Virola spp. of the family Myristicaceae. This lightweight (about 28 lbs/cubic ft) pinkish-tan South American wood works easily and has a generally straight grain and a medium to high natural luster. It is moderately weak and has poor durability, both mechanically and chemically.
my samples:
plank and closeup
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
small plank and end grain
end grain closeup of the piece directly above
web pics:
planks
these two pics, which are obviously of the same piece of wood, were lifted from two different web sites. One site listed this as Virola sebifera and the other site listed it with the common name of baboen (which is another name for virola) and gave the botanical name as Virola surinamensis and I have no confidence that EITHER of them is correct. It is this kind of blatant lack of accuracy on the internet that led me to start this web site in the first place.
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