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dan1999
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Time for a quiz!!!!! What species of wood was involved in the making of this mallet that I made recently?

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I've done hundreds of hours of research on this mallet, and I believe it's Canadian wood. :D
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I don't know what kind of wood, but it sure is nicely done.
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I'll take the bait. It looks like (begining in the center and moving out) Ebony, Oak, ans Mahagony. Although the last one, Mahagony leaves me wondering, given it's a softer wood. That's my guess!
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Purple Heart, White Oak, Wenge?
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African Blackwood, White Oak, Purpleheart(very hard!).


Very nicely done!!!:cool:
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Lots of great guesses, the outer part is Purple Heart!! Try again on the lighter species and the inner core. Come on guys I have faith in you!!!

Oh btw, Mrhart only
the light species is a North American wood
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Ash???????????
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JPG40504 wrote:Ash???????????
I second this guess - my first thought was it looks like baseball bat wood, which in most cases are white ash
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+1 on ash, plus a billet of rosewood in the midde?
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