darrenjttu
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I got a piece of bloodwood ont the lathe right now and the color is a lot lighter than many other pieces that I have seen. Is this one of those specie like purpleheart where heat will bring out the color?
Someone didn't slip redheart in on you did they?
What Stan said. Unmistakable.
Sort of like a cinnamon odor. Spicy.
So does Macacuba/Maca/ wood , seems several woods have that odor but they aren't even of the same Genus Platymiscium pinnatum
and Bloodwood is of the Brosimum rubescens Genus
and Redheart which comes mostly from Mexico is Erythroxylon mexicanum but I don't recall that cinnamon smell, I was kind of amazed when I made that Bloodwood Statesman, I kept thinking it sure smelled like Maca.
Here is the link to the bloodwood bowl. Is this redheart?
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn168/mrsjones10-06/IMG_0423.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn168/mrsjones10-06/IMG_0425.jpg