Anybody here into wood anatomy?
I mean microscopic ID of various types. a few years ago, I accumulated a bunch of stuff to do it, but then discovered a $3K tome to slice pieces would be optimal. I lost heart.
Maybe I need a new approach. Last night, i picked up a bunch of exotics from a guy and, although he ID them all while putting in my truck, when I got home, it was all just a jumble of wood again.
I found a couple of internet sites that go into it with just a 10x loupe. That would be great to be able to ID most common woods with a minimum of equipment
A lot of these Jatoba, Brazilian Cherry, and diffo species of what is called mahogany do look pretty similar.