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1. 
   JimV | Oct 09, 2006 05:32am | #1

   The quartersawn vs. flatsawn figure makes me think zebrawood, but the color seems off for that.

   Jim

   
   

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   Edited 10/8/2006 10:33 pm ET by JimV

2. 
   cadiddlehopper | Oct 09, 2006 03:23pm | #2

   Firewood? Gilbert&Sullivan in French? Clever!

   Cadiddlehopper

3. 
   user-52008 | Oct 09, 2006 07:33pm | #3

   Looks like palm tree to me.

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   JimV | Oct 10, 2006 01:29am | #5

   Bill,
   I think you're right! The zebrawood id wasn't sitting quite right with me due to the color. However, I think you're dead on with red palm.Jim"There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other is that heat comes from the furnace." - Aldo Leopold

4. 
   pinledge | Oct 10, 2006 01:04am | #4

   The US forest service will identify your wood at no charge if you send them a sample. Check out:
   http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/WoodID/idfact.html
   Your tax dollars at work.
   Matt

5. 
   grainwise | Oct 10, 2006 04:56am | #6

   how heavy is it? also, what are the dimentions?

6. 
   KeithNewton | Oct 10, 2006 01:45pm | #7

   Is this a pop-quiz, or are you really trying to find out. If you don't have a clue, then it would be helpful if you gave us a little more to go on. First like is that color off, as in a negative, and how large is this piece, and where did it come from?

   At first, I was inclined to think that it might be partially fossilized, but then the more I looked at it, I am more inclined to think that it is a piece of thick bark that someone cleaned up to study or admire. This would explain the voids, which are a natural occurrence since as the tree grows under the bark, it gets stretched until it cracks.

   Is it really light weight?

   If you know the answer, and I am right, do I win a prize?

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   DHAM | Oct 10, 2006 05:34pm | #8

   Keith,

    

   I agree with you.  It looks magnified, like a picture taken from a microscope.  It seems to be more barky looking than wood looking to me.