Spirostachys africana of the family Chenopodiaceae. Native to Africa.
web pics
planks
planks listed as tambootie / African sandlewood
plank with a color that I find highly unlikely
figured planks
scales, all from the same vendor
scales
scales listed as stabilized
scales, all from the same vendor
figured scales
misc forms of turning stock including bowl blanks
turning stock listed as tambootie / Spirostachys africana
scales listed as tambootie / Spirostachys africana
pen blanks
pen blanks listed as tambootie / Spirostachys africana
bookmatched scales --- given the richness of the color, I'd guess these have been waxed or oiled
pen blanks that have been oiled and waxed --- this is from a vendor whos pictures tend to make wood look purple whether it is or not, so the purple color is highly suspect.
turning stock
turning stock listed as tambootie / Spirostachys africana
bowl blank listed as tambootie / Spirostachys africana
turning stock from the BogusColorVendor with the typical exaggeration of colors
three views of the same bowl; I suspect that the middle pic has the correct color and the purple tint in the other two pics is not correct.
bowl and natural edge bowl (actually, this is NOT a "normal" natural edge bowl, this is just a cyclinder hollowed out of a trunk or limb --- that's not a bad thing in any way, it's just not what is normally meant by "natural edge bowl".
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