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    Gidgee. Tonewood Database.

    Saturday, November 15th, 2008

    Acacia cambagei| Tonewood Profile | ”Gidgee”

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    Quick Facts
    Scientific name: Acacia cambagei
    Trade names: Stinking Gidgee
    Janka: 1575
    Uses: Fingerboards, drop tops, veneer
    RIYL: Ebony, Acacia
    Bling factor: Grain variation common.
    Availability: Rare
    CITES status: Not listed. No restrictions

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    Huon Pine. Tonewood profile

    Friday, November 7th, 2008

    Lagarostrobos Franklinii | Tonewood Profile | ”Huon Pine”

    Natural History
    Huon Pine is a connifer which ranges to the wet south-western corner of Tasmania. It is often found along rivers and is the sole species in Lagarostrobos.
    Huon pine is slow growing and long lived with some trees over 2 centuries old. It reaches up to 30 m high and has [...]

    African Blackwood. Tonewood database.

    Friday, October 31st, 2008

    Dalbergia melanoxylon| Tonewood Profile | ”African Blackwood”

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    Not to be confused with Australian Blackwood (an Acacia) or Malaysian Blackwood (an Ebony), African Blackwood is a true rosewood from East/South Africa with a threatened future.

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    Cocobolo. Tonewood Database.

    Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

    Dalbergia Retusa| Tonewood Profile | ”Cocobolo”

    Quick Facts
    Scientific name: Dalbergia retusa
    Trade names: Cocobolo
    Janka: 1136
    Uses: Backs, veneer
    RIYL: Rosewoods
    Bling factor: Can have some figure
    Availability: Steady
    CITES status: Not listed. No restrictions

    Note: (RIYL) Recommended If You Like
    Bling factor rated out of a maximum of 10, based on the most highly figured sets we have seen.

    J.Kinnaird Guitar A highly figured Cocobolo set on [...]

    Indian Rosewood. Tonewood database.

    Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

    Dalbergia Latifolia| Tonewood Profile | ”Indian Rosewood”

    Dalbergia Latifolia

    Dalbergia Sissoo

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    Indian rosewood consists of 2 species: Dalbergia Sisso and Dalbergia Latifolia. Both are similar in appearance and physical properties although their natural history differs.

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    Bunya. Tonewood Database. Draft

    Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

    Araucaria bidwillii| Tonewood Profile | ”Bunya”

    Quick Facts
    Scientific name: Araucaria Bidwillii
    Trade names: Bunya
    Janka: 650
    Uses: Tops
    RIYL: Port Orford Cedar, Cypress.
    Bling factor: Can have some figure
    Availability: Very Limited.
    CITES status: Not listed. No restrictions

    Note: (RIYL) Recommended If You Like
    Bling factor rated out of a maximum of 10, based on the most highly figured sets we have seen.

    Natural [...]

    Port Orford Cedar. Tonewood Database.

    Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

    Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana | Tonewood Profile | ”Port Orford Cedar”

    Quick Facts
    Scientific name: Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana
    Trade names: Port Orford Cedar
    Janka: 720
    Uses: Tops, Back & sides, drop tops
    RIYL: Sitka, Cypress
    Bling factor: Can have curl (4/10)
    Availability: Limited but steady
    CITES status: Not listed. No restrictions

    Note: (RIYL) Recommended If You Like
    Bling factor rated out of a maximum of 10, based on [...]

    Zebrawood. Tonewood Database.

    Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

    Microberlinia brazzavillensis| Tonewood Profile | ”Zebrawood”

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    Quick Facts
    Scientific name: Microberlinia brazzavillensis
    Trade names: Zebrawood
    Janka: 1575
    Uses: Back & sides, drop tops, veneer
    RIYL: Koa, Mahogany
    Bling factor: Grain variation common.
    Availability: Steady but reducing
    CITES status: Not listed. [...]

    Western Sheoak. Tonewood database.

    Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

    Casuarina fraserana| Tonewood Profile | ”Western Sheoak”

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    Quick Facts
    Scientific name: Casuarina fraserana
    Trade names: Western Sheoak
    Janka: 1900
    Uses: Back & sides, drop tops
    RIYL: Koa, Mahogany
    Bling factor: Shows Strong medullary rays
    Availability: Limited
    CITES status: Not [...]

    Mountain Ash. Tonewood database.

    Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

    Eucalyptus regnans| Tonewood Profile | ”Mountain Ash”

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    Quick Facts
    Scientific name: Eucalyptus regnans
    Trade names: Mountain Ash
    Janka: 1010
    Uses: Back & sides, drop tops, necks
    RIYL: Koa, Mahogany
    Bling factor: Can show fiddleback
    Availability: Limited
    CITES status: Not [...]

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