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CHAKTE KOK

Simira spp.
Simira spp., including Simira salvadorensis (syn. Sickingia salvadorensis), of the family Rubiaceae, the madder family

From Central America

My thanks to Paul van Rijckevorsel for this summary

Although this is NOT the same wood as "redheart", there seems to be a wide belief that it IS the same, and the pics below, although advertised as chakte kok, may be redheart.

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web pics


planks


planks from the BogusColorVendor, so the bright red is likely overdone by quite a bit.




both sides of a plank and closeup from the BogusColorVendor