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Originally Posted by CE Sobel
It’s spalted amboyna burl, which I believe grows on the Narra tree in Papua New Guinea. This particular section had a lot of visual interest—I’ve got some sister cuts of it that could be used for future guitars.
The ironwood fretboard would probably work — and it could look really cool! Just need to find a reasonable size piece...
Chris
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Narra is the national tree of the Philippines. It's odd that the straight-grained part sold as narra is relatively inexpensive for an imported wood. But the burlwood is called amboyna and is probably one of the most expensive burls!