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I found this blank in my stock pile and turned it down. I'm not sure just what kind of wood it is but I'm thinking Cocobolo. It has a lot of purple in it as I have see in some Cocobolo. It has a kind of burnt wood smell when I drilled and trimmed the blank. Any ideas???
 

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It has the look and color of Monkey Pod....Was it light and kind of soft...
Monkey Pod smells a little toxic to me...
Cocobolo a harder woos smells a little sweet to me????
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Here is the other half of the blank, now that I think about it it is softer the cocobolo. it did seam to load up the sandpaper a good amount.
 

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I sold a bunch of Monkey Pod a wile back HERE It looks a lot like it. Monkey pod is quite light and soft and has a very deep chartreuse and open grain. For me when sanding it gives off a very fine dust that burns my eyes one of the very few woods that effect me... Some images below...

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I'd almost be willing to bet it's Kingwood as it has that purplish cast in the sunlight.
Also the grain looks a lot like Kingwood.

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