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ok, thanks for the tip, but it would be difficult for me to cross-check, as i don´t own and have never seen any louro preto. but appreciate your effort, thanks for that.


cheers,
Miguel.

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I've worked with some Lauro Preto. Another name for it is Brazilian bocote. It is a bit more coarse textured than the Mexican bocote I've worked with. It didn't have a strong or distinct smell.


Alexandru,
The Pau Ferro I've worked with varies a great deal in color and the distribution of the color. Sometimes dark and heavily streaked and sometimes a light uniform brown - sometimes on the same piece. Maybe heart wood /sap wood differences?

Paul Hind of http://www.hobbithouseinc.com has decades of wood id experience and I've found him very diligent and scientifically thorough in his remarkable cataloging and classifying of wood. He even sent me a version of his genus/species/common name/names (including mispellings and alternative spellings-country by country). Many tens of thousands of entries with pictorial links to his site (he sells nothing there). His site is very much worth bookmarking. He's always interested in something he hasn't encountered.

Engrained

might be worth a look, thanks!

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