"-MIKE-" wrote in message
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A friend worked at the airport and gave this to me.
It was confiscated by customs from a South American flight.

Has been ambiently air dried over time.
Very hard, very heavy.
I can barely make a pin head sized hole by pushing a center push into it
with my palm.
The piece 41" x 6" x 1-5/8" weighs 13.5lbs.

http://www.mikedrums.com/mysterywood1.jpg
http://www.mikedrums.com/mysterywood2.jpg

Yes, that reddish/maroon tint is accurate.

Rosewood?



Looks like Ipe. Ipe often has a very fine dust that will look green in
color, not to be confused with the brownish saw dust. Also if you get a
citrus cleaner on the dust it will turn blood red. CMT Formula 2050 blade
and bit cleaner will turn the dust blood red as does my sweat sometimes.