Another "What wood" thread

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OK, here's a block of wood I got and no idea what type of wood it is. It's not cocobolo, or bacote, there's too much yellowish/orangish in wood. The grinding dust is pretty yellow, more than what you see in photo. The photo is more orangish because I wet it down to show grain better. This wood is NOT stabilized but is as dense as it can be, sinks like a rock in water.
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I had wondered about Osage Orange, but didn't think Osage Orange would sink in water. This stuff sinks like a rock, right to the bottom.
 
I was gonna guess osage orange too, but that usually won't sink?

Very light colored desert ironwood? If you sand and buff it, seems easy to see if it is.
 
I also, thought Osage, but that has more grain than any Iv'e used, so unsure...also the density seems off.
 
I didn't realize desert ironwood would come in that light a color. If it does, and the sanding dust has a yellowish color, then I'd go for Desert Iron Wood for sure. I'll polish up a piece and see what it looks like.
 
The pic is kind of fuzzy, so it's really hard to get an idea. And, of the 16k+ known commercial woods in the world, there are literally hundreds of species that are more dense than water, so that doesn't really narrow it down much.

What does it smell like?

Where did you get it?

Any other info or pics?
 
Ironwood can have lighter colored streaks and even really light sap wood...and it does sand with yellowish dust and it has a distinct smell.
 
Here's another photo that might help - and the more we talk, the more I'm leaning toward DIW due to yellow dust, sinking in water, and looks of grain. The yellow on the very bottom end is the sanding dust and shows the dust color pretty good. This shot the wood is not wet, and you can see the fresh sanded at bottom portion vs the 2 day old sanded at top portion of photo.
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OK, I "burnished" a section of the scale with 600 grit (closest to 800 I had) with 2X72 grinder - that darken a bit and looks just like Desert Iron Wood I've seen before. Maybe a tad lighter than I've normally seen, but it's Desert Iron Wood for sure... I think anyway :)

@Sam, A buddy gave it to me and he didn't have a clue as to origin or type of wood.

Thanks to all for comments and guidance. Nope, smell doesn't help - I've got sinus crud and doubt I could smell cedar right now.
 
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