

I have a couple of more comments on these two, maybe this will help.

First look at this link to answer all your wood questions: [Woods of the World Online] (http://wow.forestworld.com/flamebin/flamethrower.cgi$wow_showmainframe)
I was doing a lot of research on woods last year and dug up this nugget. It has a lot of useful information about the woods we use!

I've got some Lignum Vitae that has the herringbone look to the grain and is about the same color only a little darker. Apparently, from the site above, Verawood is a LOT like Lignum Vitae, but tends to be lighter in color! Both are waxy/oily, have green coloration to the heartwood, AND both have the herringbone grain. BUT, Verawood has a specific gravity lower than Lignum Vitae. Put it in water, if it sinks its Lignum Vitae and if it does not hit bottom then it is Verawood (Verawood has a specific gravity about that of water, so it should stay suspended for awhile).

The bottom has the same color as Bubinga, but it is somewhat more wavy than the examples I have...although I do have some Bubinga that is quilted. I also have some Mesquite and it is more open grained than Bubinga...in general. I do have some Bubinga that is as open as some of the Mesquite I have. The Mesquite is not quite as red as the Bubinga and a bit lighter in color...almost pink. Mesquite also has a distinctly sweet smell to it, while Bubinga does not. Ever cooked with Mesquite? Same smell but without the smoke.

I have to add a disclaimer that any speculation on woods based on grain and color is somewhat unreliable in some situations, since most woods have a lot of variation in these areas. As most have concluded the top looks a lot like either Verawood or Lignum Vitae and the bottom like Bubinga or Mesquite. At this point, I would agree with everybody! Weight is also quite variable in some species, especially if you get into burl.

Hope this helps.

Jeff