♫ εηdεd ♫ Haitian oak

That's some nice photography, Mark. You're getting good at this. I particularly like the end grain shot showing the banded parenchyma
 
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I counted to see if any new ones develop in the future. If a wood has compression / tension in it, often that stored energy is released during or after a cut. I wondered how many Pinky saw when he packaged it, if he saw any at all, then of coarse to see if any more become evident. With the minute experience I have had with 'Rambutan', it looks like a very temperamental wood when the grain is wavy and twisted. Wonder how the straight grain stuff works?
 
Well, the one sample I have on the site has some nasty cracks but it does appear to be slightly twisty grain so I guess that doesn't add much to your knowedge. Just throwing out another data point.
 
@Mr. Peet

The rambutan didn't look like that when I cut it. I have more so that can be replaced. The kiawe that you pictured has a pith on one end and coming out the face only a couple inches in. I thought if you cut from the other end, it would work. I think I sent something 8-9" long. The culrata has a tag on the blank that says Culrata Rosewood and under that Dalbergia as I stated in my post. No other paperwork. Let me know how the bongossi turns out. The cut-off I have from your sample is over 3" in both directions so I assumed you could cut it the other way but now I see the board is just under 3" in one direction on the one I mailed. This piece I still have would have worked better. I can fix that if your plan isn't up to your satisifaction. I will look at the rambutan tomorrow.
 
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The 'Rambutan' is fine. Is your piece ok was my concern? As for the 'Kiawe', yes pith on one end and knots on each side. Of the 9 knots, 7 are checked. I did not see them the way you had the piece pictured in the post. I think I can get the sapwood sliver and the 2 tight knots on one side and let the others to the back. I'll post the sample when done. I am pleased to have a sample, but likely to add another in time. The knots are a good characteristic to have for reference. As for the 'Bongossi', there be the challenge. By chance, did you cut the piece I have off of the opposite end of the plank from the first pictured post? The two pictures did not seem to match. The 'Bongossi' is the one I will have issues. The big check that runs top to bottom on one end is a 1/4 inch offset from the big check on the other side, so I would have two checks to glue up. I'm thinking I might ask you to look over that piece you have really close and see if you could slab me off a sample for a small flat rate box or padded envelope and have me pay for shipping. Then I could pass this onto Paul. There are a few clean pen blanks in it. I'm still thinking. Did the curly 'Haitian oak' arrive yet? Condition?

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@Mr. Peet
Could you pm the tracking info, not in todays' mail
The fresh cut on my rambutan block is checking
Cut another piece of bongossi to send you
 
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Tracking # PM'ed. What am I to do with the block of 'Bongossi' here? I glued up a Kiawe sample this morning along with two from the 'Ohia' block.
 
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Mr. Peet said:
I'm thinking I might ask you to look over that piece you have really close and see if you could slab me off a sample for a small flat rate box or padded envelope and have me pay for shipping. Then I could pass this onto Paul. There are a few clean pen blanks in it.

Works for me.
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Well, that slow boat saved $9 in shipping. Hope there aren't refugees packed in there.

I sent one of those Southern African Wood books to the Florida keys on the 17th. It was in Jacksonville, FL the 21st, then Philly, PA the 22nd, Jacksonville the 26th, Atlanta, GA the 27th. Now they requested no insurance. The ones I insured to there neighbors a dozen towns over had theirs Saturday in hand. It would be neat to GPS track (live cam) some of those items we send....
 
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Today I was finally around long enough to finish up the sample of 'Bongossi' from @pinky . I am pleased with the trade and consider it closed if he also agrees. Below are those now added to my collection of woods.
I also was able to get a second sample of 'Milo' and 'Ohia' not pictured and available for future trades. From top left to right bottom, 'Kiawe'(2 part), 'Ohia'(2 part), Rambutan', Gaboon ebony', 'Milo', 'Bongossi', 'culrata rosewood' and another 'Gaboon ebony'.
002.webp The top ebony has light curl, the bottom does not but has some spalt. 001.webp
 
Mark did you ever figure out what "culrata rosewood" is? I know we emailed about it but I forget.
 
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No Paul,

It is a rosewood from all I see with a hand lens. It smells spot on for D. nigra and latifolia, so I would say that it is a "Dalbergia". It does not match D. cultrata for color in any manner. I have had feed back from 3 dealers, that all received from the same source, a source that none of them have been able to contact over the last few weeks. I suspect it is not of the most legal chain of custody. Any help from anyone else would be greatly appreciated.

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@pinky
 
I recently got a sample of Bongossi (ekki), that was sold as Azobe (they use them for railroads), and I have to say, couple with your sample, I'm pretty sure the stuff I got called "Acupuri" that I ended up believing was Bongossi, is in fact not.

Great. Now i have to start all over. :ponder:
 
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Palaswood said:
I recently got a sample of Bongossi (ekki), that was sold as Azobe (they use them for railroads), and I have to say, couple with your sample, I'm pretty sure the stuff I got called "Acupuri" that I ended up believing was Bongossi, is in fact not.

Great. Now i have to start all over. :ponder:
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@phinds

Joseph, I thought you sent a sample of your 'Acupuri' to Paul. Somebody did, and those pictures were forwarded to Stephanie Dyer in South Africa for confirmation as Lophira alata. I thought it was neat that 'Ekki' can be several shades of green, red or even brown.

'Azobe' is often Lophira procera or L. barteri. It can be L. alata too, it depends where it is harvested as the trade name covers multiple species in multiple countries.

I hope we did not mislead you in any way and would like to help correct things if possible.
 
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@phinds

Joseph, I thought you sent a sample of your 'Acupuri' to Paul. Somebody did, and those pictures were forwarded to Stephanie Dyer in South Africa for confirmation as Lophira alata. I thought it was neat that 'Ekki' can be several shades of green, red or even brown.

'Azobe' is often Lophira procera or L. barteri. It can be L. alata too, it depends where it is harvested as the trade name covers multiple species in multiple countries.

I hope we did not mislead you in any way and would like to help correct things if possible.
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Mark, I don't have any record of every having gotten a piece
 
I never sent nuthin to nobody. Anyone who says otherwise is gonna be sleepin with the fishes.
But i digress. I think it is again. ... ekki. So nevermind me. I confuse-d.

It was the wavy bands that threw me but i spotted them in a finished tabletop pic online.
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