What kind of wood is this?

[rlkeeney]

Would you guess what kind of wood this is?

This is hardwood flooring. It's old, heavy, and hard. Used 80-grit sandpaper will barely scratch it.

This is a slice off the end of the only used and darkest piece.

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The same piece with a little mineral oil on it.

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The face of one of the lighter boards.

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[BuckeyeDennis]

Black locust, maybe?

https://www.wood-database.com/black-locust/

[SteveMaryland]

Saw on it a little bit and smell. If it smells sweet it might be rosewood. If no smell, might be locust.

If you drop it on concrete and it has a clangy sound, might be rosewood.

[BillVan]

Wenge maybe? It looks like a piece that I have
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[Hobbyman2]

Looks a bit like Katalox https://www.bellforestproducts.com/figured-katalox/

[rlkeeney]

Black Locust - It sure does look like the photos in the Wood Database

Wenge - I don't think this would be a match. The end grain looks different.

Katalox - I only have one dark board. I'm guessing heartwood. The end grain is different.

Rosewood - I don't notice any smell when I cut it, and it does not ring when dropped or struck.

Black Locust is the closest match.

[daveg]

Just a guess, Brazilian Walnut (Ipe)?

[rlkeeney]

Just a guess, Brazilian Walnut (Ipe)?

I think you are correct.

[Hobbyman2]

Years , well ,, decades ago we used a lot of Brazilian lumber , my job was sanding , and sanding , and sanding ,, JMO I could be wrong ,, but it looks a little bit oily to be BW ?

[toolcurve]

It does look to be BW, what is the weight, does it seem more dense / heavy then normal hardwood?