Any wood experts here who can tell me what this is?

[Steve Smith]

I thought I had some mahogany from am old piece of furniture but now that I have cut it and sanded off the old finish, I don't know what it is. What do you think?



it looks a bit like chestnut but I don't think it is.


Steve.

[DWThomas]

My first guess would be ash -- but I'm not sure how US species compare with Yerpeen varieties (not to mention I'm not really an expert!)

[onepuff]

It looks like African Mahogany to me from the colour and grain pattern. Can you see pores in the grain? It isn't easy to tell from the picture.

[Andrew Moxom]

It could be walnut.

[E. von Hoegh]

Cherry.

[wildbill]

It's a board with box joints cut into both ends.

[bdial]

Teak, cherry and walnut come to mind.
Roughly how old was the piece of furnature, and do you know where it originated? What was cutting it like?

[Hatchetman]

Could be a lot of things. Can we get a closer shot of the grain? Could be chestnut.

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

If it smells sweet , if there are pores and resin inside , if its going darker ,it could be mahagony , there are 48 different types of mahagony and only a cut wood seller or antique shop can tell. I thought it was ash but ash is yellow and white and darker strip is wider. With varnish , it will be beatiful , I liked it.

[Worker 11811]

Does the wood ring when you tap on it?

Marimba keys are made of rosewood. Even when are not shaped, rosewood makes a characteristic sound when struck.
It could still be mahogany but rosewood just has a certain sound to it.