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28th August 2019, 04:29 PM #31GOLD MEMBER
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I agree with my quote for different reasons (none related to colour). They chose "Red Lancewood" for good reason
My opinion is the same as that of Qld Forestry* for this species. Local names are very variable, not specific, applied often regionally and can cause confusion to those outside that region. Of course local wood users can call things what they want, its their nature. But standardisation of names beats the bastardisation of names when the purpose of names (and communication) is for clarity, to reduce ambiguity.
Standard Trade Names (even for minor species like this) are taken from Australian Standard AS 2543-1983.
Trade names apply to "differentiate then from local names”. The usage of local names (like "dead finish”) “should be discouraged, because the same local name is often applied to two or more species which may have markedly dissimilar wood properties and different trade names”. (That's why I chose "dead finish" as a local name to discuss in this post and offer the standard trade name, local names and botanical names.)
* Tech Pamphlet No 2
QUEENSLAND TIMBERS … their Nomenclature, Density and Lyctid susceptibility (Dept of Forestry Queensland)
Now to your comments about colour in Achidendropsis basaltica. I agree with all the stuff you mentioned about its colour variations, how it generally bleaches with light and age etc. I've cut it often enough to witness such variations as well.
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28th August 2019, 04:53 PM #32GOLD MEMBER
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That's why many common (local) names are ambiguous. That's why those in the know (eg foresters) use more that one word eg Red Lancewood.
Some lancewoods are not Acacia species and nothing like them eg Satin boxwood (Phebalium squameum, before it was changed). Botanical names rarely cause confusion even if they change because they usually refer to one plant species.
One word popular descriptors like Lancewood, ironwood, rosewood, walnut, mulga, satinwood etc etc are near useless IMO.
"Common names are (often) misleading” is a fact, and why botanical names, or for those who cant or wont use them, standardised (trade) names are preferred.
Re the wood you exchanged maybe you should have said how variable it was in colour.
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28th August 2019, 07:11 PM #33
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