Around here it means 'desert ironwood' -- a small tree with a dark,
highly figured heartwood. Pretty but it doesn't come in large pieces,
is difficult to work, dulls tools and the dust is toxic.

it can be some of the most beautiful wood too. with all of the silica it really
can get a deep grain to it. smells like a dead animal though (G)

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