In my previous post I mentioned the gold fleck that shows up in Desert Ironwood when direct light strikes it. I cut my first fretboard out of that log I displayed and thought I'd try to capture it in a picture:
This is the best I could do with a picture and it doesn't do it justice. The gold shines out as though it's metallic gold foil. It's shockingly amazing. The most beautiful wood I have ever seen.
Mark