Not sure if this will be easy or hard. I bought a bunch of wood from a "retiring" wood turner, and he didn't remember what some of the pieces were. I can Identify most of the wood without too much trouble, but with this one I don't have a clue. He was a well known pen turner, and people form all over the world gave him wood, so it could be from anywhere.

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While knowing the exact species is not critical, it would be nice to have an ID in case it is known to cause an allergic reaction. Then I could take precautions, or toss it. For scale of the blank size vs the grain, the size of the blank is 5.75 X 5.75 X 2.75. Don't burn any brains cells on this one, but if you have a thought I can research, I would appreciate it.