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Author:  Bobc [ Tue May 31, 2005 12:27 pm ]
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SPALTED MAKORE

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Author:  Pwoolson [ Tue May 31, 2005 12:39 pm ]
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When I was in school I had the theory the if I answered "C" to every question, I was bound to get one right here and there. So I keep that up here: Birch, Spalted Birch.
Oh, and I'll put my guess in for the next one too, Birch.

Author:  Bobc [ Tue May 31, 2005 1:20 pm ]
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Well both pic's are from the same set and you have the spalted part right. Come-on guys it doesn't cost anything to take a guess.Bobc38503.9312962963

Author:  John Mayes [ Tue May 31, 2005 1:29 pm ]
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looks like spalted Mahogany to me, but I've never seen spalt on
mahogany....

Author:  EricKeller [ Tue May 31, 2005 1:54 pm ]
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Koa

Author:  Jerry Hossom [ Tue May 31, 2005 1:57 pm ]
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Osage?

Author:  Steve Kinnaird [ Tue May 31, 2005 2:05 pm ]
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I'm with John--another vote for mahogany.

Author:  John How [ Tue May 31, 2005 2:11 pm ]
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It's spalted Zoot wood. Is that tree from your back yard Bob?

Author:  BruceH [ Tue May 31, 2005 2:26 pm ]
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Oak?

Author:  Steve Spodaryk [ Tue May 31, 2005 2:34 pm ]
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Spalted mango?

Author:  Jeff Doty [ Tue May 31, 2005 3:04 pm ]
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Pecan?

Jeff

Author:  Matt Gage [ Tue May 31, 2005 9:31 pm ]
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spalted acacia, or blackwood???

Author:  Bobc [ Tue May 31, 2005 9:34 pm ]
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Answer coming later today. Hint: wood is from Africa

Author:  Don Williams [ Tue May 31, 2005 10:14 pm ]
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Bubinga?

Author:  bob J [ Tue May 31, 2005 10:49 pm ]
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How the%)_)%#)@ do you cheat?

Author:  Steve Spodaryk [ Tue May 31, 2005 11:07 pm ]
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My next guess is Korina, aka black/white Limba.

Author:  Bobc [ Tue May 31, 2005 11:10 pm ]
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Hint #2 The wood is a mahogany color in it's unaltered state.

Author:  Pwoolson [ Tue May 31, 2005 11:38 pm ]
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Spalted Sapele (option "C")

Author:  Mike Mahar [ Tue May 31, 2005 11:56 pm ]
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It's a piece of birch plywood that was left out in the rain.

Author:  Bobc [ Wed Jun 01, 2005 12:51 am ]
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Mike your really close!!!

Author:  Jimmie D [ Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:13 am ]
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Imbuia (sp)

Author:  CarltonM [ Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:48 am ]
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Khaya?

Carlton

Author:  JAmes [ Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:55 am ]
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I was posting because I already saw it elsewhere... but then I saw the 'no cheating' note. :DJAmes38504.5394560185

Author:  Drew [ Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:00 am ]
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Spalted AFRICAN oak. Drew38504.5846180556

Author:  Michael Dale Payne [ Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:02 am ]
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[QUOTE=JAmes] I was posting because I already saw it elsewhere... but then I saw the 'no cheating' note. :D[/QUOTE]

James, having seen it somewhere else can not be constuded as ceating because you already have the knowlage prior to the posting of the challange.

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