Help with Wood ID

[Rangertrek]

Trying to identify this wood. Very dense and tight grained. Checked by books and nothing looks similar so far. Any ideas?

 

[seamus7227]

AFZELIA, AMBOYNA, OR BUBINGA? HOW DOES IT SMELL?

 

[Rangertrek]

I only have the photo. A lady brought it to me at a show on Sunday.
My guess at this time is Honduran Rosewood or machiche, based on some photo id web sites.

 

[Balasharc]

Bubinga

 

[turbowagon]

Kevazingo a.k.a. "waterfall bubinga"

 

[gvanweerd]

bubinga was the first one to come to mind

 

[Russianwolf]

I'd go with Honduras Rosewood.

 

[gbpens]

The Honduran rosewood I have is considerably darker than the picture. Waterfall bubinga is a possibilty but that tends to have a tighter pattern.

 

[Wildman]

Have you tried this site?
HobbitHouse Wood ID site

 

[Rangertrek]

Wildman, that is a great site, and I have spent a lot of time looking at the photos.
That was the second place I checked after one of my wood books.
Thanks.

After spending more time looking at photos, I tend to think it is Kevazingo (thanks Turbowagon).
It seems to match the piece I saw the best and I had not seen the 'waterfall' variety.

 

[el_d]

Maybe Bubinga, but the leaves have a denomination Im not familiar with. Ive only seen ones....

 

[crabcreekind]

I have seen alot of water fall bubinga. and that is not it. Bubinga is close packed grain, and waterfall is different from that. I had a peice of honduran rosewood that looked exactly like this.