Excluding rare woods by virtue of historical importance, i.e. the frame from Martha Washington's settee, what are the rare woods sought (and usually found) by pen turners, i.e. those expectedly addressed in a fictitious book the World's Woods?
Rare pen woods
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GouletPens
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Huanguali (sp?) and Tzu-tan (sp?????) are rare and highly prized. Look to spend $50-150 per BLANK for these puppies. Nolan or RarestWood are the ones to ask about rare woods.
drjpawlus
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Here are some that I heard about and recently found.
Several chinese woods, which you can get from rarest woods, tzu-tan, huang-huali, Jichimu, Hongmu.
American smoke tree burl(chitam?)
sandalwood burl
curly pernambuco
Black and white ebony burl
African blackwood burl
There are a number of woods such as brazilian rosewood, pernambuco, madagascar rosewood and a number of others that are rare, and no longer allowed to be exported, can still find old stuff.
Old growth curly koa
Hawaiian kawili
Quality ironwood is becoming more scarce. In the U.S. you must have a permit to cut it and only dead trees can be harvested.
Blue mahoe
This is a short list, I am sure others can give you a much longer list.
Several chinese woods, which you can get from rarest woods, tzu-tan, huang-huali, Jichimu, Hongmu.
American smoke tree burl(chitam?)
sandalwood burl
curly pernambuco
Black and white ebony burl
African blackwood burl
There are a number of woods such as brazilian rosewood, pernambuco, madagascar rosewood and a number of others that are rare, and no longer allowed to be exported, can still find old stuff.
Old growth curly koa
Hawaiian kawili
Quality ironwood is becoming more scarce. In the U.S. you must have a permit to cut it and only dead trees can be harvested.
Blue mahoe
This is a short list, I am sure others can give you a much longer list.
GouletPens
Member
Basically, almost any burl is going to be rare to some degree, with a few exceptions. The RAREST woods are the ones that are extinct and can only be harvested from antique furniture and the like.
wdcav1952
Activities Manager Emeritus
There are approximately 23,000 species of trees. With the exception of the top 100-200, the rest are fairly rare. What's rare in one part of the world is often readily available in other parts. Curly maple is common in North America but is considered a rare exotic in Asia.
Wife gave me some Kauri last Christmas but I cannot pronouce it :biggrin:. It is rather plain with a hint of some unusual grain in a few pieces. I am assuming it is like cow-re, or it could be kar-e, or kar with the i silent...hope someone can say. Was similar to working dry pine with no hint of resin.
Had some coniferous wood from a pallet (think China) that is maybe 50% resin; bet it would burn like a match. Growth bands are maybe 1/4-inch wide with nearly as wide resin bands. It is now found in birdhouses around the neighborhood. When the wood rots away, all that will be left will be the resin bands in a shell of paint :wink:.
Chris
Had some coniferous wood from a pallet (think China) that is maybe 50% resin; bet it would burn like a match. Growth bands are maybe 1/4-inch wide with nearly as wide resin bands. It is now found in birdhouses around the neighborhood. When the wood rots away, all that will be left will be the resin bands in a shell of paint :wink:.
Chris
Kauri, pronounced car'-ee, is a pine!