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MAPLE, AMBROSIA

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my samples:


plank and closeup


some small planks cut from the big one directly above. Note that these appear more white, but that's just because the large plank had a mild patina and was a little dirty. These are freshly sanded.


side grain of the same planks


end grain of the 3 small planks directly above


end grain closeups of the pieces directly above


side grain closeups of the 3 planks above


planks shot at a lumber yard


planks photographed at a lumber yard

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web pics:


a particularly clean ambrosia maple plank and a closeup


planks


slabs


turning blanks that I belive have been moistened or waxed --- at any rate, this is not the natural color of the wood, which is likely to be much less orange/golden


bowl blanks with some particularly dark streaks


pen blanks that I believe have been moistened in some way



bowl blank (two views) that is listed as spalted although the spalting is quite weak, especially by the standards of maple, which spalts quite impressively


turning blocks


turning block with color that is not believeable --- could be due to a wax coating


listed as curly, but I can't see a hint of curl from this pic and the color is not believable


veneer


listed as figured ambrosia but doesn't even look like ambrosia of any kind to me


bookmatched curly planks and closeup --- I find the orange color highly dubious but cannot say for sure that is has to be false.


speaker encloser and a closeup of the rear of the left speaker --- this appears to be ambrosia planks, not veneer


belt buckle made from curly ambrosia maple


various bowls --- ambrosia maple is a favorite of turners because of the striking results such as these


top and bottom of a bowl that is particularly heavy in streaks


vase