Furnished content.
(from WoodNet.net)
I bought an entire 7" x 8' board of this manyyears ago from a woodworker who was moving and the moving company wouldn't haul any of his wood. I thought it was pretty, but have never built anything out of it.At the time he told me what it was but unfortunately I have forgotten. Any guesses what I have? The three pictures show the top side that is sanded fairly smooth, the bottom side has band saw marks from resawing it,and the third picture is the end grain. This sample cut from theboard is about 5/8" thick. I think the dark end is just some staining as that was the very end of the 8' board. I am almost positiveit is an exotic and not a domestic hardwood.I would say that the pictures make it look a little more golden than it really is and that it is a little more brownish in real life. It is much darker in its rough cut form and the yellows tend to show up more as the surface is sanded.It stinks when it is cut and it seems a little oily.
mystery_wood_top.jpg (Size: 639.33 KB / Downloads: 184) mystery_wood_bot.jpg (Size: 756.42 KB / Downloads: 184) mystery_wood_edge.jpg (Size: 223.74 KB / Downloads: 183)Edit: John was kind enough to use his method to add my pictures. Please scroll down to see them. Thank you John.
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