need help IDing this fingerboard wood

[chris hughes]

i got this in the 90s from an eco lumber sustainable lumberyard that now doesnt exist in bay area.  I completely forgot its name back then  and now with all the rosewood hooha i thought i should know what this is      all the lumber at this place was supposed to be sustainable and i made two fingerboards out ofthis mystery wood

[Randall Curtis Bowman]

I wonder if it's padauk since it's rather red. Did it satin your hands? The grain looks similar, and padauk has a very sweet perfume-like scent. Nice inlay work.

[chris hughes]

 thx randalll this is the funnest inlay i ever did.....

it isnt padauk Ive built a bunch of stuff out of padouk     

this wood is less saturated color and color didnt change or oxidise like padouk does

[Todd Reich]

To my eye, it bears a striking resemblance to Macacauba. It also resembles some particularly plain Pao Ferro fretboards I've seen recently (particularly when rather dry).

Good luck with the search! Finding "alternative" tonewoods is always a worthwhile endeavor, in my opinion. There's too much fun stuff out there!

[Randall Curtis Bowman]

True on the alternative wood thought. I've run across walnut hard enough for necks and fingerboards. Plus, it's walnut! Nice work. Cute cat(?) on the headstock inlay. 

[chris hughes]

thx i looked at a photo on wood database and it looks a lot like that so that may be it