Black Chacate

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Ran across a wood on Gilmer Wood I haven’t seen before, Black Chacate (Guibourtia conjugata). Reported janka is 2,090 while the specific gravity is .926. Anyone worked with this wood?

 

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That's a new one on me too. It's listed in my database but so are lots of woods I've never really heard of.
 

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It is very different from other Guibourtia species. It looks like an ebony, it is heavy and hard and dark brown color
 

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This would be cool if that grain were large enough to see from a few feet away. Almost like a precious stone.
Well, you just have to take a pic of it and blow it up.

 

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BTW I purchased the Black Chacate. It is indeed hard and heavy. The piece I have is a bit dark with no golden brown but I may get a piece with more brown later.
 

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The turned piece is almost a solid black with a hint of green. Can’t see any grain. I have a good bit of it left over.
 
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