Thanks for the response!

Your message piqued my curiousity, and I had to try your experiment.

The results - in hot water, pieces of the wood float. No unusual color
change, or anything else noticable. The water was about 190 degrees F.

In room temperature 70% isopropyl alcohol - the wood sank like a
stone. No color change or other noticable changes / effects.

Now I'm wondering at all if the leaves were in an "umbrella-shaped"
pattern. I'm not certain.

The wood, having been sliced up into 1/2" boards, has dried very well.
No checking, or warping of any kind. I do notice that it's not
changing into the dark, rich color you see in the photo. Light
sensitive, perhaps? They were cut indoors, and have remained indoors
since.

Does that help?

Thanks again.

-=Mark


"P van Rijckevorsel" wrote in message ...
The outline of the stump suggests it is not mahogany, also the amount of
sapwood. Cannot really see the leaves in this picture, but in mahogany they
are not "star" shaped (a more common term is umbrella-shaped).

What happens when you put some wood chips in (hot) water or alcohol?
PvR