What wood is this?

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:13 pm

Just returned from a holiday in Bali and the photos below are of the table in our villa.

I reckon you'd get a few guitars from it but can you guess what wood it is?

The wood itself is not from Bali but came from another part of Indonesia.

Tub of wombat lard for the winner.

Kim · Post by **Kim** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:27 am

Looks like a slab sawn dope plant to me..I hear they grow pretty big in Indo..did you try smok'in some Bob?? I believe that's the go if you want to hang around or get some free long term accommodation.

Just kidd'in...Teak maybe???

Cheers

Kim

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 7:04 am

Monkeypod?

Mike Thomas · Post by **Mike Thomas** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 7:39 am

East Indian Rosewood?

Tod Gilding · Post by **Tod Gilding** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:30 am

Indonesia Acacia ?

ozziebluesman · Post by **ozziebluesman** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:17 am

I was over on Magnetic Island visiting my son recently and saw some bars tops out in the new beer garden area being made at the local pub. The wood was fallen tree's from recent Cyclone Yasi and it was Queensland Walnut. The table in the picture looks very similar in colour and grain pattern to what I seen last week so my guess is Indonesian Walnut.

Cheers

Alan

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 11:09 am

No cigars yet.

auscab · Post by **auscab** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:26 pm

I think the grain on the right of the top thats on the quarter cut looks like a Mahogany or Cedar exept that it's a bit brown rather than red ,but that could be because of the mud like stain that that is seen on Indo furniture, so I'll say a

Toona Cilata [ called also Toon, Suren or Indian Mahogany ]

DarwinStrings · Post by **DarwinStrings** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:47 pm

A freakin mahogany or maybe Durian.

Jim

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 3:51 pm

Close Jim, but Durians don't grown that big.

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 4:22 pm

I reckon its frickin' Rubber Tree.......

DarwinStrings · Post by **DarwinStrings** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 4:44 pm

Hmmm okay Shorea spp. was another that came to mind. After that I am out of guesses.

Jim

Kim · Post by **Kim** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:18 pm

Its the wrong colour but the grain line and fineness looks a bit like camphor laurel....no defined black streaking either but then I am not sure that is apparent in all the species.

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 6:16 pm

Okay last guess.......flamin' Brazillian Rosewood.

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 6:42 pm

Nope.

It's a very predominant rain-forest tree throught Asia.

You'll probably find it at Bunnings as well.

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 6:45 pm

Radiata....I knew it. Just didn't want to jump in right away with the obvious.

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:40 pm

Merbau/Kwilia

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 5:40 am

Allen wrote:Radiata....I knew it. Just didn't want to jump in right away with the obvious.

charangohabsburg · Post by **charangohabsburg** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:26 am

I know it, I know it, I know it!

The name of that wood is Idlitobago otta

( = I'd like to build a guitar out of that table)

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:36 am

The locals call it Mahogany but it's actually Meranti, Black Meranti, in fact, from Java.

There's heaps of this in woodworking shops along Sunset Road which runs from Kuta up to Seminyak. The woodworkers there use sit by the side of the road flattening them with little electric planers.

No wood is cut in Bali any more. I think all the useful stuff has been cut or is now protected so they bring it in from Java and Sulawesi.

DarwinStrings · Post by **DarwinStrings** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:45 pm

Dude I want my wombat lard, seeing as "Meranti" is Shorea spp. then I believe I am close enough for the lard. I hope we can avoid a lengthy legal battle on this one Bob.

Yours sincerely
Jim

Tod Gilding · Post by **Tod Gilding** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 8:35 pm

Is This You On The Poster Jim ?

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:32 pm

Some people will do anything for a tub of lard.

DarwinStrings · Post by **DarwinStrings** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:37 pm

Wow, I didn't realise you could eat it too.

Jim

woodrat · Post by **woodrat** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:07 am

Bob, what we all want to know is did you successfully "souvenir" the table?

John

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