Stock Blank – what kind of wood is this???

I know it’s a tropical hardwood but not sure which one; rose wood, I don’t think so; coco bola, I don’t know. I don’t have that much experience with tropical hardwoods. Glued up blank was left in the shop ten years ago and I’m trying to squeeze a rifle stock out of it. Person who left it is long gone, so it’s mine now.
When cutting to square up one edge, I was shocked at the color of the sawdust, which is totally red. I was expecting for it to cut like hickory judging by the weight and density of the wood, but my saw went through it like butter; machined nicely, and I think it will take checkering well. Blank weighs 22.5lbs; really heavy.
I searched on the Internet on tropical hardwoods but didn’t come up with much. I was hoping someone has had experience with this type of wood that leaves a brilliant red sawdust. Any enlightenment will be muchly appreciated, TIA.
kerf

Sage - thanks for the help. I checked out the StickBow site and it pointed me in a few fruitful directions, since I didn’t even know any tropical hardwood names. (That site looks very interesting, by the way, building your own bows is really primal.)
So, I’ve concluded that it is African Padauk, which is described as a deep orange/red color that deepens with age just as this blank has done. And they say the sawdust is toxic and stains clothes and other wood. I’ve never seen such a mess from sawdust, so I think this Padauk is going back on the woodpile. Maybe, I can use it for 1911 grips. Anyway, thanks again for your help
kerf

sometimes a thousand words are better than a photo...

Sauer, thanks for your reply and you are correct. The light colored board is maple and the reddish wood is laying on the maple for the photo. The reddish wood is the thin veneer ripped from the blank to square the blank, not part of a glued up blank with the maple. (Look closely and you can see the three distinct boards in the glue up.) Next to the maple on the right is the glued up blank itself. Notice how it has gone from a brilliant red to a dullish red-brown, that I don’t find very attractive. Possibly, it would look better when finish is applied. With Sage’s help, I’ve concluded that the red wood is African Padauk. Also, took it to the local arborist, and wood world international store and they both agreed it to be Padauk.

I’ve decided not to use the Paduak blank because:
A.) The way it fades from brilliant red to totally blah,
B.) Makes such a mess in the shop, and
C.) The sawdust is described as toxic. I did feel a little tingling/swelling in my throat while cutting into it, but nothing more. May have been a psychosomatic type reaction.

I did place some sawdust beneath a bandage stripe on my arm for a day and had no adverse reaction to it. I also tasted some sawdust on my tongue and swished it around in my mouth to see if I could get some reaction, and nothing happened. I haven’t tried inhaling it (intentionally) or smoking it, since I think that’s frowned upon locally here in Missouri. Also, I wouldn’t want to possibly pass on a toxic rifle stock to the next owner who may not be as tolerant as I am. (I have no reaction to poison ivy, shell fish, etc.) I do seem to recall reading about a man being made ill by a rifle that was finished with peanut oil.

I have the Am. Walnut stock I’m now using about 95% inletted but haven’t worked on it for a few weeks due to chores around the house and I’m thinking, I’ll leave the shaping for a winter project.
Thanks,
kerf

I wonder what causes the darkening over a period of days? UV rays? Oxygen?

I usually use Watco oil (which already contains varnish) with varnish for the final coats. I know McClosky makes a varnish with UV blockers and I intend to try some of that as soon as the wood is finally worked. Anyone try that route?

kerf