Meat from Russia to Iran on June 12, 2023  

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5. CONSIDER ITS HISTORY. Many times we forget common sense and logic when attempting to identify wood. If you’ve got a piece of Amish furniture from Pennsylvania, chances are more likely that the wood  will be made of something like black walnut or cherry, and not African wenge or jatoba. You might call it “wood profiling,” but sometimes it can pay to be a little prejudiced when it comes to wood identification. Some common-sense questions to ask yourself …

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2. LOOK AT THE COLOR. Some questions to immediately ask yourself: IS THE COLOR OF THE WOOD NATURAL, OR IS IT STAINED? If there is even a chance that the color isn’t natural, the odds are increased that the entire effort of identifying the wood will be in vain.   The reddish brown stain used on this piece of Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril) has been planed away on top, exposing the …

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When attempting to identify a wood sample, it’s important to keep in mind the limitations and obstacles that are present in our task. Before starting, please have a look at The Truth Behind Wood Identification to approach the task in a proper mindset; I consider the linked article to be required reading for all those visiting my site with the intent of identifying wood. 1. CONFIRM IT IS ACTUALLY SOLID WOOD. Before …

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