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leadwood, an extremely hard wood, very heavy (air dry 1200kg/m3). This tree must have been a few hundred years old. Although very heavy, it finishes with an extremely smooth surface but time consuming and lots of patience. Finish applied is Wooddoc 20. some of the cracks were filled with glue and dust collected from sanding.

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Wonderful looking slab you have there. Must be a future table top.
 

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Nice part one of your BLOG…Waiting to see the FINISHED PROJECT with legs…
 

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It really does take a shine. Where did you get this old slab?
-Don
 

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you have another one leaning up on the wall.. you can go ahead and mail that to me.
 

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You were not lying! That really finished nice! That will make a great table top. Good job.
 

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Wondered why I never heard of leadwood and then I saw that you're from South Africa. Very nice slab. Looks a lot like american walnut.
 

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Hi Willie. Wel gedaan die blad lyk baie mooi sal dit op pote wil sien ( well done the top looks good, would like to see it on legs ) Regards Roger in RSA
 

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I think I see hand plane tracks in picture 2. Did you really flatten that by hand? If so, my hat is off to you.
 

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I'm with joshtank, those are nice slabs and I wish I had one in my shop. Did you search the bushveld? I have a large leadwood log carved into a bear and it must weigh 400lbs.
 
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