Braz Rosewood

Big Ry said:
Ok, so i got it sanded to 240g. It definitely turned reddish, not quite purple though. The long grain doesn't match any samples of bois de rose or Brazilian rosewood that i own. The rings and cathedrals remind me a lot of Brazilian Kingwood, so i grabbed a board of that for comparison. It's not quite a match, but maybe close enough? Or maybe it's d. Miscolobium that Fred mentioned? I wiped with mineral spirits in some photos.

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It does look faintly like a very tightly grained kingwood. Definitely a rosewood and definitely beautiful.
 
@Big Ry i missed this when you posted this originally. I’ve never heard of D. lineata now I need to try and figure out how that differs from retusa. Granadillo is red with pronounced black streak. Hypoleuca is typically brighter orange with a black streak separating the sapwood and heartwood
 
Also looking at the grain after you sanded it, kind of reminds me of D. granadillo
 
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What an incredible journey this has become!! I'm enjoying watching the chase--and i keep thinking about a teenaged kid in PA trading split firewood for that log section!!
 
Big Ry said:
That's the strange thing. Earl reported that this piece had a strong sweet smell to it. But i can't detect any scent whatsoever, even on a fresh cut/sanded face. I'll pay attention again when i throw it on the belt sander, but it really was oddly devoid of odor last time.
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Remember, the sense of smell is similar to taste. Some things that are sweet to you, may not be to others. Some smells may be obvious to you, and not others and likewise the reverse. So the chemical marker Earl smells might not be a marker you can detect.
 
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Mr. Peet said:
Remember, the sense of smell is similar to taste. Some things that are sweet to you, may not be to others. Some smells may be obvious to you, and not others and likewise the reverse. So the chemical marker Earl smells might not be a marker you can detect.
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That may explain how my wife tolerates living with me all these years. 😇

Very interesting & valid point. Would that also perhaps apply to developing a sensitivity to some wood dusts??
 
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That may explain how my wife tolerates living with me all these years. 😇

Very interesting & valid point. Would that also perhaps apply to developing a sensitivity to some wood dusts??
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Yes it does.

I know a wood worker had issues with Cocobolo. After getting older he developed nose bleeds often. They cauterized his nose. He no longer seems to have Cocobolo issues. Assume the trigger was in the nose, not throat.
 
Mr. Peet said:
Remember, the sense of smell is similar to taste. Some things that are sweet to you, may not be to others. Some smells may be obvious to you, and not others and likewise the reverse. So the chemical marker Earl smells might not be a marker you can detect.
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Yeah I just found it odd that I couldn't detect any smell at all. I cant even think of another species that was devoid of smell to me. There probably are others, just nothing comes to mind. I know 12 years of smoking cigarettes certainly didn't help my olfactory glands, so there's also that.
 
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