@hokie already mentioned this above. It seems that Fred couldn't be positive that it was ambuya, but i justified it by saying that $60 is a good deal for most any burl this size in the retail space.
I have to ask though... How are you guys so positive that it's not ambuya? When it comes to hardwoods, the conventional wisdom is that it's virtually impossible to definitively ID a species without (at a minimum) a close up shot of end grain sanded to 400. Some others still need additional details like weight or scent factored in. It's my understanding that burls are even harder to ID than regular wood, so how would one know for sure what burl this is with only a few general overview photos? Ambuya is not even a single species from my understanding. It encompasses narra, Burmese padauk, and a few others from what I've read. I'm fine if it's not in fact ambuya, but it just seems like those statements were issued without enough information to confirm.
For what it's worth, it's pretty heavy. It's the heaviest burl i own (not that i own many lol). It's much heavier than the red mallee that's also pictured above. It's certainly heavier than maple burl. And it's possibly heavier than the red gum burl i have too. I'll have to check on scent later.
