Cigar Pen - Mystery Wood

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Rangertrek

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Can you help me figure out this species of wood? It was labeled as 'unknown - Brazil'. Another blank I have has a little more of an orange tint. Both blanks were labeled the same.
Thanks for any assistance, opinions, or critique on the pen.:)
Pen is a Fat Cigar from AS, Satin Copper plating.
 

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johnnycnc

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John,
If it is a fairly hard, dense wood, it looks like
Jatoba, or "brazilian cherry" to me.
The color variations and open looking grain lead me in that direction.
I have used a lot of Jatoba for flat work.
Nice looking pen, also.
 

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John,
If it is a fairly hard, dense wood, it looks like
Jatoba, or "brazilian cherry" to me.
The color variations and open looking grain lead me in that direction.
I have used a lot of Jatoba for flat work.
Nice looking pen, also.

I'd agree with Johnny's guess.
 

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I have a couple of blanks that are Goncalo Alves that look very similar to your blanks.
 
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Munsterlander

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I've only done a couple using Jatoba, but the thing I recall is that the grain wanted to raise a lot even after sanding - if you noticed that, my guess is Jatoba (or perhaps I just had a weird experience). If it came out nice and smooth, agree with the b cherry. (My goncalo alves always had more color variation than that appears to have...)
 

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Name that wood

I also think that it looks like Jatoba. I have a lot of this wood for pen blanks.

That is a great looking pen that you made.

Jim
 

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I have some wood from a semi trl floor I believe this is the same thing APITOD. just my thinking. the finished pen looks just the same as some I have turned out of this wood
 

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I also think it's Jatoba. I have some in my stack and when turned looks very much like your pen. BTW, nice job on the pen!
 
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