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I found a hardwood place up here and surprisingly they had some really nice exotics for Alaska that were reasonably priced. After looking through a pile for some nice quartered wood I couldn't resist these boards. There is a decent amount of QS material where I will join them up. I just hope it doesn't cut once I get it milled.

I wanted to mill it today because my shop shipment was delivered this afternoon. However the movers broke dang near everything including my bandsaw, drum sander and table saw. SO now I gotta wait for my claim to process. I still feel better looking at this stuff. Smells wonderful. I just hope I don't run into any problems with it cupping.

Bolivian RW is amazingly stable for its density. The only warping problems I have had after resawing were due to poor drying practices.

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John

Savages!
Nice stash....

nice, I have a few backs with similar grain like yours. the sides are QS
hoping to build something out of those soon

This is my first experience with Bolivian Rosewood and I'll tell you what, I'm in love. I almost slept with the board last night. The pores are tiny, it should take a polish like glass and the price is definitely right!

Sleeping with that board is not a very good idea Pao Ferro (let's use the proper name rather than Bolivian "rosewood", it is not a rosewood) is reputed to be toxic, maybe even worse than cocobolo. Watch the dust when working it.

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It sure smells good!I! I sure wish I'd fall in love with a wood that wasn't a sensitizer for once. Between this and my coco stash I'm going to have a rash for the next 10 years!

i´ve resawn a couple pau ferro/morado/santosRW/bolivianRW/caviuna boards (ouch, trade names can tire you... - off topic: for a brazilian (bolivianRW grows in Brazil ) pau ferro is more commonly the name for Caesalpinia ferrea and M. scheroxylon is known there as caviuna or "jacaranda pardo"; it seems the confusion never ends) and was quite afraid, but it went rather smoothly - but i haven´t used it yet and am a bit afraid of sanding it...bad rep for this wood.
nice looking wood,BTW!

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I have several friends who react badly to Pau Ferro, ie, rashes from sawdust, can't touch the wood, etc. I am fortunate that it doesn't bother me at all, even when I forget to wear my mask when sanding or scrapping.

Bob

Unlike Cocobolo it is possible to build a tolerance to Pau Ferro if you have a bad reaction. I'm anticipating a bad reaction as I have sensitive skin. I'm gonna cut a lot of this stuff though so I should get used to it.

Mount Storm is a hardwood store here in Windsor, CA.
They have a bit of that stuff,
and I bought some.
I didn't build a git out of it,
but made a banjo stand out of it.
Beautiful under finish.
I can't remember if the dust was irritating.
Go for it, and let us know if it cups!

please elaborate on the smell - mine smells like a horse farm and i couldn't get the smell out of the shop for a couple of weeks.

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I just now went out o the "shop" (ha!, garage!)
and filed a piece of it,
and it didn't have much odor at all.
Slight barnyard smell though,
and it gave my nose a little zing,
but not much.
I sound like a freakin' wine taster!

This stuff smells like BRW, literally like roses. I had no plans to buy anything when I visited the store but I couldn't resist. Can't wait to close a box with that aroma. It's not as pungent as say a BRW head plate, but the smell is very similar just not as strong. They had a couple 15' boards of it and I'll buy the rest, especially if this aroma is not the norm. I was amazed that it wasn't a true Dalbergia. It smells the same. At the price I'm done with EIR, and this is the replacement. I'm torn between it and a massive stash of figured walnut. I'm going to have to thin some of my zoot stash I suppose.

exactly what mine is like - a horse farm - barn yard -

Joey - strange yours smells like roses - maybe you got some Brazilian?

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The pau ferro I have has a "spicy" smell, different than BRW, but quite nice. I don't react badly to the wood, but I do try to minimize contact with the dust. I have built several instruments out of pau ferro, some of which was flat sawn, and it all behaved well - no unpleasant surprises. It is a dream to finish.

Nah the pores are way to small. Great stuff though.