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This wood is beautiful! I wonder what it's like to work with?

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This wood is beautiful! I wonder what it's like to work with?

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Looks like spalted box elder. Without the red streak.
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: This wood is beautiful! I wonder what it's like to work with?

: http://www.ebsqart.com/ArtOfTheDay/c...rtOfTheDay.htm

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In general, citrus woods are quite hard and have quite even grain
and little figure; nice for tool handles but bland looking. The spalting
makes a huge difference.


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