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   Ron01960 | Apr 25, 2007 02:17pm | #1

   Adam,
   Cercidiphyllum japonicum, The lumber size trees are still growing in places like the Arnold Arboretum, Boston. Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge and in New York, at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden.

   If I may ask, where did you see this used as a finished object. The tree is native to Japan, Korea and China. It may be available from there, but that's only a guess.

   I hope this helps, I just moved and my library is still in boxes, so I'm working off memory.

   Ron

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   aronson | Apr 25, 2007 02:32pm | #2

   Ron,Using "The Google" I found only one woodworker who has used it for furniture: http://nwfinewoodworking.com/spencer_horn/diningroom_furniture_64.htmIt is traditionally used to create boards for the Japanese game 'Go' (http://www.yutopian.com/go/table/katsura45.html). I'd like to try my hand at making a board myself using ebony or walnut inlay for the grid.Adam