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AMARGO

Vatairea spp. and Vataireopsis spp.
Vatairea spp. and Vataireopsis spp. of the family: Leguminosae (subfamily Papilionoideae), the legume or pea family

“amargo” is the Brazilian word for “bitter”. The wood shown here will be the same as fava amargoso. Not a popular wood: dust can be highly irritating.

My thanks to Paul van Rijckevorsel for this summary

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web pics:


planks


mottle striped figure plank and closeup --- hard to say which color (if either) really reflects the actual wood color


pen turning sticks that have been waxed and oiled


these are from the BogusColorVendor so I doubt the bright red/orange color on the first two and the red tint on the last one.