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SPALTED MAKORE

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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.
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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

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looks like spalted Mahogany to me, but I've never seen spalt on
mahogany....

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I'm with John--another vote for mahogany.

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It's spalted Zoot wood. Is that tree from your back yard Bob?

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Spalted mango?
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spalted acacia, or blackwood???
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Answer coming later today. Hint: wood is from Africa

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How the%)_)%#)@ do you cheat?
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My next guess is Korina, aka black/white Limba.
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Hint #2 The wood is a mahogany color in it's unaltered state.

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Spalted Sapele (option "C")
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It's a piece of birch plywood that was left out in the rain.


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Mike your really close!!!

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I was posting because I already saw it elsewhere... but then I saw the 'no cheating' note. :DJAmes38504.5394560185
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Spalted AFRICAN oak. Drew38504.5846180556
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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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