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   Eef | Feb 13, 2009 10:49pm | #1

   roc,

   that would be a useful list.  i too get concerned about the steady loss of exotic wood.  without a doubt the list grows each year.  you say that camphor is on the list?  where i live they are very common.  many streets in my area are lined with huge, spreading camphor trees.  many of them sport enormous burls on the their trunks.  one friend told me that it takes at least 70 years of growth before the "incense" develops in the wood.  another friend recently cut up some camphor logs into lumber, the smell was fantastic.

   eef

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   roc | Feb 14, 2009 09:04am | #2

   >camphor . . .where i live they are very common<OH that is great to hear ! I called all over the US. They had sassafras but not camphor. I finally found it . . are you ready ? . . . just down the road about a hundred miles in my own state. For anyone interested in this wood or many other top shelf plankshttp://www.cswoods.com/Well at least old lwilliams can't shoot me down for using camphor.Would be nice if he would post his list or source here though.rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )

   Edited 2/15/2009 4:55 pm by roc

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   Henning | Feb 18, 2009 12:43am | #3

   Hi,

   thanks for starting this thread.  Try searching the redlist - a list of endangered species around the world.

   Camphor is listed as critically endangered: http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/33932

   http://www.iucnredlist.org/

   Better stick to the excellent domestic species you have in the US.  Here in Norway my choices are extremely limited, but I have stopped using ALL kinds of exotic woods.

    

   H

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   roc | Feb 18, 2009 02:43am | #4

   Henning,Thank you for the link. Hey I attempted to search for purple heart wood and it would not respond.Am I going to have to sign in? Is there a quick way to go to a LIST. that I can run my finger down as it were or do I have to perfectly spell each and enter it and hope it doesn't miss what I am looking for.I entered "harp seal" and it found it. I entered bubinga wood and nothing.I entered bobcat and it found it.what am I doing wrong ?rocGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )Edited 2/17/2009 6:44 pm by roc

   Edited 2/17/2009 6:44 pm by roc

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   Henning | Feb 18, 2009 02:59pm | #5

   Hi,

   I also find it a bit difficult to search the site.  The best way is to find the latin name of the species and make a search.

    

   Ex. Bubinga: Guibourtia

   And it is not so that species not listed is ok to harvest.

   What are the major threats to the rainforest?Uncontrolled extraction, logging, road development and infrastructure projects (such as roads, dams, etc.) also threaten the people that live in and rely upon the rainforest for their survival.

   Source:New York Botanical Garden