Macadamia spp. of the family Proteaceae. A couple of the species produce the familiar (and delicious) macadamia nuts and others produce a similar but poisonous nut (bummer!). I am not familiar with this wood so cannot vouch for any of these colors. I note that it appears to be strikingly similar to lacewood in grain and color and somewhat to American sycamore in grain (but not color).
web pics:
end grain
plank listed just as macadamia
planks listed as Hawaiian macadamia
planks listed as macadamia nut, so presumably these are from the non-poisonous nut variety
macadamia nut scales
macadamia nut pen blanks
pen blanks listed as macadamia / Macadamia integrifolia
scales listed as macadamia / Macadamia integrifolia
turning block dry, moistened, waxed
end grain dry and moistened
This set of pics of a turning block in various states was provided by cane maker Meilie Moy-Hodnett, whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site. As Meilie pointed out to me, this is a wood where moistening makes a significant difference in the appearance of the wood, and very much for the better.
jewelry box made from Hawaiian macadamia and a closeup
