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  1. 08-22-2004, 11:23 AM #1
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    Name this wood....

    Here are a few of the boards I just picked up. Can you name the wood?



    And yes they are all the same type of wood....

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  3. 08-22-2004, 11:47 AM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Smith
    Here are a few of the boards I just picked up. Can you name the wood?



    And yes they are all the same type of wood....

    -dan
    Dan,

    Those boards quite obviously come from the deadly poisonous Brazilian Iquiqui tree. Please ship them to me immediately for proper hazmat disposal.



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  4. 08-22-2004, 12:09 PM #3
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    wrong continent Tom... guess again...

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  5. 08-22-2004, 12:59 PM #4
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    They are obviously of the "beautiful tree" species....

    Curly african mahogany? Makor?
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  6. 08-22-2004, 2:14 PM #5
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    Looks like Brazilian Rosewood to me....ship me one to check close up???...oops, guess not. I have no idea.
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  7. 08-22-2004, 5:15 PM #6
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    Becker's almost correct. Makore!!! Now do I get my choice of boards???
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  8. 08-22-2004, 5:29 PM #7
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    Yes it is Makore, or African Cherry.

    Jim, the guy I know who imports this stuff has some pretty wide boards, like 16-20" stuff. (I know you are always looking for nice WIDE lumber) Hopefully he will have more in a month.

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  9. 08-22-2004, 5:32 PM #8
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    This would be African Mahogany...


    also really nice stuff!
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    I have Sapele that looks like three of the boards (ones on the left), I don't think it's Makore, I have quite a bit of Makore in the shop including figured Makore, the grain and color aren't the same as what I have. That board on the far right kind of throws a ringer into the guess.
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  11. 08-22-2004, 9:46 PM #10
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    Hey Dan.

    The name of the guy that imports this stuff wouldn't happen to be Brian would it? I picked up a hundred of so bf. of African Mohogany and some Utile...incredible stuff.

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  12. 08-23-2004, 12:48 AM #11
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    It looks like Hondouras Mahogony to me , the African is more apt to have ribbons.
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    Dan, does the fact that the name of the JPEG is makeore2.jpg have anything to do with the ID???
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