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   pantalones868 | Mar 31, 2025 01:01pm | #1

   " Rosewood" can be many things depending on location. My best guess is dalbergia cochhinensis ( sp) referred to as Thai rosewood or Burmese Rosewood though dalbergia olivera is also called Burmese rosewood. Color can vary from brown to almost black with purple overtones.
   You carried it back with you? This is a critically endangered CITES Listed hardwood. Your lucky that you didn't end up in handcuffs smuggling it through customs! All ,maybe, or at least most dalbergias are now CITES listed so almost any you may come across is the result of illegal logging and smuggling. If you have it you have it, like from an old stash from before the listing, but in theory you cannot cross borders with the lumber or even with a finished product. An antique rosewood guitar perhaps but not a new one! With all that said and astonishly an internet search will connect you with almost any type of wood you want. For example : Brazilian rosewood has been protected since the late 60's but it's still easily available if you look for it and are willing to pay.

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   DW_Aruta | Mar 31, 2025 02:19pm | #4

   Thank you for your informative reply.

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   DW_Aruta | Apr 01, 2025 04:16pm | #9

   Can you please delete your reply? I got the message. Thank you.

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   _mj_ | Mar 31, 2025 01:06pm | #2

   My first impression was Morado.

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   pantalones868 | Mar 31, 2025 01:14pm | #3

   Morado is South American, so unlikely.

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   jbailey | Mar 31, 2025 02:23pm | #5

   Black walnut!
   ;)

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   _mj_ | Mar 31, 2025 06:02pm | #6

   Looks like he's ascared of the Wood Interpol.

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   Rob_Sp | Apr 01, 2025 12:49pm | #7

   He should be. Just ask Gibson Guitars

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   pantalones868 | Apr 01, 2025 02:52pm | #8

   Well,he got it through, I've traveled to SE Asia. Sometimes they checked my bags in customs and sometimes not. Then again maybe he shipped it. Maybe customs didn't know what they were looking at. Once I crossed over to Mexico just for the day. I changed some money and at the end of the day I still had pesos so I bought a bottle of kalua(sp) and an little enameled coffee pot. Coming through customs they asked me if I had anything to declare and without thinking I answered " Just a bottle of kalua and a little pot..... "
   Gibson got dinged and they deserved it. If anyone should know about CITES rules it's a major instrument manufacturer. They are not importing in small amounts.