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My newly built guitar stand, made from South African Tambooti, a fragrant and beautiful hardwood. Like all projects it took far longer than I thought it would, that said, I'm pretty chuffed with this.








Tambooti has nicely nicely figured heartwood, it grows slowly and is found throughout southern Africa and while beautiful it is dangerous, here is a piece taken from a game reserve web site:

Tambooti
Cutting the wood needs to be done with great care, as the tree sap and sawdust can cause eye and skin irritation. Smoke from burning the wood is also very poisonous and can cause severe stomach upsets. However, this highly scented wood is highly effective in keeping away insects. Tamboti clothes hangers keep fish moths away – even a small piece of wood placed between clothes will be effective. The Herero tribe in Namibia make sweet smelling beaded necklaces from the wood. It is said that if you scrape a one hundred year old piece of Tamboti wood it will still give off its strong sandalwood-like scent. The milky latex which oozes from the tree has been used for centuries by the local tribes for poisoning fish to make for an easier catch, and for applying to the tips of spears when hunting.

Don't put it on the bar-be-cue