Buck 112 segua wood

That may be Shedua wood. Calling Shedua "Segua" is a common misnaming......something that seems to have sprung up out of nowhere.

I'd be interested to know how so many people started calling it "Segua."

Anyway, whatever it is......it's really good looking stuff.
 
Beautiful knife! The grain in your Segua is crazy! I dig it!

This is the one I have in Segua. A little bit of the honey color. Tough to photo the chatoyance even outdoors. Really special wood this Segua is. Wish you could get it today.



 
Der Verminator said:
That may be Shedua wood. Calling Shedua "Segua" is a common misnaming......something that seems to have sprung up out of nowhere.

I'd be interested to know how so many people started calling it "Segua."

Anyway, whatever it is......it's really good looking stuff.
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Well, it didn't exactly come out of nowhere. Take it up with Joe Houser. He lists it as "Segua" in the 112 model timeline. See the sticky.
 
Thanks Roger. Beat me by a couple of minutes while I argued with myself about whether or not to acknowledge a post that I shouldn't have clicked "Show ignored content." I really wish I wasn't notified there were ignored posts...
 
DeSotoSky said:
Well, it didn't exactly come out of nowhere. Take it up with Joe Houser. He lists it as "Segua" in the 112 model timeline. See the sticky.
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He knows he's wrong.

He has jokingly referred to it as "She-doo-ah" on this forum.

The proper name is not in dispute........the common mistake seems to be mostly on this forum. Maybe it's a Buck thing.

:D
 
Here is one of the two that I own.Unfortunately it's raining,so I snapped a shot inside.
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This wood wins the award for the most commonly-used aliases, with no single name being predominant. When used in guitars, it’s most commonly referred to as Ovangkol. Most other woodworkers favor either Shedua or Amazique, while veneer is sometimes sold under the name Mozambique. All refer to the same wood species: Guibourtia ehie.

Perhaps we could credit Houser as the creator of another commonly used alias.
In the context of the Buck world, we all know what it is.
 
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DeSotoSky said:
This wood wins the award for the most commonly-used aliases, with no single name being predominant. When used in guitars, it’s most commonly referred to as Ovangkol. Most other woodworkers favor either Shedua or Amazique, while veneer is sometimes sold under the name Mozambique. All refer to the same wood species: Guibourtia ehie.

Perhaps we could credit Houser as the creator of another commonly used alias.
In the context of the Buck world, we all know what it is.
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Oh, we can't blame Joe.......at least not conclusively at this point.

"Segua" has been in common and erroneous use here for many years........goes way back. You don't see it anywhere else.

Our own 300Bucks has corrected the use of "Segua" several times with a historical link about how the wood came to be known as Shedua.

All to no avail........the use of "Segua" continues with some.......I imagine it will not change.

Kind of funny when you think about it........human nature, I guess.
 
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Why don't we just call it Guibourtia sp. and not worry about common names.
 
My Alvarez/ Yari guitar is made of Ovangkol ( Segua ) wood sides and back. It is highly figured and lots of dark streaks in brown, black on a blonde grain. I think it’s one of the prettiest exotic woods there are.
 
bertl said:
Why don't we just call it Guibourtia sp. and not worry about common names.
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I suggest Bubinga which is a cousin and is what some call it and it has a pleasingly alliterative and poetic sound to it.

Both that and Guibourtia would at least be real names, unlike "Segua" (which Joe or somebody here created out of thin air).

(You can Google Guibourtia and Shedua and you'll actually get information.........but Segua? Nope. All you get is forum posts from this forum.)

:D
 
Der Verminator said:
I suggest Bubinga which is a cousin and is what some call it and it has a pleasingly alliterative and poetic sound to it.
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Common names cause a lot of confusion—the same common name is sometimes used for several different species. Bubinga, also called African rosewood, may be any of three species of Guibourtia (but none of them ehie). Back in the days when I made furniture for a living, Bubinga was one of my favorites. It isn't impossible to get right now, but that day may be coming.

Bert
 
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