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7th June 2009, 12:40 AM #1
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World's most expensive wood?
This was a gift for SWMBO I was given recently in the middle east.
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Included in the box (see red arrow) was a smaller box containing some small pieces of incense or Agar wood.
This is the wood from trees of certain trees from the Aquilaria genus that has been infested with a specfic parasitic mould.
In response the tree produces a certain type of resin which impregnates the wood.
It looks like this.
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And closer up like this.
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Using a small pair of side cutters one nibbles a few small chips off the side of one of these pieces and puts it on a small burning charcoal block and it gives off the most amazing perfume.
A couple of days later I happened to be walking past a perfume shop so I popped in for a look and to check out the prices with the view to being some to take home s presents.
It turns out the Agar wood ranges widely in price from a few $/kg of basic stuff at the source in south east asia, to the topmost grade in a pricey middle east store, such as the wood in that little box, which cost $211 for 10g, so it costs $21/gram or $21000 kg or $21,000,000 a ton!Last edited by BobL; 28th May 2022 at 10:09 AM.
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7th June 2009, 08:23 AM #2
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But is any good as a handle????
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7th June 2009, 10:35 AM #3
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Not really. Apparently the wood from an unaffected tree has no value as a construction or object making wood. The trees are all on endangered species lists. The only way to get to any remaining Aquilaria trees is a minimum 7 day walk on foot in mountainous, malaria affected country.
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But is any good as a handle????
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7th June 2009, 11:03 AM #4
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Bob I'm getting this message for all 3 images that you've pasted in
Which means you've either deleted the originals or they didn't upload correctly and the ones you can see if you're seeing any are a cached image.
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7th June 2009, 11:10 AM #5
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Bobs tired from the 14 days walk to pick up his pressent. Where are your pictures Bob we can't see them
Or is it the Malaria??
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7th June 2009, 03:47 PM #6
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7th June 2009, 03:53 PM #7
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7th June 2009, 05:03 PM #8
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At first reading I thought that was very generous of whoever, but now that the pix are up... what's with the big, red arrow graffiti?
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7th June 2009, 07:05 PM #9
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I put that red arrow on the photo to to point to how little the box is containing the outrageous $$$$ wood. Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!
At first reading I thought that was very generous of whoever, but now that the pix are up... what's with the big, red arrow graffiti?
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7th June 2009, 11:39 PM #10
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Me thinks its a place that REALLY likes outrageously expensive things.
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Yep - except their petrol is about 25c/litre! Originally Posted by tea lady
Me thinks its a place that REALLY likes outrageously expensive things.
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