Walnut and oak with Osage Orange and Padauk accents
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Purty.
Also, RIP your tools. Jesus. processing some rough-cut Pecan (related to hickory) about drove me batty, and bois d'arc is even harder.
Never heard it's French name before but when I first worked this species it was turning a couple end grain bowls and boy howdy, you ain't kidding. Had to sharpen the bowl gouge 3 times to finish both bowls and I about gave up on the last one.