Is this Bubinga?
Maybe this should be on the "Support" forum, but this one typically get more "hits". So, here it is. A friend of mine (Yeah, I still have one after my dog died...) brought this chunk of wood over Thursday. He says he got it from a guy who's in the shipping business and this came out of a trailer or container, originally built in Africa. The piece originally was about 6-3/4" wide by @54" long. On either long side, there was a dado cut to about 1/2 its thickness and @1/2" wide. There were a couple streaks perpendicular to the board's length, which appeared to be rust, indicating prolonged contact with metal. This board is Heavy, with a capitol "H"! The rusty streaks cleaned up quite easily with just a couple passes through the planer. Also, very, very minimal cupping and the board is darn-near dead flat. The grain is extremely dense, but "open", almost like very tight Oak grain. Also, the grain is very straight. Another thing I noted was that it's extremely easy to pick up very minute slivers and, even after planing, the surface has a very fine "steel wool" feel to it. However, a quick pass with a ROS and it's as smooth as a baby's bottom. I'm figuring it kinda' looks like Bubinga, though it's not as dark as the Bubinga I've seen. I've attached a pic to see if anyone has any ideas.
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