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Hi @Big Ry here’s the persimmon. It’s 8 to 8.5“ x 1.5” x 53”. It’s dry as a bone. many many years in workshop at 35 to 40% humidity. It’s rough on both sides so would need to be planed. It is very very lightweight from being so dry for so long. There is a pith in the middle as you can see just above the R and S in the word persimmon. Let me know if this interests you and how much of it you want.
Here is the sweet cherry. It’s 9” x 2 1/8” x 53“. This piece is kiln dried but not dried out like the persimmon, but has been stored in my workshop for a couple years at least so it’s ready to use. In one of the photos, you can see it still contains a little bit of pith on the far end, and a crack as a result. The crack is about 5 inches from one side and about 4 inches from the other side. This piece is solid and hard as a rock, no dry rot or anything like that. If this interests you, let me know, and how much of it you’d want me to cut for you.
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How much are you selling it for? By board foot? Weight? I don't really have a project in mind, so i don't have specific dimensional requirements. I just try to buy 18"+ whenever possible based on the types of projects i normally work on. But i understand it to be one of the cheaper (cheapest?) ebonies, so i figured i could buy a sizable chunk.
I'm also curious about the density, because i thought persimmon was on the denser side. Wood Database says it's 52pcf, which is not what i would consider light. Is yours significantly lighter than this?
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Same question as the persimmon lol how much? I don't need much of this for the project I'm buying it for, but I'll buy a bunch if it's not too pricey lol
Hey Ryan, you’ve got me wondering about the persimmon because my piece is much lighter than it should be. I wonder if it was mistakenly represented when I got it from the sawmill. As the next step, I’ll take some end-grain photos and we’ll see what it tells us.
As for the cherry, I measured off 28” x 5.5” in the photos below. My overall piece is 9” wide but the pith is about at the 6” mark, so 5.5” would give you a billet without the pith. There are some worm tunnels at the bottom, which based on an endview go down about a half inch. I can send you the entire 28” or cut it to 20 inches to eliminate the tunnels. I plan to use the other half of the board for a project, and the smaller side with the pith for some spindles. So would a 20” or 28“ x 5.5” billet work you? Hows $40 sound?
As for the cherry, I measured off 28” x 5.5” in the photos below. My overall piece is 9” wide but the pith is about at the 6” mark, so 5.5” would give you a billet without the pith. There are some worm tunnels at the bottom, which based on an endview go down about a half inch. I can send you the entire 28” or cut it to 20 inches to eliminate the tunnels. I plan to use the other half of the board for a project, and the smaller side with the pith for some spindles. So would a 20” or 28“ x 5.5” billet work you? Hows $40 sound?
@Big Ry nice list. Good luck with the Brown's Rosewood (Dalbergia brownei). One of the very few species I’ve searched for and haven’t been able to find. Maybe once I get this whole lot sorted out in Australia I can dedicate my time to finding that one. Never heard of the other Dalbergia. Does it grow in Central America?
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The color of the persimmon also struck me as odd because the piece i have is much lighter. However, i checked hobbit house, and the seems that persimmon varies considerably in shade. But the way you are describing the density makes it sound like there's a good chance that its not persimmon, so I'm curious to see what it is.
That billet works for me. I would take the whole 28". I need clean bug free for the project i have in mind, but i don't need much of this wood for that project. So i have my pick from a billet that large. I might find a project that uses buggy wood, so I'm not really opposed to having some worm holes in part of it.
Him and I are both looking for that one. I asked him earlier in the year
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EDIT: Nevermind, didn't see your other post lol
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Both are supposed to be domestic rosewoods. I think both grow in Florida, though they may grow elsewhere.
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Red mangrove and browns rosewood I’ve been looking for, for over a year now. Only 2 Flordia woods off the top of my head i haven’t found yet that are on my radar
Both are heavily protected. Browns rosewood typically doesn’t grow very large. I heard there are a few big ones in the Everglades. But I ain’t going there to cut down a tree 
. Giant snakes, alligators, crocodiles, and the occasional shark? No thank you
. Giant snakes, alligators, crocodiles, and the occasional shark? No thank you
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I want to say that Florida dealer who had Florida black ironwood on his website also had red mangrove, but unfortunately when i contacted him he told me he doesn't sell wood anymore 
@Big Ry and @Friedrich9 If either you do come across brown's Rosewood, Dalbergia ecastaphyllum or red magrove, please keep me in mind for an 18" spindle 
I'd also be interested in the Hawaiian sandalwoods (santalum spp.) if you come across those too.
I'd also be interested in the Hawaiian sandalwoods (santalum spp.) if you come across those too.Was it Floridia urban wood?I want to say that Florida dealer who had Florida black ironwood on his website also had red mangrove, but unfortunately when i contacted him he told me he doesn't sell wood anymore