anyone know what kind of wood this is?

[BHQ]

what kind of wood?

i found this site that shows all the woods you fellas have mentioned


http://westpennhardwoods.com/static/index.htm#

 

[Jack Madden]

Soo you do agree it is Jatoba...?

You know that not all the Jatoba is exactly uniform qua color and grain... And your piece was polished, wich makes it look more red/brown.

To me, the main grain of the pictured wood in the last pic, tells me it is jatoba... It's a very nice piece B.T.W.

Tom Penrose

Hi Tom,
Thanks for the email awhile back. But on this wood ---
It is hard to tell on some of the exotics since they can differ in color (look at purple heart it can be brilliant purple or a dirty brown/purple color - I have a piece that is a light violet color) - but I looked at a picture of a sample of jatoba wood - and it does look like jatoba - color and grain. I have some angico that has the color but it doesn't have as much of the grain (some of the angico I have is more of a brown black but some has the reddish color in it). Have you built any cues with this wood? How does it finish?
Jack
www.johnmaddencues.com

 

[Penrose Cues]

Hi Jack,

The way I can tell you for sure it's jatoba is because of the particular grain like in maple... No rosewood has the "line of growth rings" visible on the side of the wood. Only maple and fruit trees have 'em...

Jatoba is pretty stable when dried properly and can be used as forearms, buttsleeves or handles.
Angico, also known as indian chestnut, is not a "fruit" wood and could be considered as being a similar wood more like oak. Like oak, it's always better to core the wood as the grain is very long stretched.
It's hard, keeps it's figure no matter if you rift saw it or quarter saw it.
It's dense and heavy and finishes pretty well.

One tip: if you use that wood, seal it before polishing it. That way, the sealer will be absorbed better and the finish will deepen more the color and figure of the Angico.

Good luck using it...

Send me some pics when that cue is finished please

Tom Penrose

 

[BHQ]

The first pics are rather small and difficult to exactly tell what kind of wood it is, but the very last picture says it all;

It's defenately Jatoba, also known as Brazilian Cherry. It will darken a little more towards red/brown when sealed and finished.

It is a rather stable wood when properly dried and takes a very good finish, without shrinking or expanding too much.

Tom Penrose

hi tom, does this help to confirm jatoba, with some finish on it. seems the general consensus is either jatoba or paduk. have three coats of clear on it in these pics.
thanks for your input, brent

 

[cuesmith]

I still stick by my original accessment, it's padauk! Of course having seen it in person the other day makes it a bit easier to be sure.

just more hot air!

Sherm

 

[BHQ]

I still stick by my original accessment, it's padauk! Of course having seen it in person the other day makes it a bit easier to be sure.

just more hot air!

Sherm

hi sherm, this is a different cue than you saw the other day. maybe i have two paduaks or two jatobas.i should have brought that with me, forgot about it.