What kind of wood?

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If it's actually from australia first guess would be Jarrah:

Jarrah | The Wood Database (Hardwood)

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Otherwise sapele mahogany or one of the many similar dark hardwoood. If you can figure the density in lbs per cubic foot it'll help you narrow it down a bit. Endgrain pictures are useful as well as it can more clearly identify certain elements (such as what type of porous it is) https://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/hardwood-anatomy/

This can help eliminate some species that may have similar appearing grain but different structures
 
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BlackdogGS said:
Years ago we found a pallet of this. It was marked that it was from Australia. AI said it’s mahogany and I think that’s probably right. It’s very heavy. I’m starting a cabinet project and was thinking of using it. Thanks IMG_F8ED19DF-4D0F-4F3E-A887-5C0BB6F915CF.jpeg
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Pic of end grain?

How hard is it to cut/drill?

What dims were the pieces? Looks like the edges are radiused, flooring or decking perhaps?
 
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The end grain cuts look like Apitong. I used some for boat trailer bunks, it's typically used on the floors in tractor trailer trailers. Heavy, durable and nearly water proof. It's hard on cutting tools like any Ipe. I passed all my scraps to a friend who uses it on custom knives for handle material.
 
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my 2 cents - I picked up a pallet years ago since it looked interesting, ended up being partially made of Purple Heart
thinking what you have is probably some variation of mahogany, and probably pretty tough.
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not sure if I'm reading your post correctly(?) do you have a pallet made of this wood or a pallet of this wood? If it's a pallet of this wood, might be 4x decking material and worth some money....
 
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Miss the Pontiacs said:
Nice lumber I would have said Mahogany as well. @loganb suggestion of Jarrah or Sapele sound plausible. I’ve never seen a piece of Jarrah and maybe not even the specific Sapele Mahogany.
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firedudetl1 said:
not sure if I'm reading your post correctly(?) do you have a pallet made of this wood or a pallet of this wood? If it's a pallet of this wood, might be 4x decking material and worth some money....
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Not pallet wood. This was on the pallet. I have maybe 15 boards that have been stored in my shed for years.
 
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SMOKEYBEAR said:
The end grain cuts look like Apitong. I used some for boat trailer bunks, it's typically used on the floors in tractor trailer trailers. Heavy, durable and nearly water proof. It's hard on cutting tools like any Ipe. I passed all my scraps to a friend who uses it on custom knives for handle material.
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Makes sense as this was found in an industrial setting. Since it’s hard on equipment I think I’ll sell it and get something else.
 
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BlackdogGS said:
Years ago we found a pallet of this. It was marked that it was from Australia. AI said it’s mahogany and I think that’s probably right. It’s very heavy. I’m starting a cabinet project and was thinking of using it. Thanks IMG_F8ED19DF-4D0F-4F3E-A887-5C0BB6F915CF.jpeg
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This does not look like a “true” mahogany, although maybe it’s dome other wood species that is occasionally referred to as “Mahogany”.
 
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Does it sink or float?

If it floats, what percentage of it is above the surface?

Since you said Australia and posted the image of the endgrain, I'm thinking it's Gidgee, if it's extremely heavy.
 
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If you’re serious about finding out exactly what species your lumber is, @BlackdogGS, the USDA’s Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin used to offer (and I believe still does) a free service to use their experts and extensive reference sample library to identify wood samples.

I think any taxpayer could have them analyze something like one or two samples per year.

Wood Identification Public Service | US Forest Service Research and Development

research.fs.usda.gov research.fs.usda.gov
 
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