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Above is a picture of some wood I've layed my hands on enough for a fingerboard and bridge just wanted to know what it is, and where is a better place to ask than this. The owner has had it 30+ years and was given it by a friend who worked in the docks where it was thrown out as it was with a batch of teak and obviously wasn't.


The guesses so far are
1. Brazillian Rosewood
2. Imbuya


It has a distinctive smell when worked but not the sweet smell of the brazillian I've handled, but this was fresh cut the stuff I've only handled was decades old

Let the guessing Commence

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Formerly JJH

I learn more from my mistakes than my successes

me see no picture

Is that a fresh face or is it an old oxidized surface. If old, sand or plane so we can see a fresh face.

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Dean

It certainly looks like old Braz.!!
But there are many species that are great for guitars!!
Use it & after you cut into it deep it may let loose another fragrance!

Good find!
mike

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Mike Collins

Hey guys this picture must be linked from a personal web site or a myspace link or someting because I see no picture. any picture linked from personal web sites or my space are blocked my my companies firewall. I am sure I am not the only member that deals with this. I can see any uploaded picture but not some linked Img linked pictures.

Just would be nice to see it

Here gos just for you MichaelP



That is a fresh face cut today an almost polished finish from a circular saw. The smaller piece was a slice off an uneven side so I could take off a slice the other face, so imagine the 2 pieces at 90 degrees and the radius of 1/4 of a log between the 2 was what i was given to take what I wanted then return Couldn't of had a deeper cut if I tried Mike.

Would a scrap I have work for bandsaw guides or would tufnol be better? The nasty plastic one in my 3 wheel jobbie keep wearing at the front throwing out deep cuts and I keep needing to file them true say once a month.

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Formerly JJH

I learn more from my mistakes than my successes

Picture quality is not good enough for a guess, but if it is imbuya it will have a spicy smell that can't be mistaken for anything else.

Peace, Paul

Mad Rose.

Sand some of it and see if it smells like roses - if not it is probably mad rose which BTW is a fantastic wood in all respects.

I`m thinking Mad Rose, as Hesh has said,this will make fantastic fingerboard and bridge.
James

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James W Bolan
Nashville Tennessee

Was gonna stay in it's rough form until I need it, it close sawn to size can't imagine it would move it's been kept in a heated workshop attatched to the house for 30 years air drying

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Formerly JJH

I learn more from my mistakes than my successes

Eventually found out that it's either Pau Ferro or Santos Rosewood more likely the latter

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Formerly JJH

I learn more from my mistakes than my successes

Free wood by any name is still..... Cool!

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Mike

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