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what type of wood is this?

Anyone know what this might be? Ranges from black to grey and yellowish, some brownish red hues as well. I was thinking mahogany but isn't that more overall redish?

Some sticks are really dark and then fade into these lighter colors abruptly.

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on May 14, 2012 at 11:10pm

there are masny types / looks of zebra wood . take a boo, scroll and compare http://www.google.ca/search?q=zebra+wood&hl=en&prmd=imvns&a...

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Permalink Reply by wormil on May 14, 2012 at 11:39pm

Only the first picture resembled zebrawood, the other four do not. The 2nd looked like walnut, the last 3 look more like teak or maybe ipe. It's hard to tell in the rough and I don't think he has given an indication of weight/hardness or where he got them. They may not even be all the same species.

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Permalink Reply by Andy Eight Spades CBG on May 15, 2012 at 2:00am

Well, it does kind of look like ipe, but it isn't as red. I'm pretty sure all the sticks are the same species. They come from a furniture and cabinet maker that does super high end quality work for businesses and residences. After working with it tonight it seems very dense and heavy. Even more than the walnut I laminated some to. I think zebrawood it is, probably goncalo alves.