Help with wood type

[Basser69]

Any ideas on this wood type? It came from a pallet. I thought it was walnut but it smells like no walnut I have ever been around. Two pictures in two lite types.

[callmakerman]

Wide grain almost reminds me of Black locust but I've never seen it used in pallets.  Bill

[Basser69]

Thanks for the help Bill. Does black locust get hard as a rock? The chop saw that I was using (with a new blade) was screaming on the cut.

Scott

[redarrow]

It looks a lot like the pallet lumber we use to get at GM. Looked like walnut .It came from south America so be careful and wear a respirator..

[BOB_HARWELL]

 South American wood, sometimes used in place of Honduras mahogany in furniture industry. Not sure of spelling, Lupus. Is it much heavier than it looks?
Does it feel oily?
          BOB

[Basser69]

Thanks for the help guys! And yes, it is heaver than oak and it does have an oily feel to it.

[merocustomcalls]

Almost looks like Jatoba.

[decoykrvr]

Based on the pictures and hardness, I think it's probably Brazilian Walnut (Ipe) which has a janka hardness of 3680.  It makes great strikers.  I got some several years ago from a company which used it as flooring for enclosed trailers, and they complained about how it ate saw blades and had to be drilled to fasten to the bed.

[Basser69]

Thanks for all the info guys! Can Ipe or Jatoba have a pink tint to it? This stuff does in spots.

Scott

[Longbeardfever4ever]

Looks like jatoba to me. Also known as brazilian cherry.

[decoykrvr]

Most of the Brazilian Cherry I've worked will have a light greenish-yellow cast to it as it's worked which I assume oxidises, since it finishes to a beautiful reddish-brown.  The wood has a fruity smell when sanded.  I really don't remember if the Brazilian Walnut had any red or pink tints.  In either case, both the Brazilian Cherry and Walnut make great strikers.  I don't go into the woods without a Brazilian Cherry striker and would rate it as one of the top 5 striker woods IMO, since it will run on most call surfaces and has a great range of sounds.