1" x 7 1/2" x 10 3/8" and with a density of about 66lbs/cuft, this stuff is hard as nails (Janka 2300 but it seems even harder) and will polish to a glass finish. This particular piece I picked out because of its being more grainy than usual.
I'm pretty sure that if you tried to drive a nail into this you would either split the wood or bend the nail and my bet is on bending the nail.
Please see http://www.woodbarter.com/showthread.php?tid=90&pid=464#pid464 for my barter interests
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nice strong grain lines will make this one show some pretty surfaces in a craft project
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back side
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end grain
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here's a closeup of the back side showing that there is some strong grain under the patina
I'm pretty sure that if you tried to drive a nail into this you would either split the wood or bend the nail and my bet is on bending the nail.
Please see http://www.woodbarter.com/showthread.php?tid=90&pid=464#pid464 for my barter interests
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nice strong grain lines will make this one show some pretty surfaces in a craft project
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back side
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end grain
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here's a closeup of the back side showing that there is some strong grain under the patina
