niwotwill Posted March 16, 2020 Share #1 Posted March 16, 2020 I was given a foot locker full of many types of wood, but one is particularly unknown to me so does anyone have ideas of the type? These are .5mm veneer 12" X 18" and there are 10- sheets. The image is approximately 2/3's of a sheet. Any Ideas Will Keith Black 1 Quote Current Build: Erycina 1882 Fishing Trawler by Vanguard Models 1:64 scale Syren by pearwill Model Shipways 1:64 scale On Hold: HM Cutter Cheerful Syren Shipmodel Scratch 1:48 scale 1776 Washington Row Galley scratch scratch from NRG plans #121 1:48 scale Completed Build: Charles W. Morgan by Artesania Latina circa 1988, Lowell Grand Banks Dory 1:24 scale by Model Shipways, Norwegian.Sailing Pram 1:12 scale by Model Shipways, Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack 1:24 scale by Model Shipways Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charter33 Posted March 16, 2020 Share #2 Posted March 16, 2020 Hi Will, Lovely grain, very much like the figuring - my guess is walnut, but not the grade usually found in model ship building. As a veneer there is a beautiful box crying out to be encased in this........ my fingers and creative juices are itching in anticipation, you are one lucky bunny to have this to play with - good luck! (oh so jealous!) Cheers, Graham Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Pellett Posted March 16, 2020 Share #3 Posted March 16, 2020 Walnut, possibly burl. mtaylor, Jaager and Keith Black 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Hunt Posted March 17, 2020 Share #4 Posted March 17, 2020 If you were in Australia I would have suggested Camphor Laurel. If it is it would have a very distinctive smell. Try lightly sanding a corner, quite a few woods (including walnut, I believe) have a diagnostic smell when cut. Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cleek Posted April 16, 2020 Share #5 Posted April 16, 2020 Based on the picture alone, my wild guess would be spalted satin walnut. https://www.wood-database.com/sweetgum/ Satin walnut is not a walnut at all, but liquidambar, or "sweetgum" in the US. (No relation to Australian "gums.") The spalting (a fungus) causes the black figuring. It's used in fine custom furniture and is an excellent modeling wood, though spalted stock is usually reserved for its appearance. The liquidambar or sweetgum tree is widely distributed in the US and often planted as an ornamental, although it has a nasty habit of horizontal root growth that destroys sidewalks. It's not commercially milled much, so you usually have to cut your own and mill it. It's often found in municipal woodpiles and tree services will sometimes have logs available. https://www.wood-database.com/sweetgum/ Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted April 16, 2020 Share #6 Posted April 16, 2020 Whatever it is, it's beautiful! A coat of poly, put a frame around it, and hang it on the wall. One could look at that for hours and not tire of it. mtaylor 1 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reklein Posted April 16, 2020 Share #7 Posted April 16, 2020 I looked at Sauers catalog for veneers. You may have either Zebrawood,my first choice,or Macassar ebony. Pretty stuff. mtaylor, Bob Cleek and Keith Black 3 Quote Bill, in Idaho Completed Mamoli Halifax and Billings Viking ship in 2015 Next Model Shipways Syren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuglo Posted April 17, 2020 Share #8 Posted April 17, 2020 by comparison, I was told these were (?true ) african walnut, but I stand to be corrected Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote current build- Swan ,scratch on shelf,Rattlesnake, Alert semi scratch,Le Coureur,, Fubbs scratch completed: nostrum mare,victory(Corel), san felipe, sovereign of the seas, sicilian cargo boat ,royal yacht caroline, armed pinnace, charles morgan whaler, galilee boat, wappen von hamburg, la reale (Dusek), amerigo vespucci, oneida (semi scratch) diane, great harry-elizabethan galleon (semi scratch), agammemnon, hanna (scratch).19th cent. shipyard diorama (Constructo), picket boat, victory bow section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Hunt Posted May 11, 2020 Share #9 Posted May 11, 2020 The second and third images certainly look spalted to me. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuglo Posted May 11, 2020 Share #10 Posted May 11, 2020 thank you for info Quote current build- Swan ,scratch on shelf,Rattlesnake, Alert semi scratch,Le Coureur,, Fubbs scratch completed: nostrum mare,victory(Corel), san felipe, sovereign of the seas, sicilian cargo boat ,royal yacht caroline, armed pinnace, charles morgan whaler, galilee boat, wappen von hamburg, la reale (Dusek), amerigo vespucci, oneida (semi scratch) diane, great harry-elizabethan galleon (semi scratch), agammemnon, hanna (scratch).19th cent. shipyard diorama (Constructo), picket boat, victory bow section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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