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Paul Ray Moore
09-04-2011, 9:02 PM
A friend of mine gave me this piece of wood but the label wasn't on. Can anyone identify it for me?
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Thanks,
Paul
David E Keller
09-04-2011, 9:04 PM
Looks like marblewood. Fairly hard and somewhat coarse, but it polishes up very nicely!
James Combs
09-04-2011, 9:10 PM
Looks like marblewood. Fairly hard and somewhat coarse, but it polishes up very nicely!

Marble Wood is what I was going to say until I noticed the relative size of the grain. The blank and it's black striations are much bigger (based on the likely size of the tool) then marble wood I have used. If it were smaller I would definitely say Marble Wood but this piece I am not so sure. No idea what else it could be though.
Jason Silva
09-04-2011, 11:29 PM
Black Limba?
Paul Ray Moore
09-05-2011, 2:25 PM
Based on looking at pictures I think it is Black Limba. Now does anyone have suggestions on what to make out of it? It is 5.75 square by 2.25 thick. I was thinking about making it a square plate but I've not made one and would hate to mess it up.
Thanks,
Paul