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Hi ian,

It's not just CITES that is a restriction. Australia prohibits the export of any timbers listed as "vulnerable." That means Acacia peuce is out. On that topic, I spoke directly with the...

Hi ian,

Thanks for the link. As far as importing into the US, I already have the needed permits. It's the other end ...

I bet there isn't a warm (outdoor) place in Canada right now ...

Hi ian,

Thanks for your thoughts. When I speak of an aggregator, that person is the name/address that I gave to all of the Gidgee/Cooktown Ironwood/... sellers (they sell to me) in AU so that they...

Hi ian and Lappa,

Thanks for your input. I appreciate it.

As soon as schedule permits, the builder of said chair will dig into the logs to see what he finds. Even if I try to have a...

Hi Folks,

I am struggling with how to ship less than a cubic meter (1 cubic meter = 423.77 superfeet) of timber from Sydney or Melbourne to Los Angeles or San Francisco/Oakland. I am open to...

Hi dai sensei and Euge,

Thanks for the thoughts. I tried to upload a picture of 9 (of 14) logs that I own. (6000 pounds of S. brasiliensis to the left - flooring and lumber)

Here's the chair...

Hi John.G,

Thanks for the response. My interest would be in trees that were cut down quite a while ago. There are only 20,000 living Purple Gidgee trees and I don't want to see any live ones...

Hi Folks,

I have several questions regarding a chair that I would like to have built. At the moment, I have 14 small, debarked logs of Purple Gidgee. The largest is 20cm in diameter and 86cm in...

I was finally able to contact someone in the Kendari area of Southeast Sulawesi. I believe that the local names for X. petiolatus and X. verus are

kayu besi
kayu nani

where "kayu" means wood...

Well, it turns out that there are quite a few sawmills near where these trees grow but none have any posted contact information. Seven of the sawmills are about 25 miles due east from Malili, the...

Hi Folks,

There are three interesting Xanthostemon species in Sulawesi:



X. confertiflorus
X. verus
X. petiolatus

I appreciate the feedback from both of you.

Thanks for your thoughts.

To give credit where credit is due:

http://img.archiexpo.com/images_ae/photo-g/103086-4068599.jpg
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...

Hi Folks,

I saw a picture of a wall on the internet that I really liked.



Do you like it?
What timbers would you use?
How would you design it to 1) attach to the wall studs and 2)...

Hi Euge,

Nice post!

First, I want to say that the colors are so unrealistic here that I almost didn't post this picture. What you're looking at are a single board oriented perpendicular to...

While I'm at it, there is one guy in the US who has serious stockpiles of Lignum-Vitae - Bob Shortridge.

Homepage - Lignum Vitae | Wood Bearings

He appears to be getting much of his recent...

Hi Euge,

Thanks.

Gonopterodendron sarmientoi and G. bonariensis are both found in Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina while G. carrapo and G. arborboreum are endemic to Colombia with the latter...

Hi Folks,

Most serious woodies have heard of "Lignum Vitae" from Central America. All Lignum Vitae species are now listed in Appendix II of CITES document. The species are:



Guaiacum...

Hi Folks,

With regard to Xanthostemon species from the Philippines, there are five species there:

X. bracteatus
X. fruticosus
X. philippinensis
X. speciosus
X. verdugonianus

Hello dai sensei,

I appreciate your offer. Let me see if I can avoid hassling you. I sent Sitco Australia an email and we'll see if he responds.

Hi Euge,

I like that idea. A tree hunting expedition!!

Yes, I agree with you assessment as to how long this party is going to last. There are lots of species that I used to be able to easily...

Hi Folks,

This is a long shot.

There are 48-51 currently identified species in the genus Xanthostemon. Some of the species produce wood that is extremely dense. Rather than collecting IWCS wood...

Hi Greg,

Thanks for the info but that's way out of my price range.

Welcome to the forum!

Hi Folks,

It appears that some of the Volumes are now available for free. In particular:

Flora of Australia, Volume 11A, Mimosaceae Acacia Part 1
Flora of Australia, Volume 11B, Mimosaceae...

Do you folks know who this guy is??

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hind_Cambage

He named Acacia cambagei in 1900.

Hi fudo133,

Katalox is genetically close to Boco. This clip shows it well.

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I can't offer much insight into workability except to say that the Boco should be quite a bit harder (where...

Hi Folks,

In the event that anyone is interested, I chose what I thought was the best possible flooring timber => Schinopsis brasiliensis. My criteria were

wood density
wood hardness
wood...

Hi Folks,

Here's a good spreadsheet to tuck away:

The Journal
The Paper
The Spreadsheet

Let me answer my own question. If lumber were to cost $AUD14/kg, then

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Hi Folks,

I just saw this website. Can anyone tell me more about it?

Thanks

Hi Wood Collector,

What can I say? My principal intent of the thread was to put out some information on a virtually invisible wood species. I am told that I have been the only one who has...

Hi Folks,

You know the Brazilian timber that makes for the best bows? It is the from the national tree of Brasil. It is commonly referred to as pau Brasil and has been associated with the genus...

Hi Folks,

It's been said before but I wanted to show you this:

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Notice that it says "LE BOCO d'Aprouak." So, between Cayenne and the Brazilian Boarder with French Guiana, along the...

Sorry for any confusion here ...

The boards in the pictures are not for sale. I posted the pictures because Bocoa prouacensis needs more attention and you will be hard pressed to find any pictures...

Hi Folks,

Bocoa prouacensis is one of the densest woods/timbers in the world. Some boards made from it just arrived from Suriname. The pictures below have the correct color. The sapwood has an...

Hi Folks,

Have you ever wondered how many tree species there are on Earth? Well, for anyone who is curious, a spreadsheet has been made for your reading pleasure. Today, the estimate is 60,065...

Hello Luke Maddux and fudo133,

Thanks for your thoughts. I have this dream/fantasy about getting hardwood flooring. If I end up doing it, the foundation of the house will first need to be...

Hi Folks,

I realize this sounds a bit ridiculous but has anyone ever seen a floor which used solid Gidgee (Acacia cambagei) as the flooring material?

Thanks

Hello Marty Ann,

A few years back, I arranged to buy 500kg of H. madagascariensis from a local guy associated with a British NGO north of Taolagnaro. As with most purchases of timber from...

Hi Folks,

Right now, the family Leguminosae has ~ 765 genera and over 19,500 species. It just a substantial reorganization. Click on the links.

A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae...

Hi Folks,

Is anyone up for a good read??

A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae)

See section 19.2. The .pdf version is free.

FYI ->

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A. peuce – 76,000...

Hi tipunch,

If I was in your shoes and I wanted to identify the wood species, here's the unconventional approach that I would take:

1) Where did the tree grow as best as you can tell?
2) What...

Hi Euge,

Thank you!

Runge

Hi Folks,

If you're interested in three South American heavyweights, I have some information for you.

Schinopsis brasiliensis = Soto, Brauna - This is the densest timber in Bolivia to the best...

Hi Folks,

Bocoa prouacensis produces an extremely dense timber: ~ 1.30g/cc. It was discussed on older threads:

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f14/bocoa-prouacensis-115344...

Well Artme, I took an approximately 20 mile x 20 mile region near your tree and produced that list. You sure ruled out those species fast!

How about this list!!!
...

OK, try these species ...

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Acacia amblygona
Acacia attenuata
...

Hi Artme,

What are the exact coordinates of where the tree grew?

Here's a good article on Leguminosae:

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax/2013/00000062/00000002/art00002 (It's free to download)