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Haven't had a give away contest in a while so we will do a drawing Saturday afternoon.
I just got this wood yesterday.
Make a post here guessing what kind of wood this is.
Your post will be your entry into the contest.
The prize will be a WA size block cut from this burl.
It is an easy one to guess so I will use the random number generator to select the winner.

A few hints; it is hard, heavy, expensive and comes from SE Asia.
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Amboyna burl?

And, for a chuckle ...

Headstone of Russell J. Larsen in the Logan City Cemetery, Logan, Utah

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Didn't log in fast enough--amboyna for me, too.
 
Amboyna is my guess as well. You hinted as much in an earlier post. :)
 
I'll say Thuya Burl:groucho:

It does look a lot like a set of Thuya scales I have but they are very light in weight.

Amboyna, my guess here.

Thanks for the contest Mark!
 
I have a feeling it might be amboyna. Looks great too!
 
thanks for lead which lead me to another link.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterocarpus_indicus which present answers that I have been looking for...

it is a discovery to me that this is the tree that used to be common in my village... Its all gone now . the branches do break during thunderstorms

More importantly is the point that this is Narra wood as I have been hunting for a perfect slab of wood for a dining table.. . Finally found one for the time being .. a 90 x 30 x 5 inch perfect Macassar Ebony. The hunt of a perfect Narra slab is still on.. whenever I go back to philippines.

Again.. thanks.

rgds
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I think Amboina wood is it. at least that is what the Wiki said about the islands. Nice to get a geography lesson too. Ty for this opportunity.
 
Amboina? Amboina? Am I allowed two guesses?
 
Bugger, I'm going to say Amboyna too... but why I've got the disturbing impression that it's a trap? :biggrin:
 
Its angsona wood!
Spike,
If you are going to let your dogs use your computer, at least make them use their own Log-in.
They are starting to make you appear a little bit strange.
 
Spike,
If you are going to let your dogs use your computer, at least make them use their own Log-in.
They are starting to make you appear a little bit strange.

Your link says that's the name of the tree amboina wood comes from.

Amboina it tis
 
Canadian redringed big leafed small rooted burl:laughat:
 
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