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MUNINGA

Pterocarpus angolensis
Pterocarpus angolensis of the family Leguminosae (subfamily Papilionoideae), the legume or pea family

a teak-substitute from southern Africa, also known as kiaat

My thanks to Paul van Rijckevorsel for this summary

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web pics


planks


plank that is clearly curly / fiddleback, although it was not listed as either


both of these pics were labled kiaat and are from a vendor who tends to show many woods as purple, regardless of the actual color of the wood, so I find the color here to be very dubious.


plank sold as kiaat


pen blanks sold as kiaat


turning stock

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all of the following are from the BogusColorVendor so the colors are suspect


planks


planks listed as kiaat


both sides of a plank and a closeup


both sides of a plank and a closeup


figured plank



both sides and two closeups of a plank labled as "fiddleback" kiaat. I find the "fiddleback" designation highly dubious. It's clear from the closeup that there are at least some areas on the plank with a tight curl, but this is a very sloppy fiddleback.


scales listed as kiaat