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John Lewis
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Rules are:

(1) You have to guess the species of each board in order and no partial guesses - you must guess the species of all 5 boards in each of your posts.

(2) I need either the binomial name or common name for each board (ex. dalbergia nigra or brazilian rosewood)

(3) Multiple posts are allowed and encouraged. Anyone can guess and win - even wood vendors and administrators.

Winner gets Hesh's entire stash of tonewood. (the winner gets a choice of one of a few goodies - cocobolo or braz bridge blank, chunk of african blackwood, ect. I'll take pics for the winner and let him/her decide their prize)




BOARD ONE



BOARD TWO



BOARD THREE



BOARD FOUR



BOARD FIVE


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Don Williams
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1. Brazilian Rosewood
2. Cocobolo
3. Honduran Rosewood
4. Panama Rosewood
5. African Mahogany (Khaya)

In truth, #1 could be Madagascar Rosewood, and #2 I'm fairly clueless on, although the color suggests cocobolo.

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Don Williams
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BTW...I really like #4...

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John Lewis
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You got 2 of them right and you are close on the other 3. Your not going to believe what #4 really is.

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Don Williams
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I'm glad you answered that way without giving away which were correct!

#4 Looks a lot like some Nicaraguan Cocobolo that I have, but I'm guessing it's no going to be that easy, eh?

You have some really nice looking woods there, whatever they are!

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Mike Collins
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John;
did you add anything to color or inhance the woods?
Naptha for example!
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Bob Long
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1. Brazilian Rosewood
2. Cocobolo
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4. Kingwood
5. Hondo Mahogany

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John Lewis
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Thanks Don. Keep guessing.

Mike-
those are the natural colors of dry wood - no naptha or anything. The camera captured the colors very closely.

Bob-
you got one.


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1. brazilian ironwood


2. cocobolo


3. honduran rosewood


4. cambodian rosewood


5. meranti


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I haven`t the foggiest,but I`m thinking Hesh needs to win.         &n bsp;       James

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1. Brazilian Walnut
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John Lewis
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Nobody got it yet. Here is a hint - some of these boards are the same species. I'm not telling which ones though. More hints soon.

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2.  Cocobolo

3.  Black Walnut

4.  Chechen Rosewood

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Don Williams
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1. Cocobolo
2. Cocobolo
3. Honduran Rosewood
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John Lewis
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Don is so, so very close right now.

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Bill Bergman
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John Lewis
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So is Bill.

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1. BRW
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Don-

You have one of the five right.

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Brazillian Rosewood
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I'll give it a whirl
braz
cocobolo
coco or chechen
coco or paduck
walnut or koa

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2. Cocobolo
3. Honduran Rosewood
4. Cocobolo
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