This is sad.
I was just scrolling out a Christmas ornament on some random rosewood I picked out of someone's cutoff pile at the woodcarvers show. I couldn't tell what it was from the looks, but I knew it was some sort of rosewood and that it'd look good as an ornament.
When I started cutting it, I was like "Oh... that's bocote. It must be flatsawn since it's pretty plain." Sure enough, a quick look at the side of the 1/4" thick piece confirmed tha tit's bocote.
Identifying the woods by sight is one thing. Doing it by smell is completely over the top.
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