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GINKO

Ginkgo biloba
also widely spelled "ginkgo" since that's the genus name. Probably "ginko" is an American bastardization of the "real" spelling but it has become prevalent, at least in the USA.

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my sample:



both sides and both ends of a sample piece


end grain closeup of the piece directly above

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web pics


planks


turning slab --- the intense orange seems unlikely; perhaps the slab has been waxed or oiled


bowl blank, also with unlikely intense orange color


waxed turning block