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MORADO
NOTE: At least SOME of this is the same as "Bolivian rosewood" and will be merged with that page at some point There are numerous other species that are sold as morado so the whole thing is quite confusing, although I do get the impression that in the USA the name morado most often refers to Bolivian rosewood.

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my samples:


plank and closeup --- the apparently lighter color of the wood in the closeup is due to the bright light up close.


plank and closeup


Even with just an 80-grit belt sanding, this little plank took a pretty nice polish as you can see from the way it reflects the flashbulb light (if you enlarge it, you'll see a lot of sanding marks very clearly). See the bottom of the page for this piece of wood in use.


another turning stick of morado --- the end grain shot was taken again with the wood moistened with water.


small plankand end grain


end grain closeup of the piece directely above


small plank and end grain


end grain closeup of the piece directly above


planks

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web pics


planks


plank with COMPLETELY unbelievable color. I know the vendor for this piece and he is completely honest, just doesn't have time/interest to do color correct pics.


a set of thins


both sides of a pair of planks and a closeup of one of them --- I find the bright orange color unlikely


both sides of a set of planks --- I find the bright orange color unlikely


scales

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laminated bowl with a morado section. The pic to the left is fresh off the lathe and the one on the right is after one coat of natural stain. To both the left and right of the morado are aromatic red cedar. The color on the stained pic is slightly too red. This piece of morado is the same as the sample at the top of the page.