Strange Wood?

I Call It Neighborwood

Ric Taylor

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Re: Strange Wood?

Barbara Gill, Remlik VA

>So far I haven't had the problem but you might try either no identification or a mystery wood id. It wouldn't take too long to look through the wood library at WoodFinder.

That "rosewood substitute" is an interesting idea. LOL

foundwood

Mike Schwing from Md.

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Jim King-Iquitos-Peru

>Bill: As I have been selling exotic wood for over 20 years I can tell you with 100% surity that the naming of woods is pretty much up to the seller as you can see on ebay with the names and grading forms. Many of the exotics can have up to 15 or 20 scientific names. Before the internet the interchange of information between the experts from around the world was very limited but now everyone is opening their eyes and seeing thata typical wood was discovered by a long list of experts in different places and each gave it a name. Someday I hope there will be a central clearing house for classifying species and get the mess organized. Many species we sell are unidentified and unknown still in todays modern world so we like everyone else make up a common name but stay clear of the scientific name. This of course does not apply to well known species such as mahogany and a few others that have been traded for centuries but with thousands of timber species out there and the remoteness of the locations and being in developing countries makes it a slow process. The best I can say is good luck.

Lignum backyardum is the Latin name.

Stuart Johnson

>I purchased one of Jim's unknown burls and it is terrific. Someone else came up with the Lignum backyardum name but it does fit.

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Ron in Drums PA

>Here are a few names that I've used

Local Hardwood

African Hardwood

Northeastern Hardwood

you get the idea.

Re: Lignum backyardum is the Latin name.

Sam Simpson

>Hi Y'all,

Bill, do you think that a description that included the terms - ring porous, non ring porous, tropical, semi tropical, hard or soft wood, with some indication of figure would suffice? I would think something like - "dark non ring porous tropical hardwood crotch genus unknown," would be easy enough to establish and would probably offer more information than most buyers could guess for themselves. The addition of weight, moisture content and specific gravity would probably be overkill.

Regards Sam Simpson.

"Firewood" ?

RevDoug

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Bill Grumbine (Kutztown PA)

>Thanks everyone for the responses. Jim, in keeping with your expertise and advice, I think I just found some pieces of baumholtz wood, which is PA Dutch for tree wood! I can see it now:

"Yes Ma'am, this is genuine baumholtz wood. It is often used (in my shop) as a rosewood substitute (I didn't have any rosewood). It is fairly rare (since I don't have any left) and I do not know when I will be able to get more (the guy who gave it to me is out of business).

Yes, it is all coming clear now. ;-)

Bill

Tuprititabern?

steve antonucci

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Dick Hines

>Bill, just sign the piece and where you usely put the wood name just put ?. People will get a kick out of that.

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bill Crommett in seneca

>Jim: If you have any hope of wood or anything else getting a name with concensus, good luck ! The taxonomists are as bad as the astronomers---they keep changing the parameters because they have to publish something to hold their job.

Species Unknownus!

Clem Wixted, Jonesboro, AR

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