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If it is be careful with it, it's one of the woods which can cause an allergic reaction. I once made a bass body out of a piece - it weighed a ton too, but the main problem was that it gave me a rash on my right arm if I played it without a long sleeve on.
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Splinters like hell if worked against the grain too but can be CNC'd with care (might still have a piece somewhere).
It's the evil spirits
https://www.thorogood.co.uk/the-irokos-indomitable-role-in-african-culture/#:~:text=There are spirits of all,is trapped in the wood.
"Anyone who stands face-to-face with the Iroko-man becomes insane and speedily dies, which is why the tree is so feared. Anyone who tries to cut down the Iroko tree will have terrible misfortune unless they say a prayer afterwards to protect themselves."
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I'll exorcise any remaining spirits first of course.
I'm not sure it is though, as it is much darker. My first thought was something like Merbau, which can be darker and comes from the right part of the world.
I first learned this when asked to make an alter for my gothy wife. I had a few big planks of Iroko I was trying to ignore, but when she started to look into the spiritual meaning of each species I offered up, it ended up being her choice.
I don't go in for that stuff as much as her, but I do find it interesting to think about how those myths may have developed from the symptoms the woodworks had when using it
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https://www.wood-database.com/merbau/
Does it have a particular smell if sanded?
I can get my Big Book Of Wood out.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein