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GOIABAO

Planchonella pachycarpa
Planchonella pachycarpa of the family Sapotaceae

Also called abiurana, this is a pale yellow wood from the Amazon region, used for furniture and heavy construction. Fine texture and straight (sometimes intelocked) grain, reportedly very heavy.

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my samples: (colors are accurate)


veneer


veneer sheet and closeup

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web pics


planks


veneer


veneer, all from the same vendor


veneer closeups that have both level of enlargement and the grain shows up nicely on the largest enlargement. This veneer was not marked as "fiddleback" or curly or anything, but most of it clearly is.


fiddleback veneer --- the green colored pieces are from a vendor who makes lots of species look green whether they are or not


fiddleback veneer --- the purple color is just silly