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Pernambuco It was labelled as pernambuco. I have only seen one in photos, could not verify it properly as the end grains are not exposed properly. It is on more on the orange side. The woodshop has day light lamps, have not seen it in natural light yet. D

pernambuco hi, thank you for all of you help. d

pernambuco here is the orange-colored wood. thanks

Pernambuco The outside color is on the orange side, the room lighting might give it an off color. Will post the photo later as i will drop by at the wood shop again. Aside from the color, is there any other distinguishing characteristic? Thanks for the help. D

pernambuco here's another photo. thanks for the help

hopefully someone could verify if the attached is pernambuco or not. or could someone help me identify what wood is this. thanks. d

they are almost done, dropped by a while ago. as per the younger JW, hopefully by next week. hope to play there soon. d

gold hahahahaha, thats a good one.

bannia thanks for the info qbilder. d

bannia yes it is. banya is used as an alternate material for pernambuco, and so is carbon fiber. thanks d

yup, sorry. it should be swartzia bannia, common name is banya. thanks. d

has anyone worked on bannia (swatrzia bannia) for cues? i have seen it in the shelves of a wood shop supplier. did a research on it and have read that it is being used for violin bows. thanks. d

spalted bem happy easter! thanks for all the replies and giving me some notes/pointers and very good opinions on this matter. thanks again. d

spalted bem thanks for the reply. as far as i know, it is already dried to 8%. so next step is stabilization. would diy type using CA or wood juice suffice or it needs to be professionally stabilized? the latter is a bit costly aside from shipping. i apologize for added questions. just...

just wanted some advice regarding spalted birds eye maple. could I use it in the forearm part or only the handle? any suggested wood prep for this? the reason being is my source have shown me some beautiful slabs and im just curious if this could be used. thanks.

how was it hanging out with Efren Reyes? during his prime, and now, the latter years. any difference? just wanted to know because he is just one of those people that I wish I could hang around with, not to ask for lessons but just for the pleasure of spending time with a great (living)...

or old skool and pool, hmmmmm. peace!

cool, skool and pool how about COOL, skool and Pool, hehehee. nice location, along my way tooo.

hi gents. thanks for the input. will cut it down first then take a look afterwards. if the grains stay straight, will use them as shaft, even with sugar marks though they are not a pretty sight. thanks again.

other photos here are other photos, hopefully the eyes are clear here. thanks for the reply. will try to turn them slowly. right now, it is still 2" x 5" . thanks again. d