World of JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOOD COLLECTORS SOCIETY

Volume 61, Number 3 May/June 2008

May/June 2008 World of Wood 1 World of Wood Vol. 61, No. 3 ISSN 1068-7300 May/June 2008 The International Wood Collectors Society, founded in 1947, is a non-profit society advancing information on wood. Officers and Trustees Contents President: Art Lee The President’s Message...... 3 Vice President and President-elect : Garry Roux My first experience of the IWCS Family . 4 Secretary-Treasurer: Bill & Myrtle Cockrell Planning for 18-22 February 2009. 6 Publications Chairman: Chuck Holder ...sorting through the off-cuts ...... 7 Endowment FundChairman: Dan James Figured wood for ...... 8 Archivist: Jerry Zipprich What an interesting lot we are! ...... 9 Past President: Chuck Holder The McGuffey Ash ...... 10 Regional Trustees My Echidna wood collection ...... 11 NE USA (2006-2009) Ron DeWitt Update on IWCS International Woodfest - SE USA (2008-2010) Chris Nothnagle Hocking College, Nelsonville ...... 12 Great Lakes USA (2006-2008) Bob Nunan REGISTRATION Central USA (2006-2009) Shawn P. Pulka 2008 IWCS International Woodfest . . . .13 NW USA (2008-2010): Fred Holder Exploring . . . Dyeing Wool and Yarn SW USA (2006-2008) Bill Tarleton with Wood Chips ...... 14 Canada (2006-2009) Greg Reed US Great Lakes & US Southwest Regions - Call for Trustee Candidates: 2008 . . . . . 17 UK (2006-2009) Ted Ingle Australasia (2008-2010) Ian McLaughlin My Favorite Wood ...... 18 All-Mail Auction ...... 20 Committee Chairpersons Shrubwoods of the World ...... 22 All-Mail Auction: Art Brennan Wood Meets ...... 23 Membership: Garry Roux Member’s Listings and Requests ...... 24 Museum Committee: Robert Ritchie of HM Bark Endeavour replica . . . 25 New-member Correspondent: Bill Cockrell Regis-tree ...... 26 Wood Import Permit: Alan Curtis Australian woods No 9 ...... 28 Wood Specimen Kits: Marve Smith Program for 2009 IWCS Annual Meeting, Web Master: Erlene Tarleton Netherlands ...... 30 Website Committee: Chuck Holder Corporate Membership Coordinator: Daryle Layton “Wood Works: A Journey “...... 32 Student Membership Coordinator: Les Campbell

World of Wood, published bimonthly by the International Wood Collectors Society, is Morris Lake Editor: devoted to distributing information on collecting wood, correctly identifying and naming 22 Julia St, Highgate Hill, Q 4101 wood specimens, and using wood in creative crafts. AUSTRALIA Contributions for publication may be educational, scientific, technical or of general interest Telephone: From overseas: 061 07 3844 1246 to members and relevant to the purposes of the Society. Papers may be refereed by an Within Australia: (07) 3844 1246 Editorial Board of technically trained members. E-mail: [email protected] The phrases ‘World of Wood’, ‘ IWCS Wood Data Sheet’ and all materials contained herein are © Copyright protected by the International Wood Collectors Society. Address requests to reprint material to the editor. Associate Editors: Ken Bassett — , USA. World of Wood is published as a benefit to members of the IWCS, a non-profit organization Richard Crow — Cornwall, England. of botanists, dendrologists, and other scientists, technologists, wood collectors, hobbyists and crafts people for mutual assistance and reciprocation. Alan Curtis — , USA. Ron DeWitt — , USA. Membership rates for individuals or couples worldwide are: US $35 annually, US $90 for 3 Eugene Dimitriadis — Victoria, Australia. years, US $125 for 5years and US $500 for life membership. Student Membership is US$15 David Greve — Queensland, Australia. per year. Corporate Membership US$125 annually, US$325 for 3 years, US$450 for 5 years. Fred Holder — Washington, USA. Applications are available from the Secretary-Treasurer or from the IWCS website. Dues and address changes also should be directed to the Secretary-Treasurer. Emie Ives — Suffolk, England. Nelis Mourik—South Holland, Netherlands. We encourage your membership in our unique international organization. Susan Stamm — , USA. Cover photograph...... Background; Bumpy ash (Flindersia schottiana) figured IWCS World wide web site: grain. Centre; One of Les Loffler’s echidna coaster which form his specimen http://www.woodcollectors.org collection. See story on page 11.

2 World of Wood May/June 2008 The President’s Message

Arthur Lee

This edition of the Tim Clow has contributed an article friends you will meet. Give your World of Wood is on figured woods used in regional trustee a call to say hello. packed with great making. I met Tim at a Southwest Thanks go out to Bill Tarleton and articles. Our Regional meeting in Florida a few Bob Nunan for their service as hard-working years ago. He has an eye for figured trustees these past 3 years. We are editor, Morris Lake, continues to woods and usually brings several asking for nominations for produce an ever-increasing, quality pieces to show. His travelling candidates to take on the trustee publication. His article on Huon companions (and neighbours), responsibilities for the Southwest makes me appreciate all of the Eugene & Geraldine Stock, display and Great-Lakes regions. The spectacular ancient trees of Australia. Eugene’s beautiful lidded boxes at trustee positions are key to our I am glad to see new members the Lake Yale meetings. Eugene organization and their role and contributing articles, along with the makes the boxes from figured wood responsibilities are outlined on page veteran writers. New IWCS member, provided by Tim. I recently obtained 17. This may appear to be a long list Terry Bryan from the United one of Eugene’s boxes made of curly of responsibilities, but it really is not Kingdom, gives his perspective on koa from and accent pieces of too big a job, and as Chuck Holder his first US Southeast Regional , bloodwood and holly. mentions in describing the position, meeting at Lake Yale, Florida. Terry Take a look at the All-Mail Auction it is a good way to give back to the and his wife, Gill, met dozens of offerings. Thanks go to Art Brennan organisation some of the benefits members during the first day of the for organizing the auction and to all that you have received. Your meeting. They maximized their of the contributors who donated participation will also ensure that meeting experience by attending as items. This auction allows all the we continue to grow both in many of the presentations and members to bid on exotic wood strength and in our knowledge of demonstrations as they could. Terry specimens and artwork. If you have wood. If you are not sure about also did an analysis of our interests not been able to attend an auction at whether you could do the job then in IWCS. His results are interesting an IWCS meeting, this is your chance get in contact with a former trustee and are presented on page 9. to obtain some unique pieces. and talk to them. Frank Lynn’s daughter, Susan, and It is always sad to say goodbye to Allan & Judi Schwindt donated members who have passed. Mary several of Frank’s turnings. Some Flynn, wife of Jim Flynn, passed A note for contributors will be auctioned here and at away in March. Mary helped Jim in The best approach is for you to Regional meetings this year. Funds his volunteer work for IWCS. I submit articles to me as you generated by the auction are used for spoke with Mary on several complete them. I can then start to continuing IWCS operations. occasions at IWCS meetings. She ‘lay’ them into subsequent I would like to welcome Raf and was always happy to sit and chat editions as I feel they will appear. Linda Nathan of Australian Wood with you. In this way each edition will ‘grow’ Review as our newest Corporate Honorary Life Member, Tom and present a balance of topics. I member, and also thank our current Gerson, also passed away in April. will advise you when they will corporate sponsors for their support He was an active member in IWCS appear. This will also reduce the of the Society. Thanks go to Daryl and contributed greatly to the last minute rush to meet final edit Layton, our new Corporate Society. and printing deadlines. Membership chairman. The absolute last minute items This President’s Message will be my Also, a big “thank you” goes to all of like meeting notices and urgent next to last one. Garry Roux has the current members who have issues should get to me before: volunteered to go from Vice brought in new members. Welcome President to President-elect. His aboard to the 32 new members listed 1 July for the July/Aug 2008 issue tenure as Vice President and all of in the Regis-tree. 1 Sept for the Sept/Oct 2008 issue his work as the Membership 1 Nov for the Nov/Dec 2008 issue There are several regional meetings Chairman give him the background planned this year and hopefully you to lead this organization. I will hand E-mail copy to: will be able to attend one nearby. over the gavel to him at the annual [email protected] You will be pleasantly surprised by meeting in . Hope to see most the fun you will have and the new of you there! -Art

May/June 2008 World of Wood 3 My first experience of the IWCS Family

— at the Southeast USA Woodfest, February 2008 by Terry Bryan #9128

I discovered IWCS by way of the and Terry had hosted last Autumn’s many of the attendees had made to internet, so therefore knew no other meeting of the UK IWCS Branch and be at Lake Yale. The 175 attendees members when I joined. I had read as I hadn’t managed to get from came from 19 US States, 2 Canadian just two issues of World of Wood London to see them in Staffordshire Provinces and 2 UK counties. We when I in the September/ it was special fun to meet them, for also met Bob, Ankie and Robert October 2007 issue details of the 2008 the first time, 4,000 miles from our Goddard (#5344) on their seventh Southeast Regional Winter Woodfest homes in England. visit to the Winter Woodfest, from in Eustis, Florida. As my wife and I The second face-to-face meeting was our county in England - only 30 were due to be in Orlando, Florida at with Elaine Hunt, who with her minutes drive from our UK home! the time of the Woodfest, staying husband, Manley (#8174), organised We also met a couple, Henry and with our son and grandson, we the Woodfest and the supporting Will (#8542), who live only 20 decided to register to go to it. We program. The next three days minutes from our house in had no idea what to expect, but the showed how excellent their Orlando—what a small world IWCS details in World of Wood suggested organising was. As strangers and covers! that it would be fun and informative newcomers it was particularly We were also impressed with how - including interesting sessions for impressive to see how Elaine and welcome we had been made to feel the ladies who might not be as Pauline introduced us to, or pointed so quickly and by so many people— interested as their husbands in wood us out to, a variety of members who and how friendly everyone was. and related activities. came and spoke to us. When Elaine Hunt made the We were encouraged when a During that first afternoon, before I announcements at the first evening neighbour in Orlando told us what a really knew what was going on, I dinner she immediately said how lovely place the Lake Yale Baptist had met a number of people who I thrilled she was “to be back among the Conference Center was, and on our had previously come across only on IWCS Family”. That seemed such an three visits each year to Florida we paper in the process of joining IWCS apt description from our six hour enjoy new experiences of American or from the pages of World of Wood: acquaintance with fellow members, culture and locations. So imagine Bill and Myrtle Cockrell (#4654) from and as the Woodfest continued we our surprise when our first ever face- , Bob Chastain (#6038) also felt more and more how appropriate to-face contact with an IWCS person from Indiana, Alan Curtis (#1132) it was! at the registration desk, was with from Oregon, Art Lee (#7984) from Displays another visitor from England, , Chris Nothnagle (#3104) Pauline Sawbridge! And we soon from , Jerry Zipprich (#1238) The main hall at the center was full discovered that, with her husband, from and Gary Roux (#6466) of member displays, and I was Terry (#4966), Pauline was on her also from Illinois, Bill Perkins struck by the range of interests and 15th visit from Staffordshire, (#3086), ‘snowbirding’ in Florida, skills among this gathering of wood England to this Woodfest. Pauline from Indiana, just as we were from enthusiasts: turning, carving, pen London, soon had me tied- making, wooden jewelry making, up with his wooden wood burning, stick making, toy “calling-card” stick - making, puzzle making, and which, I am told, he does displays of books and wood to all new members he collections and wood related items meets! (for example, sweat shirts and caps We know that Americans embroidered to like to travel, and that they personal taste and have to like it, given the with a unique distances involved, but my IWCS Lake Yale wife and I were impressed Winter Woodfest with the long journeys logo (as shown here) thank you Jeff and Dora Registration area entrance. Vinson (#8845).

4 World of Wood May/June 2008 It was the most varied, enjoyable samples of European woods from Each evening there were door prizes, and satisfying display of wood and my wood store. and Elaine ensured that over the four wood craft, and wood related evenings everybody —who products, all handmade, that I have Partners programs remembered to bring their door-prize seen in many years. My wife, Gill, especially enjoyed the ticket!— won a prize. During the three days of the non-wood related sessions on Beaded The final day was given over to the Woodfest I was especially interested Bracelet Making with Sonya Barriger Wood Auction. in the sessions on collecting, (#6214), Marbling with Lucy Cruise Manley Hunt had been running the presented by Tim Heggarton and (#8543), and Basket Weaving with saw mill on the previous two days, Alan Curtis. Tim Heggarton and Ted Spangenberg (# 8288). She was reducing the impressive starting piles Jerry Zipprich had displays of also thrilled to see the miniature of donated logs and other wood for samples for sale—and I did business turning demonstrated by Robert sale— including to visiting day- with them both to add to the weight Goddard and to arrange for him to members who were dealers or of our luggage on our way back to give a demonstration at her Dolls craftsmen after woods of unusual the UK! House Club back in the UK! A kinds or in unusual sizes and at keen It was nice that everyone with a serendipitous conjunction of our prices which were negotiated, display was interested in talking to two hobbies and a further example including for custom-sized pieces, by me about their work and interest, of the small world of IWCS! Terry Sawbridge. and in letting me try their Bob Winter (#9145) ran the auction so Other sessions equipment if I was new to it. Several efficiently and effectively and so ran instruction or display sessions in Other sessions showed how keen reminiscent of ‘The Auctioneer’ song addition to their tables in the hall. members were on the environment and of cattle auctions shown in As a result I finished up with more and our natural surroundings - Western movies—a truly enjoyable packing in our luggage: a new range including a talk and display on real-life addition to our experience of of Flexcut palm-held , Flexcut rescued birds of prey, a talk from American culture! knives and a stropping set, and a Way Hoyt (#5513) on looking after Bob and Manley were helped wood burning tool, from John Davis trees, and a bird-watching walk in throughout by so many different (#6305) who gave me helpful advice which we were lucky enough to see members acting as (hewers of wood and about what to use and how. a bald eagles’ nest with a chick in it. carriers of timber) porters. On advice from Manley Hunt before On the last evening there was a Craft we left the UK, I had prepared a Auction—also run by Bob Winter and display of Heritage Wood from helped again by members acting as historic sites in the UK. These spotters and porters— consisting of included; pieces from HMS Victory, wood ornaments, turnings, carvings, SS Cutty Sark, Windsor Castle, boxes, toys, wood sample collections, Brighton Pier, Winston Churchill’s books, and other craft items, including Home in Chartwell, and a Royal past editions of World of Wood—all Gunpowder Magazine built in 1760 made or donated by IWCS members. on the banks of the River Thames and probably built from The coverage of both these auctions, recovered from the defeat of the and the income for IWCS, all from Spanish Armada in 1588. I also took, donated pieces, was impressive. The bald eagle nest and chick-lower right. and sold or gave away, several spare During the two auctions there was a further example of the International and family nature of IWCS, and of the support for Elaine and Manley’s arrangements, as two of our compatriots from England, Pauline Sawbridge and Ankie Goddard, assisted in keeping track of who bid how much for what—and in collecting all the money at the end. My wife and I have both organised Another conferences, displays, lectures and view of the activities over the years in our centre. professional and private lives. What

May/June 2008 World of Wood 5 Elaine and Manley achieved was magnificent; Planning for Florida 18-22 February 2009 the supporting help and donations of prizes and auction wood and other items from by Chris Nothnagel #3402 members over the three days was also impressive—totally reinforcing and The Florida meeting was grand Manley and Elaine have done underpinning the ‘family’ atmosphere. with 175 people attending; a fine job with events going What was particularly enjoyable, helpful and “Nine new members”, Manley well and they are to be rewarding about this family was that there said. But then Manley and congratulated for the fine was no suggestion of competition or Elaine indicated that this was service that they have done superiority about our shared love of wood and going to be the last Florida for IWCS. Manley indicated wood related interests— everyone was meeting unless someone was that he was just looking for a nonjudgmental, all the different ranges of willing to take over for next new ‘point man’ so that he interest, ability and contributions —and there year. could just be a normal were wide ranges of all— were always, Well, I just couldn’t see such a volunteer. without exception, treated with the same grand affair and connection to During this meeting, for a friendly respect, interest and enthusiasm and Lake Yale, axed, so I said I couple of days the help. would try to fill their shoes and temperatures went up to near Gill, and I both enjoyed our time at the Lake host the event if some people 80 degrees, but for most it Yale Conference Center. We met a lot of would stand with me. was cooler and rainy. interesting and friendly people, and spoke That was all that was needed When Garry Roux said he about much more than wood and related and Melvin Glick volunteered would take on the role of subjects. It was clearly a family reunion, to help with registration, Jesse IWCS President, everybody which we now feel part of, and we are happy Truax said he would be the ‘go cheered and let out a sigh of to be contemplating being among the family between’ to the Lake Yale relief—especially Art Lee. again when the opportunity arises. There may people—since he lives right Thanks to Bob Goddard who be other opportunities between now and then there and is even employed by gave a nice demo on the but we are already excited about the prospect them. Manley will help with lathe. Ted Spangenberg also of being back at Lake Yale for the 2009 Winter the and the auction gave a nice basket weaving Woodfest next February! and several women will help class that filled the room—we I had no idea, until Art Lee’s closing words at with the registration on were tripping over each the Woodfest, when he nudged us to premises. other. I gave an antique contribute articles for World of Wood, and my Manley is now getting the footstool construction class wife nudged me and said ‘you could do that’ contract made for next year and spoke on mortise and (so you can blame her!), that as such a that I will have to sign for tenon joints. Funnily enough, newcomer I would be writing about our around $30,000. We will whoever wrote up my sign experience at Lake Yale. So, I have no guarantee at least 80% of that, accidently wrote MORTIS photographs, apart from the one of my cap, of which would come out of and TENDON joints—so I the IWCS related activities - but I have auction sales if we had a real joked about rigor mortis and included some of the facilities and low turnout, but since we had sore tendons resulting in stiff surroundings at the Lake Yale Center: our over 175 this year, we will go knees before they left my neighbour in Orlando was so right—it is a with a starting number of 160 seminar. lovely place and ideally suited for conferences. for next year. Then if more The wood auction started in I also had no idea, when I joined IWCS last show up, no problem. They the pouring rain, which may Summer, that it covered such a varied range of usually have more beds that have put a damper on the wood-related interests and activities (……. but can be filled which just gets bidding a bit. However, the that is another, short, story!) and that Gill and added at the end expense. Of new auctioneer, Bob Winter, I would both enjoy it so much; it is so much course, if too many more did a fabulous job and we more than I could have imagined when I people showed up they might hope to get him again for joined last Summer. Thank you IWCS and not have enough food at the future meets. everyone associated with it (particularly, of food service, or rooms to The date we are anticipating course, Elaine and Manley Hunt)! spare—which is unlikely. for next years Florida Before we left our Orlando home to go to the I will see how it goes next year meeting will be 18-22 Feb, Woodfest I was able to identify two particular and if it goes all right, do it 2009. trees in our garden (yard) there, and ... but again another year before Hope to see you there. that is yet another story! letting someone else take the reins.

6 World of Wood May/June 2008 ...sorting through the off-cuts by Morris Lake #7634

A couple of weeks ago, during one of higher. We are a bunch of wood General Motors. Secondly, if you our frequent communications with collectors, be that in many forms. think about who would want to Chuck Holder he excitedly told me I have also done some serious place an ad in our magazine, they are about having just located some thinking about what I will do with not philanthropists for a start, they second hand slim-drawer filing my collection—nothing final as yet, will have something to offer our cabinets which were just right for his but many ideas still floating around’ members that will be about wood— specimen collection—his present the latest being that it would be and that falls into the category of storage has sort of outgrown its fabulous to have a ‘members’ enhancing our ability to find out home. He was re-labelling from the specimen collection’ in a local more, or gather in more knowledge end grain, to the narrow side, location where it could be used by about wood—that’s what IWCS is all because his specimens would now be our own group as well as other about. So, it’s a service to members. presented on their side. interested groups, and could I hope you respond to that service It was amazing, because, at the same continue to be expanded in the because the closer we associate with time I was also catching up on future—with the potential to be those that offer services to us, the labelling my samples—a job that had Australia’s greatest—stay tuned. stronger we both will be. And, I am got away from me for a while. Also, pleased that Raf and Linda have as my collection has grown it has What’s new joined us. We did have ads in the World of Wood in 1993-95 changed how I need to have them In the May/June issue last year I presented so that I can make best use spoke about future plans in If you know of any individual or of them. I don’t want to simply Revitalising the World of Wood, well company that you think could be collect and then shove them in a box something new is happening in this interested, then can I suggest that and hide them somewhere where I issue. You may recall that we have you pass the message on to Daryl won’t keep falling over them. So, I just approved a new deal for Layton of Boise, who is the had been drawing up plans for a new Corporate Membership which Corporate Membership Coordinator. set of specimen drawers to upgrade became effective in February this His address is on page 2 of the World my current bulging storage—he year. Well, part of the new of Wood and he will follow that must have read my column in the corporate deal is to bring these contact up. last issue, and William Hurkmans special members into a closer There may also be normal members article—because I was obviously association with our Society. who may from time to time want to also responding to a subconscious For example, in return for their advertise a bit more than we offer in message as a result of those articles. $US125 per year, Corporate the Members Requests column. If so How many of you have done some Membership now offers two then the following apply. collection upgrading recently? quarter-page ads at 50% off, and If so, it would be great to hear how 20% off additional advertising, as Rates for a single ad you have your specimens stored. well as a free placement in the B& W Color Have you stored them by country of Directory, plus three copies of the Back page $400 $500 origin, or by alphabet listing by World of Wood—which they can Full page $300 $400 and species, or by Family. It’s assign to anyone they wish. If they Half page $150 $200 an interesting topic because each has book five ads for the year, they get Third page $100 $150 its pluses and minuses, and as your the sixth one free. Quarter page $75 $100 collection grows and changes in its We are proud to announce that Raf Half column $50 $70 dynamics, so does the need to keep Nathan, who is publisher and Linda Quarter column $25 $40 upgrading the way you present your Nathan, Editor of Australian Wood specimens and I can only imagine Review, are new Corporate The World of Wood now goes into how many different ways you have Members. Their first ad is on page some 35 countries and as a general all thought up to do that. 10 in this issue and also in the rule, IWCS members are fairly well Food for thought, because Terry Directory Addendum. Welcome placed in the wood game. These Bryan’s second article on page 9 of aboard Raf and Linda. rates are affordable and are designed this issue shows that for two thirds I know there have been comments in to encourage those who could profit of members ‘collecting’ is what we the past that including advertising from such a wide and influential do. If fact, I’m sure that were we to in the World of Wood is just taking up coverage to use this service. update many of your interests, which space. Well, firstly we do have a probably haven’t been changed since cutoff point in content—and we you joined, this figure would be aren’t going to have ads from

May/June 2008 World of Wood 7 Figured wood for guitars by Tim Clow #8685

So you want to make a guitar or be at least 45 degrees, but that is not other stringed instrument. Sounds very desirable. Any less is considered good—lots of craftsmanship, cool rift sawn to flat sawn . woods, and of course some results Alright, now you have picked the that will sound great for years to perfect piece for your project. Let the come. As you would expect, there is fun begin. a method and this article will deal Using your highly calibrated, resaw with the selecting, cutting, and band saw, you cut your back piece sanding of the sides and backs. and side pieces. We usually cut about Guitars require a neck piece, head 50 sets at a time. Sides are usually 4-6" piece, fingerboard, 2 back pieces, 2 tall by 33-36" long by 0.130-0.145 “. side pieces, a top, and a bridge piece Backs 10” tall by 24-26" long by 0.170- to hold the strings. 0.180 “. Time to head over to the other shop and take care of the Internally there is a fair amount of sanding. After about 20 passes per bracing to support the top and piece, the skins are complete. Sanded back—an art form unto itself. Every both sides to “build thickness”, and guitar manufacturer has his/her within 0.005" all around. own special way of doing that. The Instrument sets are decided by woods used are ‘tone’ woods, bookmatching the sides and the backs. picked for their particular tonal Perfectly quartersawn makes properties. Some are bright, some this part easy. No shift in the are rich, others more lush and character or grain which makes less softer. waste overall. Guitars are made with quartersawn Alright, now to complete your guitar lumber. Flat sawn lumber may or other instrument, you will need have more character, but professional training, lots of jigs, and instruments need the strength and patience. We provide the woods and stability that quartersawn wood raw materials to do the building, but provides. do not build guitars. There is much available in the super cool After all is said and done, you will have an amazing woods, even quartersawn, and instrument that sounds great, looks great and the shopping is always an adventure, the don’t forget the pride that comes from kind we like. Martin Guitar has made building it yourself. over a hundred guitars from Pocono If I am not exactly correct with this Exotic Woods, all quartersawn. Their information your responses are welcome. custom division is based on this. Now there is a of how quartersawn Tim Clow, wood is judged for instruments. With President, Pocono Exotic Woods. your board laying flat on the bench, Phone: 610 863-8201 perfect quartersawn is 90 degrees, or the E-mail: [email protected] grain lines strait up off the bench. To be considered quartersawn the grain has to

Back and side of a finished quitar above. Guitar parts ready for assembly on the left. The setting for the back and front pieces is shown on the right.

8 World of Wood May/June 2008 What an interesting lot we are! by Terry Bryan #9128

From conversations with members at the February I am amazed, and I am struck by the range and Southeast Regional Winter Woodfest I learned that combination of interests. most were more interested in making items from My previous experience has been in internet groups— wood, rather than in collecting wood specimens, particularly Yahoo ones—and the thing that struck me which is the route through which I first encountered about those was how parochial and limited they are IWCS only last year. about the specific subject they represent. For example; Back home in London, from the 2008 Membership only carving, or only turning, etc., and how other Directory I checked the descriptions of the various members and the moderators complain about any move member interests, and was amazed. I had not away from that specific subject. And, of course, the appreciated the full coverage when I joined—and I correspondence within such groups inevitably has a realise on this closer reading that I had omitted at limited range. least one of my own wood related interests—also On the other hand, as this IWCS analysis shows, our “collecting” encompasses collecting specimens and interest is broad and wide ranging. The interests are all collecting crafted items, as well as going into the in wood, and things related to wood or made of wood— field to collect wood. from trees onwards—and I encountered this range of The interests of the 1059 members are recorded as: interest in full measure at the Woodfest—and was 1. Wood collecting 683 (64%) somewhat surprised by that—given my introduction to 2 Wood technology 493 (47%) IWCS and previous limited understanding of its 3. Wood suppliers 175 (17%) coverage. However, I was encouraged and delighted at 4. Wood projects 740 (70%) that time by that encounter and wider understanding. 5. techniques 682 (64%) After all the analysis and a wider understanding of the 6. Other wood interests 141 (13%) IWCS coverage, as I sit with my displayed collection of 7. Teaching, etc. 89 (8%) wood specimens, and books about wood and trees, and carve with new tools, I can better understand who can What did I observe? supply the raw material, the means of dealing with it, • The area with the most interest is woodworking including example, information and advice. So, here I sit projects. with new enthusiasm, preparing articles for World of • The same proportion of members is interested in Wood, surrounded by wood and tools specific to my craft collecting as is interested in woodworking of making dolls house and miniatures projects—and techniques—but they are not always the same delighted, comforted and amused to know that all of people. those aspects of my enthusiasm for, and with wood, and • Many members are interested in projects or a lot more, falls within the scope of this Society, or techniques without being interested in group—or collection— of wood enthusiasts. collecting. I look forward to reading and learning a lot more across Also I was struck by the number of members with the range of wood enthusiasts in the future. In the only one listed interest, so I went back and noted meantime I shall continue with my interest in... but that’s that they total 182 or 1.7% another story. The interests of the 182 members with only one interest. 1. Wood collecting 82 2. Wood technology 15 3. Wood suppliers 7 Visit a Tropical Forest 4. Wood projects 39 Spend a week getting acquainted with tropical 5. Woodworking techniques 33 forests and Mayan ruins in the Yucatan Peninsula of 6. Other wood interests 2 Mexico. 7. Teaching etc. 4 I’ll be your guide and I know the various habitats and trees. Share our beachside condo (your own private bedroom and I was fascinated to discover at the Southeast bath) in Cancun. This is our 18th year of hosting IWCS Regional Winter Woodfest how wide and varied members and spouses, with visitors from The Netherlands, was the members’ enthusiasm for all things related Taiwan, Italy, and the USA. to wood, and that is reinforced by this analysis. Contact us for details. Alan & Mary Ann Curtis. Many of you have known for a long time, of course, Phone: 541-345-2571. what a great Society we have! But as a newcomer, E-mail: [email protected]

May/June 2008 World of Wood 9 The McGuffey Ash by Chriss Nothnagel #3402

In 1824 Thomas Jefferson designed Professor William the gardens at the University of McGuffey started a long Virginia (UVA) and put up the tenure with the University garden walls next to cottages that and brought the eyes of the would house the first University’s nation on UVA with the Professors. His idea was that gardens publication and national and contemplation would go hand in distribution of the childrens hand with education. In 1825 George book The McGuffey Reader. Tucker was one of the first Over 100 million books were University Professors to teach at the printed and it became a University of Virginia. He resided in standard text book used all the cottage next to Pavilion IX and over the country. It is was given the freedom to what believed he would ‘test his ever he wanted in Mr. Jefferson’s stories’ while standing garden. He chose flowers, shrubs under this ash tree to Chriss Nothnagle standing beside the clone of and one ash tree. In the 1840’s determine if they were to be the famous McGuffey Ash in Thomas used for publication. After Jefferson’s garden University of Virginia. he passed away, the University named the ash tree “The made of walnut veneer embedded in McGuffey Ash”. the ash wood. The legs were copied The tree grew well and dominated from the shape of the marble balusters the garden for years however, in from the Rotunda facing the West 1949 it was hit by lightning and Lawn. The rest of the wood went to became disfigured, but continued local woodworkers, one of the to stand till taken down in 1989. recipients was Woody Combo of The University officials Bremo Bluff Virginia, who attended a commissioned the main body of the Virginia IWCS meeting in 2004 where trunk to be made into a special he donated a specimen of this wood to table that would reside in an area the auction. I was the highest bidder on campus near the garden. This and so began this investigation. table, constructed in 1995, is now in A sapling cut from the cutoff trunk the office of Don Sunguard on has now been replanted in garden IX, Leekes Ave in the facilities which is the original spot in Management building on UVA Jefferson’s garden. campus. It has flowers and a tree Different viewsof the ash.

10 World of Wood May/June 2008 My Echidna wood collection Les Loffler #9067

I chose to keep my wood specimens in a called a puggle— sucks milk stylised form of an echidna. Not many from the pores of the two milk of you may know what an echidna is. patches and remains in the The echidna is a very ancient Australian pouch until it starts to develop mammal—not particularly cuddly, but spines, at which time the attractive all the same— which grows to mother—quite sensibly— digs a about 20 inches long, including its long nursery burrow and deposits the thin snout. If you ever encounter one, puggle in it, returning every five its presence is immediately obvious in days to suckle it until it is that it is covered with very tough and weaned at seven months. sharp spines, which are 3 -4 inches long. My wood collection currently They also have very sharp claws which contains 312 scroll-sawn echidna they use to rip up termite nests in order specimens which I displayed at to feast on the ants and the lavae. They the last Australasian Annual are one Australian mammal that you Meeting at Neerim and attracted should not try to pick up—just let them a great deal of interest. go on their way. If there is no clear escape route when you find them, they One of the main reasons for will curl up to become a spiny doing my collection in this impenetrable ball, and at the same time way—besides my attraction to start digging themselves into the the echidna— is that the ground, dissapearing under a pile of dirt specimens don’t take up much in a matter of minutes if the soil is soft room and if inserted into a enough. Without this mechanism, they coaster-sized surround, show would more than likely be extinct by off any interesting wood now, as are most of their relatives. characteristics, as seen here. The echidna, along with the platypus, The top photo shows a stone are the only egg-laying mammals, and pine (Pinus pinea) coaster with a are known as monotremes. The female coastal (Banksia lays a single soft-shelled, leathery egg integrifolia) echidna, while the and deposits it directly into her pouch. bottom is the reverse—an After hatching, the young echidna— interesting contrast. As a collection, I have mounted my echidnae on display sheets which are then placed in a ring Coasters with echidna inserts. folder. They are easy to store and transport and provide sufficient detail for identification. They offer interest and are uniquely Australian in character.

Echidna specimens mounted on A4 sheets and than inserted into a ring binder for display and easy storage. Individually, the echidna specimens are unique.

May/June 2008 World of Wood 11 Update on the IWCS International Woodfest - Hocking College, Nelsonville, Ohio

by Mark Johnson #4682 Here is some information about Friday Other activities the upcoming International Besides the and the basket Other activities are also Woodfest to be held at Hocking weaving, in the morning. The available. In Logan, there is the College, Nelsonville, Ohio, 27- Hocking Valley Scenic Railway will Columbus Washboard Factory, 31 August, 2008. offer a train ride from the college to one of the last companies in the Logan and back. Wednesday U.S. that still manufactures In the afternoon, a field trip to wooden washboards. They are Wednesday is check-in and Birdsong Farm and green tree swamp. open for tours daily. Also in open jam with the Pinter’s. This swamp was created in 1840 when Logan, is Logan Clay, they Bring your instruments and the Hocking Canal Company dammed manufacture red clay tile, pipe, feel free to join in. the area as part of the canal system. and lawn ornaments. The In the evening, an event called “Final surrounding area includes Thursday Fridays” in Nelsonville where local Wayne Forest and the Hocking Thursday and Friday, there will artists market their works at the Hills State Park System. Hikers be two sawmills running all public . would enjoy seeing Ash Cave, day custom cutting a variety of Cantwell Cliffs, Cedar Falls and Ohio woods—also, a basket Saturday the other natural wonders. All weaving class will be offered Saturday, will be the wood and craft areas are handicap accessible. on both days. auctions. Also, Robin’s Crossing, a Thursday, there will be a field historical village on the college Any questions, or if you have trip to a local working sawmill. grounds will be open for visiting. and suggestions, please call: In the evening, the local There are ten working cabins Mark Johnson, 1-740-689-0722. bluegrass band “Home Remedy” including a general store, and will perform their original Ohio blacksmith shop. songs. Sign up sheet will be available at the welcome table.

Tributes to departed members Mary Flynn, 3975 HL —a friend we will miss Tom Gerson by Chuck & Mary Holder #5749 by Myrt and Bill Cockrell #4654 Many IWCS members will miss the gentle hand, friendliness One of the sad situations of being Secretary/ and support of Mary Flynn, of Vienna, Virginia. She passed Treasurer of IWCS is when we receive obituaries away on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008 after a fairly long of some of our supporting and loving members. period of illness. Anyone who has ever met Mary will realize As I opened the mail, I found a letter from the tower of strength that she was in support of all the writing Dorothy Gerson, surviving widow of Tom Gerson and research work Jim Flynn has done for IWCS over the years. of Stillwater, . Inside was an obituary She always enjoyed Jim’s affiliations with the several wonderful which noted the death of Tom Gerson on April organizations that Jim belonged to and the folks that constituted 17, 2008. Tom joined IWCS in February 1972. He them. In particular, she enjoyed immensely their connection to was awarded Honorary Life Membership August IWCS. She read most of the messages that came in to Jim and 1993. We remember Tom and Dorothy from offered helpful comments and suggestions at his request. Mary many earlier meetings. He was a master wood was a wonderful companion to Jim all their life together. May worker and a generous contributor of many the Good Lord save a special place for Mary Flynn and bring beautiful wooden items that he made from his peace to Jim through the many loving memories they shared. Hobby Shop. Auction proceeds were contributed The thoughts and prayers of the IWCS members that knew Jim to the IWCS Endowment Fund. Currently his and Mary are with Jim and the family at this difficult time. name leads all the rest.

12 World of Wood May/June 2008 REGISTRATION 2008 IWCS International Woodfest The IWCS International Woodfest will be held August 27-31, 2008 at Hocking College. The College is located in Nelsonville, Ohio (Web site: www.hocking.edu) Registration received after July 1 will incur an additional $10.00 per person charge. Please print all information clearly: Name: ...... IWCS# ...... Spouse/Family: ...... IWCS# ...... Address : ...... City/State/Zip: ...... Country: ...... Phone/Cell # ...... Email address : ...... NOTE: You must be a member of IWCS. Membership is available at any time. Lodging: All rooms will be in the new student housing units on campus. Room rate is $25.00 per night per person for double occupancy. Camping: Camping is available on the college campus. There are 125 spaces with power/water. Primitive camping is also available. Spaces are $11.00 per night. Meals: Meals will be prepared by Bookman’s Food Service. Complete meal packages are available.

Package #1 Dorm room (double occupancy) 4 nights (includes registration fee) # of persons ...... x $130.00 = $ ...... Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast # of persons ...... x $90.00 = $ ...... Saturday night banquet # of persons ...... x $16.50 = $ ...... Package #2 Dorm room (double occupancy) 3 nights # of persons ...... x $105.00 = $ ...... (includes registration fee) Thursday lunch through Sunday breakfast # of persons ...... x $78.50 = $ ...... Saturday night banquet # of persons ...... x $16.50 = $ ...... Package #3 Dorm room (double occupancy) 2 nights # of persons ...... x $80.00 = $ ...... (includes registration fee) Friday lunch through Sunday breakfast # of persons ...... x $54.00 = $ ...... Saturday night banquet # of persons ...... x $16.50 = $ ...... Package #4 Dorm room (double occupancy) 1 night # of persons ...... x $55.00 = $ ...... (includes registration fee) Saturday lunch through Sunday breakfast # of persons ...... x $25.50 = $ ...... Saturday night banquet # of persons ...... x $16.50 = $ ......

Refund policy: $5 service fee per person prior to August 1. After August 1 fee is pro-rated.

If you do not want a special package, fill out the section below. Commuters – Campers – ADP - Guests You must register through normal registration process and will be charged per person for a registration fee of $30.00 and a $6.00 per day site fee, plus meals. Commuter, guest or RV registration fee # of persons ...... x $30.00 = $ ...... Commuter, guest or RV Insurance # of persons ...... x $6.00 = $ ...... Camping # of nights ...... x $11.00 = $ ......

Specify number of meals requested. Meals may not be available if not pre-registered. Wednesday Supper ...... Total Breakfasts ...... x $6.50 ...... Thursday Breakfast ...... Lunch ...... Supper ...... Total Lunches ...... x $8.50 ...... Friday Breakfast ...... Lunch ...... Supper ...... Total Suppers ...... x $12.50 ...... Saturday Breakfast ...... Lunch ...... Banquet ...... Total Banquets ...... x $16.50 ...... Sunday Breakfast ......

Make checks payable to: Hocking College, 3301 Hocking Parkway, Nelsonville, OH 45764, Atten: Office of College Relations. Any questions, please call Mark Johnson, 740/689-0722.

May/June 2008 World of Wood 13 Exploring . . . Dyeing Wool and Yarn with Wood Chips by Joyce Miller #2994 About the Author In the 1970s, when I was a young would be done in a Joyce’s love mother of six children, I discovered big stainless steel of trees and the crafts of weaving, hand spinning, or porcelain kettle, interest in and natural dyeing. My husband until it seemed to IWCS has was an avid wood turner and we be a strong dye. not were members of IWCS, so it was The dye liquid changed logical to experiment with making then needs to cool, over the dye from the wood shavings and and all of the wood past forty years. She is chips on the floor under his lathe. To chips need to be looking forward to August my delight I produced many rich strained out. The 2008 when the next annual colors dyeing wool and yarn. material to be dyed meeting will be in Ohio is added to cool about 8 miles from her Procedures for Dyeing Wool and Yarn water and the home. During the meeting, In the beginning, I was using temperature is Joyce will have a display mordants of tin (stannous chloride), slowly brought up table and a field trip has chrome (potassium dichromate, near the boiling Picture 2. This shows the been planned to her which is a skin cancer agent and point. Different strong dyes from smoke tree historical home and farm. should be used with great care), and lengths of time and and blackwood, each with She would be happy to alum to treat unspun wool fibers and temperatures in three samples treated with tin, talk to anyone interested yarns before dyeing. Each of these the dye pot, as well alum, or chrome. On top, the in this fascinating subject three different mordants act on the as another tree of three smoke tree samples are at that time. fibers to be dyed in a different way, the same species, quite different, while the three Photos taken by Linda so one dye can yield three different might yield a dyed with blackwood show Chakeres. colors. different color. very little difference. Nothing is Mordants are also valuable to use guaranteed in with most dyes as they help set natural dyeing, and repeating the same the colors and make the dyed experiment a week later might give slightly materials more color-fast. Now different results. that I live in the country, I only use alum, because I do not have a There are two main actions that will mat, or hood and exhaust system over my felt, wool fibers. These should be considered stove, or any safe place to dispose when dyeing most animal fibers: of the used dye liquids without 1. A thermal shock such as changing the chancing pollution in my well. temperature of the dye or rinse water You may refer to books about quickly with wool or yarn in it; and natural dyeing or the internet for 2. Too much agitation, such as stirring the information about how these wool in the mordants and others, such as dye pot too copper and iron, can be used for vigorously or dyeing. rubbing the For my experiments, I found it wool or yarn. quick and easy to boil small Keep in mind that it is better to lift Picture 1. This displays 20 amounts of wood chips in a stainless the wool or yarn colors of dyed wool, the varied steel pan (used only for that!) with up above the dye, results of using five types of three bits of wool, each having been and then stir the wood and four choices of treated with a different mordant (tin, dye in the pot. It mordant. From top to bottom, chrome, or alum). The bits of wool is easier to avoid each of the five lines represents were fastened into a short piece of a matted mess one wood: apple, breadnut, old nylon stocking to keep them than to try to sassafras, tanguile, and pink from becoming tangled up with the separate yarn peroba. From left to right, the wood chips. If this yielded strong strands or fibers dye baths are: tin mordant, color, I would experiment with after they have Picture 3 shows some results alum mordant, chrome larger amounts of wood and wool. become felted. with purpleheart. mordant, and no mordant. Boiling this larger quantity of chips 14 World of Wood May/June 2008 second time. When I wanted enough yarn of the same color (dyed with walnuts) to weave enough yards of material for a tailor to make a suit for my husband, I figured out a way to solve the problem. I boiled ten separate pots of walnuts and put the resulting dye liquids into a big trash can. I could then take measured amounts of liquid dye out of the trash Picture 6 show my experiments with Brazilwood can to dye equal weights where the purples colors resulted from a chrome of yarn. If you take this mordant, pinks from an alum mordant, and Picture 4 shows unspun wool dyed with approach, remember to stir from a tin mordant. (The long fibers in the center are logwood. the dye in the trash can mohair goat.) each time before taking out might have fun figuring out why It has always been extremely the dye. important for me to keep records of these unexpected changes happen all of my experiments and projects trees bright autumn colors when using wood for dye. big and small, as there is no limit to fooled me because I could not get I have always been interested in how what might be possible. Successful any interesting color from maple long dye colors will last. They can all procedures and results can then be wood or leaves, only from an old be rinsed in water until the rinse repeated or modified, as well as maple burl. wood chips did water is clear, but not all will hold up additional problems avoided. not give useful dye, but birch leaves, to prolonged exposure to bright Consider historical information, and after they fell in the autumn, gave light. To test them, keep some fibers information from books as me a pleasing and long lasting or yarn in bright light and some out interesting possibilities, but know yellow-gold color. Another surprise of the light, so you can discover the that you may discover variations was from ebony wood chips which most lasting dyes from wood to use. did not give any color; indeed, that will be even more wonderful, Since dyeing is a labor intensive ebony was the only wood, out of when you experiment on your own. craft, it seems like a waste of time to literally hundreds that I have work with something that will not experimented with, to bleach all of Rich Results from Dyeing last. In general, I have found dyes the color out of the nylon stocking from many woods last longer than Because of the variation of each dye containing the wool. pot (time, temperature, amount of dye stuff, etc.), it is nearly impossible Some of my results using different Continued over page. to achieve exactly the same color a techniques are shown opposite. Picture 1 displays 20 colors of dyed wool, the varied results of using five types of wood and four choices of mordant. Picture 2 shows the strong dyes from smoke tree and blackwood Purpleheart chips provided another surprise as seen in Picture 3. When first dyed, it came out the expected pinky/purple color (brighter or stronger depending on the ratio of wool to chips), but after being in a dark cupboard, this color turned into almost a green from oxidation. Then it became really dark, almost black, after a year, which makes me Picture 5 shows the range of wonder if there would be a natural Picture 7 shows even brighter results colors from pink ivory. mordant in the wood. A chemist from Brazilwood.

May/June 2008 World of Wood 15 dyes from some . While dyes photo. I also observed that these discovered by accident, like those from berries may give red and blues, colors became brighter with age. from ebony and purpleheart, would they do not seem colorfast for long. My experiments with Brazilwood make for more interesting research, Could it be that the tannin in some were quite surprising. When using but I am leaving that to someone woods helps those colors last longer less than a half cup of wood chips in else, as I have switched my art forms than some colors from berries, cold water, the water turned pink or from weaving, spinning, and natural flowers, and plants? There are red as soon as the wood chips were dyeing to making paper and limited always exceptions, as many plants put in! Picture 6 shows these results edition books. Dyeing paper, with a natural mordant in them are where the purples colors resulted however, will be the subject of a extremely colorfast. from a chrome mordant, pinks from subsequent article for this Exploring . Reds and blues are difficult colors to an alum mordant, and orange from . . series. get from natural dyes from plants, a tin mordant. (The long fibers in the For Further Reading with most plants yielding yellows, center are mohair goat.) Picture 7 World of Wood, vol. 58, no. 6 has very tans, and browns. The same often shows even brighter results from interesting information on dyes from can be said for wood, but you will Brazilwood. In this experiment, the wood submitted by William find many thrilling exceptions. first dye bath was boiled and did not Hurkmans (#8761). He relates Picture 4 shows unspun wool dyed give true reds, but tans and yellow important historical information as with logwood. Even this photo does colors. The second dye bath did not well as processes he has used to dye not do the rich colors justice. The boil and yielded much brighter reds! woods that are quite different than blue color comes from chrome Again, the purple colors resulted what I have used to dye wool and mordant, the purples from alum from chrome mordant, reds from paper pulp. I would like to mordant, and the grays from tin alum, and the tans and light colors wholeheartedly endorse his mordant. from tin mordant. comments about safety and his A range of colors from pink ivory There is no end to the possibilities “Disclaimer” printed there. and chips (given to me by for experimentation. Different parts Many of my favorite dye books are IWCS Member Jim Langdon in of trees best for dye (leaves, bark, out of print, but I can suggest Natural Seattle, WA) are shown in Picture 5. roots, wood chips) seem to be Dyeing by Jackie Crook, published by For this, I also varied the types of different with different species of Lark in 2007. The amounts of wool used in one dye bath, with trees. The age of the tree can also mordants listed are a bit different traditional sheep wool, mohair goat make a difference, as does the soil than what I used, but it can be a fibers (center), and yarn spun from and the climate where the tree good place to start. silk fibers (bottom left) shown in the grows. Some of the oddities I

Les Campbell appointed IWCS Student Membership Coordinator

IWCS President Art Lee announces institutions that offer courses in the appointment of Les Campbell, wood technology, woodworking, #8624, to the position of Student forestry, dendrology and related Membership Coordinator as of disciplines. Members who are aware May 1, 2008. Les will be of such programs, or even individual responsible for getting the word students in them, who may be out to prospective Student interested in wood and what IWCS Members about the benefits of has to offer, are asked to provide membership in IWCS. Les retired contact names and addresses to Les. from a teaching career of 38 years He can be contacted via postal mail, in 2005 and is an avid wood turner, telephone or e-mail at: admirer and student of wood and Les Campbell, an enthusiastic booster of IWCS. 319 S 280 W, Orem, Les will concentrate initially on UT 84058, USA contacting students through their Phone: 801-224-8876 programs at schools, colleges, E-mail: [email protected] universities and other educational

16 World of Wood May/June 2008 US Great Lakes & US Southwest Regions - Call for Trustee Candidates: 2008

by Chuck Holder #5749

This year the three year terms of the Regional Trustee’s Role 6.1 The following should be included trustees for the US Great Lakes the The primary role of a Regional in each Regional Trustee’s annual US Southwest Regions expire. It is Trustee of the IWCS is to represent report: hard to believe that three years have individual members from the a. Highlights and achievements of passed since Bob Nunan (US Great Trustee’s region on the Board of Region activity for the past year. Lakes) and Bill Tarleton (US SW) Trustees. The Regional Trustee shall b. Plans for Region activity the were elected as Trustees for their act to further the goals of the IWCS upcoming year. respective regions, but it is that time and to establish policy with other c. Report on Region membership again to find a successor for them. members of the Board in all matters trends and any specific plans to This is a call to members in these concerning the Society. increase membership in the regions to consider participating in region. the governance of IWCS by allowing Regional Trustee’s Responsibilities d. Report on new member contacts their name to stand for election as The responsibilities of a Regional made during the year and any Trustee for their region for a three Trustee shall include, but not be reimbursable costs associated year term, beginning October 1, limited to, the following: with those contacts. 2008. If you are interested in 1.0 Promote good governance, 7.0 Advise the Editor of any planned running for trustee for your region, leadership and sound meetings so notice of such can be or if you gain permission from management for the Society, printed in the World of Wood. another member to allow his or her including fiscal responsibility, 8.0 Be available and willing to name to stand, please present the ethical practice, and democratic volunteer for standing jobs name of prospective candidates to decision-making. within the Society to eliminate your regional trustee no later than 2.0 Communicate with regional the need for additional June 30, 2008, along with a brief bureaucracy. biography of the candidate. If you members on any matters 9.0 Strive to appoint state or are not sure what region you are in, concerning IWCS. Encourage an provincial representatives where see the inside front cover of the 2008 active and healthy regional practical. IWCS Membership Directory. membership by such communication. 9.1 To assist the Regional Trustee in Acting as trustee for IWCS is a good 2.1 Bring regional membership his/her duties. way to participate in guiding the concerns to the attention of the 9.2 To provide a local person for future growth and development of Officers and the Board of more direct contact with local IWCS as an organization. It is also a Trustees, and communicate Board membership. good way to give back to the policy and decisions to regional 9.3 To become familiar with the organization for benefits that you membership. proceedings of the Society may have received as a member. 2.2 Address regional problems and 10.0 To secure a list of candidates to IWCS is your society, it is our settle disputes as they arise. stand for election to succeed the society, and its future health and 3.0 Encourage sponsorship of IWCS Regional Trustee when his/her success depends on the willingness meetings and events at local, term expires. of all members to participate in its regional and international levels 11.0 Personally contact all new governance. Please seriously by deeds and words. members that join the IWCS in consider allowing your name to the trustee’s respective region. stand for election as a trustee in 4.0 Personally attend any meetings Contact may be in person, by your region, and ACT before June possible. phone, mail, e-mail or any other 30, 2008. 5.0 Act as an ambassador of IWCS to society-at-large. Communicate method the Trustee chooses. The names and a brief biography of the goals and objectives of IWCS Contact will be as soon as all trustee candidates in these to the larger community. practical after the Trustee regions will be published in the Encourage new membership. becomes aware of the new July/August issue of the World of Disseminate information on the member. Wood and elections in contested benefits of membership in IWCS. 12.0 Perform any other duties as regions will take place the summer 6.0 Make an annual written report of requested by the IWCS President. of 2008. activity in the region to the IWCS Following are the Role and President, to be presented at the Responsibilities of an IWCS annual Board of Trustee’s Regional Trustee. meeting.

May/June 2008 World of Wood 17 Oak (Quercus prinus) L. by Ron DeWitt #6037-S A Deciduous Valley into southern Ontario in Fagaceae - The Family Canada and further west, just into , then southward into Derivation of the genus name, . The range then extends Quercus, is from the classical Latin eastward across into name for –taken from the central avoiding the Celtic words for fine and tree. The coastal plain, on northward until epithet, prinus, is from the Greek crossing the Chesapeake, then meaning “I burn.” A synonym is serving all of and New Q. , Willd., and that epithet Jersey and on north over coastal is from the Latin for montane or . mountainous. There is disagreement among taxonomists Chestnut oak locates in a variety of as to which epithet should be used soil conditions, but mostly on dry for chestnut oak. upland sites in well-drained sand, gravel or rock. It prefers south- or and may live 200 to 300 years. The The trees thought to have first west-facing ridges or upper slopes, Washington Oak, a very large chestnut appeared as oaks in what is now but it grows from sea level in coastal oak seen along the Hudson River years Thailand about 60 million years New England to 4000 ft. (1400 m) in ago, was estimated to have been 800 to ago have evolved into a genus of, the southern Appalachians. Average 1000 years old. The current (2003) record arguably, as many as 500 trees and rainfall over most of its range is 40 to holder in the U.S., listed in The National shrubs worldwide. Except for a 48 in. (102 to 122 cm). Best growing Register of Big Trees, is 99 ft. (30 m) by 7.25 few species isolated in high areas are in the mountains of the ft. (2.2 m) dbh, located in Arnold, mountains of the tropics, all are Carolinas and , and here it Maryland. located in the Northern was considered the most valuable of Open grown trees or trees on poor sites Hemisphere. Of the approximately the oaks. 200 oaks native to North America, are usually branched low on crooked 58 are found in the United States, Chestnut oak may be found in pure stems. In more favorable locations they including 10 also native to Canada. stands but usually associates with a tend toward clear, straight stems with As many as 130 species of oak are wide variety of highly competitive broad, open, irregular crowns. Leaves of found in the mountains of northern tree species. Depending on habitat, the chestnut oak are quite variable in size Mexico. The numbers and these associates may include a wide and shape, typically 4 to 8 in. (10 to 20 confusion is certainly increased by variety of oaks (Q. spp), cm) long and 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm) wide, their many hybrids. (Carya spp), (Pinus spp), several elliptical and wider beyond the middle, (Acer spp), black cherry gradually narrowing to the base. Leaf The true oaks of the world are (Prunus serotina), yellow-poplar edges are wavy with 10 to 16 rounded generally “simplified” by dividing (Liriodendron tulipifera), etc. It is able teeth along each side. Leaves are shiny them into two groups with similar to maintain its position in these green above, dull gray-green and lightly characteristics. The White Oak diverse woodlands for several hairy below. Leaves hang curtain-like, Group (Leucobalanus) includes the reasons. It tolerates competition very more concentrated on outer branches and chestnut, chinkapin, burr and live well, it is moderately free of diseases toward the tree top. Like all oaks, the oaks. The Red Oak Group and insect damage, and a high leaves are placed alternately along the (Erythrobalanus) includes the pin, percentage of this oak’s reproduction twigs. Based on leaves alone, the tree black and oaks. The white comes from root sprouts. could be mistaken for an American oak group is older. This oak is considered a medium- chestnut (Castanea dentata). The chestnut oak (Quercus prinus), size, long-lived tree, typically The oaks are monoecious–each tree also called basket oak, cow oak, reaching a height of 65 to 80 ft. (20 to possessing both female and male sexual rock chestnut oak, rock oak, 24 m) and 20 to 30 in (51 to 76 cm) parts. The fruit of the oaks are acorns. In mountain oak or tanbark oak has dbh. Maximum size tends to be 100 this case they’re 1 to 1.5 in. (2.5 to 3 cm) an irregular native range, mostly in ft. (30.5 m) tall and 6 ft. (183 cm) dbh, long, stoutly egg shaped and encased for the U.S. It extends from southern but trees to 140 ft. (43 m) have been about one third to one half their length in west across the Hudson reported. Trees mature in 125 years a rough, warty cap. Acorns mature at the

18 World of Wood May/June 2008 end of their first year, becoming a The narrow sapwood is light tan. important food source for native and lustrous chestnut-brown in autumn. Heartwood may be a rich light to dark early Americans and their livestock, The tree produces its first acorns at brown. Transition from sapwood to especially their pigs. Inner bark about age 20, but acorn production is heartwood is not well defined. The decoctions treated their wounds as irregular with good crops occurring wood is considered very heavy, hard, well as common ailments like diarrhea, only once every 4 to 5 years. This oak strong and durable. Average sp. gr. is fever, sore throat, consumption, ulcers tends to hybridize with many of the about 0.67 and it weighs about 45 pcf and sore eyes. Here, too, the active oaks it associates with. (721 kg/m3) at 12% M.C., quite similar component was tannic acid. Twigs of chestnut oak are green, tinged to white oak but a little heavier than Because chestnut oak and white oak with purple or bronze when young, northern red oak (Q. rubra). It is quite are similar in many properties, uses darkening with age to shades of gray. stable in service. are often similar, but the higher tannin Bark matures from smooth to rough to Chestnut oak dries slowly with a great content (from polyphenols) of the thick and very coarse, becoming desire to warp and check. End sealing inner bark of chestnut oak placed it in deeply furrowed into v-shaped ridges, is important and air drying must be high demand for leather tanning. (The a prominent distinguishing feature. done with care. As is typical of the word tan is derived from the Latin for The wood of the chestnut oak is oaks, this wood is easily stained by oak bark.) Through the first quarter of classified as ring-porous. Earlywood is contact with iron. The wood has no the Twentieth Century, great numbers composed of a single row of large, distinguishing odor when dry but of these trees, along with eastern round, solitary pores, clearly visible to leaves a slightly bitter taste. It is hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) were cut for the naked eye. Tyloses are plentiful in usually straight grained with a only their bark, almost liquidating the the earlywood of the heartwood. moderately fine texture. Like white chestnut oak from North America. At Latewood pores are thin-walled, very oak, it has a quite pleasant figure from times millions of board feet of stripped small, numerous and indistinct with a the ray effect in quarter-sawn lumber. trees lay decaying on eastern forest hand lens. These pores range Except in its better growing areas, floors. outwardly across the latewood in chestnut oak does not usually produce The closed pores in chestnut oak radial flame-like arrays. Growth ring much long, straight lumber. produce barrels impermeable to stored boundaries are easily noted unless the Chestnut oak is readily worked with liquids, e.g. water, spirits, molasses. tree grew very slowly. The relatively power tools to produce smooth An added benefit of the ubiquitous tall rays are quite uniform in two sizes: surfaces and crisp edges. Hand tools tannins is that they interact with large, conspicuous and visible to the require more effort and care and must ageing wines, especially reds, naked eye, or small and just visible be very sharp. The wood has some improving their quality and character. with a hand lens. The woods of the dulling effect on cutting edges. Gluing Where it is available, chestnut oak is various oaks in the white oak group calls for good adhesives and careful selected for strength, hardness, cannot be separated with certainty. control. Fasteners hold very well, but resilience and durability. Split inner pre-drilling is necessary to bark is still used for woven chair seats minimize an inclination to split and baskets. It is used for railroad along ray lines. This is an excellent crossties, posts, shingles, boat steam-bending wood. Stains, oil or building, barn beams, bridges and work very well but those farm equipment. Large quantities go large pores require filling to get into furniture, cabinets, caskets and smooth finished surfaces. It steam-bent items. The attractive polishes to a nice patina. quarter-sawn figure makes it popular The high tannic acid content in for , veneer, flooring and chestnut oak, especially in the general millwork. Off-quality stuff bark, twigs and leaves but in goes for charcoal, pallets and excellent significant quantity in the wood, firewood. results in toxicity causing eye, skin, Today the chestnut oak is still lung and nasal passage problems. recovering (This oak is on the Appropriate precautions are well threatened species lists for Maine and advised when working with this Illinois.), but supplies are good. Rarely material, green or dry. sold as chestnut oak or rock oak, it is The sweet acorn meat of the usually mixed with white oak and chestnut oak supports a wide others of the white oak group and sold variety of wildlife. It was also an as “white oak,” selling, in the northeast, for less than red oak.

May/June 2008 World of Wood 19 All-Mail Auction — by Art Brennan #6663

Bids Due By June 25, 2008 Please join me in expressing appreciation for the IWCS members I invite IWCS members to take a Treasurer William Cockrell, 2300 West Rangeline Road, Greencastle, supporting the All-Mail Auction. look at the accompanying list of We should be especially thankful donations for the 33rd All-Mail IN 46135-7875. You may pay by check or money order in U.S. funds, for the members who donated Auction and submit bids on this items. Their names appear with the year’s unique mix of specimens, made out to the IWCS. Alternatively, you may pay by Visa list of donated items. The proceeds crafts, and woods donated by of their donations support IWCS members. or Master Card; identify the credit card you are using and provide the activities. Also, it is not too early to card number, the expiration date, begin setting aside items for next Bidding and the V-code (that’s the last three year’s All-Mail Auction. The minimum bid for any item is digits on the signature line on the $5.00 unless otherwise noted in the back of your card). If you pay by Crafts description of that item. Bids above credit card, please mail your credit Note: Photographs of all of the craft that amount should be in whole card information to the Secretary/ donations are available on the IWCS dollar amounts in U.S. currency, e.g., Treasurer. Do not send credit card web site - www.woodcollectors.net. $9.00, $21.00, etc. information by e-mail. No payments Items C001 - C006 were crafted by Bids should reach me by June 25, should be sent to the auction the late Frank Lynn (#1368H) and 2008. You may mail or e-mail your coordinator. will be mailed by Allan Schwindt (#8209L), Washington. bids to me; however, if you have an C001 Internet account, I would prefer to Shipping costs Bowl of Fiddleback Walnut, 5 3/4" receive bids via e-mail. It’s fast and Successful bidders also are easy, and not only saves on postage, diameter x 2" high, see photo. responsible for reimbursing the C002 but also paper, envelopes, and trips donors for the postage costs of to the post office. E-mail me at Bowl of Maple Burl 6 1/2" diameter forwarding the item(s) to the x 2" high, see photo. [email protected] and use a winning bidders. Payments should C003 subject line of “all-mail auction” in be forward directly to the donors your e-mail. Or, send your bids to Bowl of spalted Maple, 6 3/4" after receiving the bid upon item(s). diameter x 2" high, see photo. Arthur Brennan, 896 Penn View Road, Blairsville, PA 15717. C004 Forwarding items to successful Candle Holder of Walnut, 7" In forwarding your bids to me, bidders diameter x 2" high, see photo. please include the number of the After notifying successful bidders of C005 item(s) you are bidding on (e.g., Napkin Rings of East Indian S001, W003, etc.), the amount you their being the high bidder, I will forward those names and bid , a set of four, see photo. are bidding for each item, your C006 name, your membership number, as amounts to Bill Cockrell. When he receives payment, he will authorize Clock & Stand of Padauk, about 6" well as your return e-mail or mail tall, see photo. address. me to notify the donor to forward the appropriate item(s) to the bidder. Items C007 - C010 were crafted and donated by Jerome Padrutt (#1068), You may bid on as many items as Donors should forward items you like, but you can submit only Wisconsin who is 87 years young expeditiously and by economical and still turning every day. one bid amount for any particular means. If shipping costs are not C007 item. Whoever submits the highest reimbursed, please notify me. bid on an item will receive that item. Clock with a Banksia pod base, Black Walnut stem, and Live Oak top, see In the event of a tie, the earliest bid Internet photo. received by me will prevail. C008 This year, a list of the donated items Small toothpick holder of Red Birch Notification of successful bids; will be posted on the IWCS Web Site that was recovered from Lake payments for items, postage (http://www.woodcollectors.net). Superior after being submerged for You can see photographs of all of the 100 to 150 years, see photo. I will notify the bidders of the results craft items that were donated as well C009 of the bidding by June 30, 2008. as photographs of wood items W003 After the winning bidder receives Large toothpick holder of Sumac, see through W013. photo. notification from me, the successful bidders should forward payment C010 expeditiously to IWCS Secretary/ Thank you for your support Weed Pot of Apple with some small grazing, see photo.

20 World of Wood May/June 2008 Item C011 was donated by Bob Pen Blanks Items S005 - S013 were donated by Ireland (#9097), New York. Brian Baker (#4163), Indiana. Note: Photographs of all of the pen C011 blanks are available on the IWCS web S005 Cigar-Style Pen, using a “Woods of site - www.woodcollectors.net. Set of 12 specimens, slightly oversize, the World” pen blank containg 17 Items P001 - P003 were donated by S4S, sanded, and labeled, 3.5 lbs: different woods, see photo. Bob Ireland (#9097), New York. guanacaste blanco (Albizia caribaea), river birch (Betula nigra), verawood Egg Blocks P001 (Bulnesia arborea), buttonbush Set of 23 pen blanks, most (Cephalanthus orientalis), American Items E001 - E003 were donated by approximately 3/4 x 3/4 x 5", 3 lbs: yellowood (Cladrastis kentuckea), Alan B. Curtis (#1132-HL), Oregon. Australian myrtle burl, milo, hazelnut (Corylus americana), Note: Items E001 - E003 are egg mansonia, black walnut, curly mindanao gum (Eucalyptus deglupta), blocks, approximately 2 x 2 x 4" and rambutan, wawabima, curly lychee, hardy rubber tree (Eucomia ulmoides), labeled with common and botanical , tchitola, African walnut, fig (Ficus subcordata), honeylocust name, and where grown. marblewood, coffee burl, mara, (Gleditisia triacanthos(, logwood E001 pterygota, , , (Haematoxylon campechianum), and Set of 12 different woods, 7 lbs., niangon, koa, ekki, pink ivory, English walnut ( regia). requires a minimum bid of $15.00: aromatic cedar, and grapevine (see S006 photo). blackwood acacia (Acacia Set of 13 specimens, slightly oversize, melanoxylon), black mangrove P002 S4S, sanded, and labeled, 3.5 lbs: (Avicennia germinans), guanacaste Set of 23 pen blanks, most saucer (Magnolia blanco (Albizzia caribaea), river birch approximately 3/4 x 3/4 x 5", 3 lbs: soulangiana), macambo (Paramaechium (Betula nigra), yellow candlewood African leadwood, milo, brown fig, spp.), Engelmann (Picea (Cassia emarginata), Haitian catalpa asanfina, black walnut, aromatic engelmannii), black cottonwood, (Catalpa longissima), jarrah cedar, mara, espave, African walnut, ( trichocarpa), premna (Premna (Eucalyptus marginata), bastard cherry coffee burl, Pacific yew, ekki, sapele, spp.), shingle oak (Quercus imbricaria), (Ehretia tinifolia), cluster fig (Ficus mansonia, afzelia, pink ivory, crack willow (Salix fragilis), Chinese racemosa), kaffir (Harpephyllum magnolia, Australian myrtle burl, tallow tree (Sapium sebiferum), caffrum), tulipwood (Harpullia beli, tchitola, partridgewood, curly sassafras (Sassafras albidum), black thanatophora), and logwood rambutan, and cibal (see photo). frake (Terminalia superba), seaside (Haematoxylon campechianum). P003 mahoe ( grandiflora), western E002 red cedar (Thuja plicata), and eastern Set of two “Woods of the World” pen hemlock (Tsuga canadensis). Set of 12 different woods, 7 lbs., blanks, approximately 5/8 x 5/8 x requires a minimum bid of $15.00: 5", using 17 different woods (see S007 inland rosewood (Heterodendron photo). Set of 12 specimens, slightly oversize, oleifolium), sandbox tree (Hura S4S, sanded, and labeled, 3.5 lbs: crepitans), fafaraha (Malacantha earleaf acacia (Acacia auriculiformis), alnifolia), Spanish-lime (Melicoccus Standard Wood Specimens doussie (Afzelia pachyloba), ailanthus bijugatus), false-mastic Items S001 - S004 were donated (Ailanthus altissima), red (Alnus (Mastichodendron foetidissimum), Dave Milligan (#4864L), . rubra), lerado (Brosimum alicastrum), granadillo (Platymiscium yucatanum), S001 lacewood (Cardwellia sublimus), royal paulownia (Paulownia American chestnut (Castanea dentata), tomentosa), muchukunda Set of 10 specimens, 2 lbs: all solid curleaf cercocarpus (Cercocarpus (Pterospermum acerifolium), paradise- pieces, some may have minor checks ledifolius), camphor (Cinnamonum tree (Simarouba glauca), tamboti or bark on edges: mirror plant camphorum), Italian cypress (Cupressus (Spirostachys africana), Japanese (Coprosma repens), red ironbark sempervirens), Moreton Bay fig (Ficus snow-bell (Styrax japonicus), and (Eucalyptus sideroxylon), sweetshade macrophylla), and jacaranda (Jacaranda guayacan (Tabebuia palmeri). (Hymenosporum flavum), conical (Juniperus scopulorum), black mimosifolia). E003 cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa), S008 Set of 12 different woods, 7 lbs., holly oak (Quercus ilex), China doll Set of 13 specimens, slightly oversize, requires a minimum bid of $15.00: (Radernachera sinica), purple flowered S4S, sanded, and labeled, 3.5 lbs: wild guanacaste blanco (Albizia caribaea), locust (Robinia X ambigua), giant tamarind (Lysiloma latisiliqua), Haitian catalpa (Catalpa longissima), sequoia -from cultivated tree lancewood (Nectandra coriacea), jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata), cluster (Sequoiadendron giganteum), and little Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana), fig (Ficus racemosa), logwood leaf linden (Tilia cordata). ebony (Pithecellobium flexicaule), (Haematoxylon campechianum), S002 sycamore (Platanus occidentalis), tulipwood (Harpullia thanatophora), macawood (Platymiscium trinitatis), Set of 10 specimens, 2 lbs; identical to shaving-brush tree (Pseudobombax kaffir plum (Harpephyllum caffrum), item S001. ellipticum), European buckthorn false-mastic (Mastichodendron S003 (Rhamnus cathartica), staghorn sumac foetidissimum), royal paulownia Set of 10 specimens, 2 lbs; identical to (Rhus typhina), pagoda tree (Sophora (Paulownia tomentosa), muchukunda item S001. japonica), acopa (Syzgium (Pterospermum acerifolium), paradise- S004 samarangense), teak (Tectona grandis), tree (Simarouba glauca), and Japanese and weeping silver lime (Tilia snow-bell (Styrax japonicus). Set of 10 specimens, 2 lbs; identical to tomentosa). item S001. Cont’ on page 27.

May/June 2008 World of Wood 21 Shrubwoods of the World

by Nelis Mourik #7460-L Banana Although a tree or palm like habit, prominent midrib, an important this large herb yields no wood. feature of all banana species. Nevertheless it’s interesting to see The leaves grow out of the pith of the how this ‘tree’ grows and how it is apex, at first stage rolled up built up of very large rectangular longitudinally like a cigar, their leaf ‘cells’. Actually, in a collection of stalks coming way down from the woods of fruit trees, a sample should base of the ‘tree’. Every next new leaf not be missing. and leaf stalk is born in that pith a Musa is the genus name for banana, certain angle turned and shifted that includes some 35 species, all compared to the previous one, native to tropical and subtropical meanwhile pressing all other leaf Asia. The family is the Musaceae, stalks out in a continuing process. classified in the Monocotyledons (like This implies a growth in thickness, the palms, the agaves and the but generated by new tissue in the bambus, for example). The edible pith ( ! ) and (of lesser contribution) bananas come from forms of M. by broadening of the enclosed leaf acuminata Colla and M. balbisiana stalks. It also implies the stem of the Colla, both native to the India to banana ‘tree’ consists of spirally Indonesian region. An important arranged leaf stalks only, as the edible form is M. x paradisiaca L. picture of the fresh M. x paradisiaca Longtitudinal section of the stem. Bananas are widely grown in cross section shows. This is a very plantations all over the warm regions soft, almost white, weak tissue. Only both much thicker and much more of the world now and score a second the outer sides of the leaf stalks, that fibrous outer sides. These vertical place in importance after the are green where they see daylight, walls on their turn are connected by coconut. One of the most hardy, but provide for some stiffness. two kinds of horizontal walls - one not edible bananas is M. basjoo Flowers are born on a stout flower very thin richly perforated with Siebolt & Zucc. (the ‘Japanese stalk, arching down from the apex of whorls of angular holes, the other banana’) from the Ryukyu Islands of the stem, equally to the leaves. Both only pitted and more solid. The southern Japan. flowers and fruits can grow on this horizontal walls are wider spaced All banana species have comparable stalk at the same time. After fruiting than the vertical, resulting in the growth. The Japanese banana grows the ‘tree’ dies. rectangular, cell like structure as to a hight of about 3 m, the stem Two sources on the origin of names shown. The water conducting system being 20 - 30 cm across. Other species tell different explanations. A Dutch is in all vertical tissue, although mostly grow higher. They are 1936 one says the genus name Musa mainly in the outer sides. crowned by 4 to 6 bright green, up to is derived from the Arabian and 2.5 m long, thin, supple leaves. The Perzian plant name ‘mouz’ for veins make almost right angles to the banana. An American 1997 one says Musa is named after Antonius Musa, who lived from 63 to 14 BC and who was a physician to the Roman emperor Augustus Octavianus. Perhaps both are true. The genus name Musa has nothing to do with the Latin word ‘musa’ for ‘muze’. (Nine muzes were Greek goddesses of arts and sciences.) The inside of the flattened leaf stalk is built up of many longitudinal, thin, little fibrous walls, all connecting the Magnification of the longtitudinal Cross section of the stem of leaf storks. section showing the enlarged cells.

22 World of Wood May/June 2008 Wood Meets

6-7 June, 2008 IWCS Southeast Regional Meeting, Fork Union Military Academy in the Middle School Gymnasium. Fork Union is 17 miles South off I-64, 20 miles East of Charlottesville. Exhibits and Tours will be on Friday. Demonstrations, seminars and auction on Saturday. Contact Chris Nothnagle [email protected] for more information.

A large magnification of the stem cells. 19 July 2008 Northwest Regional Summer Meeting The material has to be dried as Snohomish, Washington soon and as fast as possible after For more information contact: Fred and Mildred Holder. Phone: 360- felling to avoid fungi staining it 668-0976 black. Before drying a leaf stalk Email: [email protected] the green outer sides must be cut off carefully using a sharp knife. Wed 27 - Sunday 31 August, 2008 Narrow edges can be left on. Both IWCS Annual Meeting, the green and the white tissue turn to a light brown. Shrinkage Hocking College Campus, can be undone by a daily pulling Nelsonville, OH out the drying material to a little Sawmill will be cutting wood throughout the event and a day-long over its original width until dry. It auction will be held on Saturday. dries in only a few days to a For additional event information contact: Mark Johnson, 2699 Echert week. To get the dry material in Road, S.E., Lancaster, OH 43130 the desired dimensions also use a or call 740-689-0722. sharp knife. At the utmost the hard dry outer sides left along the 11-15 October, 2008 edges can be sawn. Cut carefully, Australasian Annual Meeting the dry material is very tender. “Botanica—Adelaide” And, needless to say, very Belair, South Australia nondurable, and very susceptible to moisture. If desired, it can be Saturday afternoon registration and informal chats. Sunday at the glued up, as the pictured sample Highfields Wood Show and evening meal at the Country Club. of M. basjoo shows. Monday field trip to Goolwa and Victor Harbour. Tuesday Adelaide Botanic Gardens, etc. Wednesday small workshops and auction. The use of the banana tree is mainly for its fruit. Some plant Contact Ron and Helen Allen: (08) 8264 7414. them as an ornamental for their bright green leaves and exotic habit. Of some species the fiber is Tues 16 - Sat 20 June, 2009 used for making twine, ropes and IWCS International Annual Meeting cables (‘Manila hemp’ from M. textilis Née from the Philippines). Netherlands Also tea-bags are made of it, Further information on location and program will be forthcoming. If because the length of the fiber you should have any suggestions or wishes, please inform us at: suffices to avoid the ‘paper’ from Nelis Mourik, email: [email protected] falling apart in boiling water, Willem Hurkmans, email: [email protected] while still allowing an open structure, and because it is See the meeting program notice on page 30. tasteless.

May/June 2008 World of Wood 23 Member’s Listings and Requests

Members with wood specimens for sale

600-plus different kinds of wood I provide a wide variety of woods in Books for Sale specimens precisely crafted and standard and other sizes, including Send for an updated list of books labeled, most identified from trees in blanks for pens, knife handles, the forest. I have woods from the USA, bows, pistol grips, etc. I also have a on trees and timbers. Write: Mexico, Brazil, Japan, Australia, and lot of highly figured snakewood. Ken Bassett, others. David Persram, 1805 58th Street NE, Contact me for a list. Persram’s Woods, Crafts, and Pens, Tacoma, WA 98422 Alan B. Curtis, 24 Belvoir Court, Bel-Air, E-mail [email protected] 2370 Douglas Drive, Georgetown, Guyana 592-226-1757 Eugene, Oregon 97405 [email protected] The IWCS wood specimen I have over 1,000 species in sample program needs; western red I provide wood specimens from around form for sale or trade. Many are cedar, beech, staghorn sumac, the globe, accurately dimensioned, extras received over the years so I white oak, and black poplar, and/ nicely sanded and labeled. I maintain a only have one of many. Contact for or cottonwood. If you have 30 mailing list and send notification my list and send me your list. samples or so of a species you when new specimens become available. think would fit into the program, Contact me for a list. Dennis Wilson, please send it along. Gary Green, 12008 Andresen Dr., IWCS wood specimen kits for sale 9923 N 800 E, South Lyon, MI 48178-9109, USA Syracuse, IN 46567 [email protected] Please contact: E-mail: [email protected] Marven Smith, www.woodsbygwgreen.com Canadian Official Trees wood 1256 Moffett Road, specimen sets. Lucedale, MS 39425-7803 I buy, sell, and trade wood specimens. Phone: 601-947-3014 Standard size specimens of the [email protected] Offering more than 1,000 species from wood of all 13 of Canada’s official around the world, including many trees or arboreal emblems–each from the Guyana Shield region of properly labeled. Comes in a finely Booklet for Sale South America. For a list, which changes constantly, contact: crafted maple case with clear Carving the Woods of the Tim Heggaton, sliding lid and a 32 page World, Volume 2 is now 10910 Kenmore Drive, descriptive booklet. Contact: available. It features 310 more New Port Richey, FL 34654 Chuck Holder species carved and evaluated. Phone: 727-841-8511 Phone: 403 282-2743 For a copy, contact: [email protected] [email protected] Howard Russell, 53 Bodkin Street, St. Over 1,000 different wood specimens Wood needed Thomas, ON N5R 6H5 Canada around the world. Over one third are I am looking for Arbutus unedo, Phone: 519-633-2788 specially figured like blistered, curly, Buxus sempervirens, E-mail: [email protected] fiddle back, quilted, bird eye, mottled, laevigata, Juniperus communis, Populus tremula, Prunus padus, burled and others. Prunus spinosa, Quercus petraea, My company, Linden Réjean Drouin Salix pentandra, Sorbus aria, 333, 19 e rue, Québec, Publishing, is always looking for Sorbus domestica, Tilia wood and woodworking authors . Québec, Canada G1L 2A5 platyphyllos, Ulmus glabra. If you Phone : 418-529-5466 have any of these for sale or trade, Currently I need an author for a E-mail : [email protected] please let me know. book on wood and another for a book on making residential Stan Hunter, I am interested in doing some swaps. 9303 Iron Stone Ct, doors. We publish books and also I have 2200 specimens 60 x 6 x 90 Laurel, MD 20723-1386 sell other publisher’s titles. mm of all sorts of imported and home- Phone: 301-725-5731 Richard Sorsky #1894 grown woody plants. E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Lionel Daniels, Windy Heights High Linden Publishing Inc. Cross, Foxfield , Petersfield www.woodworkerslibrary.com Hampshire UK GU32 1EK 2006 S. Mary Fresno CA 93721 Phone: 01730 827472 Phone: 559 233 6633 Fax: 559 233 6933

24 World of Wood May/June 2008 Woods of HM Bark Endeavour replica

by Lindsay Dunstan #5017 and Morris Lake #7634.

In the 1960s with the approach of the What timber was used? gomphocephala), and sheoak James Cook Bicentenary of 1770, the (Allocasuarina fraserana) for the idea to build a replica of Captain Research showed that the original blocks. James Cook’s HM Bark Endeavour was ship was built of oak (Quercus spp. conceived in Whitby, England, the possibly Q. robur), with an keel This magnificent replica returned to birthplace of the original ship. (Ulmus spp. possibly U. procera), and Sydney in April 2005 having However, it was not until Australia most likely Baltic pine (Pinus completed 11 years of world decided to celebrate its Bicentenary sylvestris) decks, topside, masts and voyaging under the HM Bark of European Settlement in 1988, and spars. As oak is susceptible to rot Endeavour Foundation, and was the decision to establish the and attack from marine borers, transferred firstly to the Australian Australian National Maritime particularly in tropical water, the Government and then to the Museum in Sydney, that the museum original ship only survived for 29 Australian National Maritime decided to build the replica. The years. As none of these woods were Museum. The ship is displayed as Bond Corporation in Western available in the sizes required, or at one of the nation’s foremost Australia offered to do the job, and a suitable costs, and as the replica was historical exhibits. The museum specially designed shipyard in commissioned to sail for 40 years maintains Endeavour and Fremantle started work on the project the decision was made to build in undertakes voyages to display the in January 1988. Two years later, the the West Australian hardwood vessel to audiences in other ports, Yoshiya Corporation of Japan took jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata). and to enable the public to over but withdrew after five months Douglas- (Pseudotsuga menziesii) experience 18th century square-rig in August 1991. The formation of the would replace the Baltic pine. voyaging and seamanship. HM Bark Endeavour Foundation, Several other woods were used supported by the National Maritime including karri (Eucalyptus Museum, Greenwich, saw the diversicolor), wandoo (Eucalyptus wandoo) blackbutt (Eucalyptus building recommence. Four years A photo of the Endeavour replica with sails patens), tallow wood (Eucalyptus later, on 16 April 1994, Endeavour was furled at Picton, New Zealand, an inner- microcorys), tuart (Eucalyptus commissioned and has toured the island port on the northern tip of the South world since then taking Island of NZ. The photo was taken by part in celebrations. Lindsay Dunstan. It cost $A17 million and took nearly 500,000 man- hours to build.

The ships dimensions The overall length is 53.3 m (109’3”) and the breadth is 8.89 m (29’ 5”). The depth in the hold is 3.45 m (11’ 4”) and the displacement volume is 550 m3. The main mast is 39 m (127’ 11”) high, foremast is 33.5 m (109’ 10”) and the mizzen mast 24 m (78’ 9”). It carries 926 square meters of sail.

May/June 2008 World of Wood 25 Regis-tree New members of the International Wood Collectors Society

Names and addresses of new members has been suppressed for this web edition.

Key to Members’ Interests 1 Wood collecting- casual or serious interest in acquiring wood specimens; interested in field collecting; interested in collecting crafted wood items; other. 2 Wood/wood technology - dendrology; study of trees; timber research; wood identification; wood anatomy; microtomy; other. 3 Wood supplier - willing to trade or supply wood for specimens or craft purposes. 4 Woodworking projects - boxes; canes; games; toys; puzzles; clocks; jewellery; craft items; models; miniatures; musical instruments; furniture; ; other. 5 Woodworking techniques - carving, ; ; ; spindle or bowl turning; ornamental turning; other. 6 Other wood, wood crafting, or wood related interests. 7 Teaching, writing, instruction - would write articles for IWCS or demonstrate/present at IWCS meetings; other.

26 World of Wood May/June 2008 Names and addresses of new members has been suppressed for this web edition.

All-Mail Auction cont’ and African tuliptree (Spathodea S013 S009 campanulata). Set of 10 specimens, slightly oversize, Set of 12 specimens, slightly S011 S4S, sanded, and labeled, 3 lbs: English oversize, S4S, sanded, and labeled, Set of 10 specimens, slightly field maple (Acer campestre), Hong Kong 3.5 lbs: sweet birch (Betula lenta), oversize, S4S, sanded, and erchid tree (Bauhinia blakeana), chakte-viga (Caesalpinia violeacea), labeled, 3 lbs: bigleaf maple (Acer carrotwood (Cupanopsis anacardioides), Santa Maria (Calophyllum brasiliense), macrophyllum), woman’s tongue kaffir plum (Harpephyllum caffrum), yellow candlewood (Cassia (Albizia lebbek), pignut mimusops (Minusops balata), water emarginata), northern catalpa (Catalpa (Carya glabra), Port Orford cedar tupelo (Nyssa aquatica), mugho pine speciosa), Spanish cedar (Cedrela (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), green (Pinus mugho), live oak (Quercus odorata), fringe tree (Chionanthes ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanicum), virginiana), black locust (Robinia virginicus), leadwood (Combretum ginkgo, (Gingko biloba), butternut pseudoacacia), and Honduras imperbe), cannonball tree (Couroupita (Juglans cinerea), purpleheart (). guianensis), downy hawthorn (Peltogyne paniculata), copperpod (Crataegus mollis), cypress (Peltophorum ptercarpum), and Items S014 - S015 were donated by (Cupressus arizonica), and basra locus Pear (Pyrus communis). Jerry Zipprich (#1238), Illinois. (Dicorynia guianensis). S012 S014 S010 Set of 10 specimens, slightly Set of 10 specimens, 3 lbs: damar/ Set of 13 specimens, slightly oversize, S4S, sanded, and almaciga (Agathis dammara), parana pine oversize, S4S, sanded, and labeled, labeled, 3 lbs: box elder (Acer (Araucaria angustifolia), Norfolk Island 3.5 lbs: banyan tree (Ficus negundo), pawpaw (Asimina pine (Araucaria heterophylla), pawpaw benghalensis), kabukalli (Goupia triloba), chakte (Caesalpinia (Asimina triloba), bitternut hickory glabra), bubinga (Guibouritia platyloba), lyptus - hybrid (Carya cordiformis), Northern catalpa tessmannii), coffeetree (Eucalyptus grandis xEucalyptus (Catalpa speciosa), common hackberry (Gymnocladus dioicus), common urophylla), snapdragon tree (Celtis occidentalis), putumuju juniper (Juniperus communis), (Gmelina arborea), African (Centrolobium robustum), eastern redbud tamarack (Larix laricina), cucumber mahogany ( ivorensis), (Cercis canadensis), yellow-cedar tree (Magnolia acuminata), yulan tree osage-orange (Maclura pomifera), (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), satin leaf (Magnolia denudata), sitka spruce (Prunus persica), yewleaf (Chrysophyllum oliviforme), camphor (Picea sitchensis), mesquite (Prosopsis podocarpus (Podocarpus laural (), and juliflora), willow oak (Quercus macrophylla), and littleleaf linden onion cordia (Cordia alliodora). phellos), black elder (Sambucus nigra), (Tilia cordata). Cont’ on page 31

May/June 2008 World of Wood 27 Australian woods No 9 by Morris Lake #7634 Lagarostrobos franklinii syn. Dacrydium franklinii Huon pine

Derivation: Lagarostrobos from the The tree can be accurately aged from Greek lagam=lazy, and strobos= its annual rings. The oldest strobili, referring to the lax open specimen east of Grinings Landing nature of the female cone. Franklinii is over 3,000 years old, measuring honours Sir John Franklin (1786- 287 cm (9’ 6’’) in diameter at 2 m, 1847) naval captain, arctic explorer, with a height approaching 40 m. It and early Governor of Tasmania. is the largest known living huon pine and possibly the oldest tree in The common name huon, comes Australia. A clonal stand on Mt from the Huon River, on the banks of Reed may be 10,500 years old and which it is found, named after may be one of the oldest clonal Captain Huon de Kermadec, stands in the world. Huon is one of commander of the French ship the few conifers to form ‘clonal Esperance. thickets’. This can happen around Family: Podocarpaceae. Conifers go the skeletons of old trees, or where back 250 million years and the branches of the tree can take root palaeobotanists have found huon having been weighed down by snow pine-like pollen in sediment 135 , as in the case of the Mt Reed colony million years old—that’s in which originated from one male Gondwana time— truly an ancient tree. species. More than 90% of all stands have Distribution: Confined to western been logged, however small pockets Tasmania huon pine is one of the of remnant trees remain deep within A remnant huon pine on the Teepookana southern hemisphere’s longest-lived inaccessible locations. Currently Plateau, accessible only by helecopter. species. Only 1,500 ha of ‘virgin’ 86% are in reserves and huon pine remain. Most grow below excluded from logging, so it 150 metres, ranging from sea level to will take a thousand years about 800 metres. The area before mature trees can be experiences 100 frosts a year with a viewed without having to be rainfall of 3 metres (3000 mm or 120 airlifted to them. inches). The terrain is precipitous, Huon is therefore ‘rare’ by and rivers cut through a tortuous whatever standard you landscape. Most millable huon pine choose to apply. In recent was either in narrow strips along the times, total sawn log river banks and streams, in gorges, production has never reached on swampy flats. Further up the Forestry Tasmania’s target of slopes it is stunted and the trunks 500 m3/year. Craftwood is tend to fork. salvaged from old logged An ancient huon stump. It grows in association with myrtle areas, and around 50 m3/year Huon foliage. beech (Nothofagus cunninghamii), is released from the Lake Gordon southern sassafras (Atherosperma stockpile, cut when the dam was moschatum), cellary top pine built in the 1970s and stockpiled (Phyllocladus aspeniifolius), and with from floating logs when the dam The roots of the blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) on filled. At the current release-rate this 2000 year old swampy sites. Often an understory is sustainable for only 40-50 years. of laurel (Anopterus glandulosus) and huon pine on the No other species of Lagarostrobos horizontal (Anodopetalum Gordon River. occurs in Australia This is a relic biglandulosum). Although fallen, species of the Podocarpaceae family, this tree is still The tree: A slow-growing medium with pollen records that date back alive and growth to tall-sized tree occasionally 135 million years. It has chosen from the massive reaching 40 m. Usually has a straight Tasmania for its last stand against trunk is forming trunk, often forked, not buttressed, the competition from other species a clonal thicket. with light-green weeping foliage. and a drying climate. 28 World of Wood May/June 2008 Wood of Lagarostrobos franklinii Sapwood pale. Heartwood light cream to yellowish with closely spaced annual rings and sometimes small black, ‘birds eye’ markings from branchlet traces, particularly in the butt.

Wood characteristics Huon is reputed to be one of the most durable Australian woods—logs that have apparently lain on the ground for several hundred years are being harvested and milled. Sound sub-fossil logs, carbon dated at up to 38,000 years A specimen of huon pine showing a small knot. old have been dug out of river banks in durability and rarity will ensure that items Tasmania. Huon pine sap contains up made from it will have pride of place. to seven percent methyl eugenol, which gives it its special odour and high Huon pine pollen has also been found in resistance to fungal and insect attack. It lake sediments in western Victoria that is regarded as the most durable of date back about 150,000 years, so it Australian timbers. With a density of appears that it may have been quite only 520 kg m3 , high durability, and widespread across Australia half a million low shrinkage rates, it was highly years ago. regarded for . When you look elsewhere today, there are It is usually straight grained, with fine around 100 species throughout the world, growth rings closely spaced—you need and around 20 Dacrydium species in nine a x10 lens to count the rings. Despite countries—some having timber similar to its moderate density it has a fair degree huon pine. of strength. It has an oily feel on freshly The Stanley River and Mount Reed planed surfaces and because of its research is revealing much about our methyl eugenol, it may present a planet’s climatic history from the study of problem with gluing. It has good steam the huon pine rings—the bonus being that bending properties. the species still lives with us today. Experienced craft workers in Tasmania The Tasmanian huon pine forests are apply a hardener-enhanced Danish Oil, precious remnants of this now rare finishing with a plastic , or steel southern hemisphere conifer—of wool pad to obtain a fine surface which comparable significance to the northern can breath. As the wood ages the denser hemisphere redwoods. grain latewood deepens in colour faster than the softer earlywood, and the timber takes on a delicate and readily identifiable appearance. This is particularly evident in and around branchlet and bud markings in items Huon pine birds eye markings made from the lower bowl of the tree. formed from branchlets—often This figuring is particularly evident in found in the lower bowl of the tree. the birds eye wood and results in a silky sheen appearance, as can be seen in the top area of the photograph on the far right. Because of its beauty, huon pine has been used widely in furnishings and in speciality interior decorations. It is much sought after for turnery and A huon pine box with birds eye carving. These qualities of great beauty, inlay in the lid made by the author.

May/June 2008 World of Wood 29 Program for 2009 IWCS Annual Meeting, Netherlands

Pre-meeting Tour The Meeting Week Proper Theme: dendrology and botany aspects of wood Tuesday 16 June Morning – Reception and registration with Dutch koffietafel. Monday 8 June Afternoon – Zaanse Schans – Dutch Windmills - tourist version. Arrival and transfer to your hotel. Eevening – Lecture on archaeology of wood. Committee meetings will also be held in the afternoon and evening. Tuesday 9 June Wednesday 17 June Registration for the tour and visit Leiden University Herbarium and Morning - General Meeting for all IWCS attendees. Wood Collections. Transport by train Afternoon – iInformal IWCS/NEHOSOC/HCTO meeting where we and public bus is feasible. Evening propose to serve High Tea. programme – lecture on Eevening – Lecture on Poplar and Clog making. There will also be dendrochronology or related subject. Committee meetings. Thursday 18 June Wednesday 10 June Morning – Basic wood anatomy course. Visit to Trompenburg Arboretum Afternoon – Basic wood anatomy course. For those not wishing to (Rotterdam. Transport by public bus attend the courses the alternative is shopping in Amsterdam. is feasible Evening programme – Evening – Official Supper for all who attend. lecture on indigenous trees in the Netherlands. Friday 19 June Morning and Afternoon – Wood specimens market Thursday 11 June Evening – Spend as you like, or attend Lecture on various plant Visit to Fort Hoofddijk Botanic groups. Gardens/ Transport by public bus is feasible. Evening is free to spend as Saturday 20 June you like. Morning and Afternoon – Expositions and demonstrations where NEHOSOC and HCTOmembers are invited. Friday 12 June Evening – Reception with IWCS & NEHOSOC members in their Visit to a Xylotheque in the morning, homes. and a museum of your choice in the afternoon. Discussion on the aspects of Sunday 21 June wood collecting, presided by a panel. Down day which can be devoted to attending church service, visits with friends or excursions that can be privately arranged. Saturday 13 June Visit typical Dutch towns – Saturday is often Market Day. Medieval towns Post-meeting Tour like Maastricht, Dordrecht, Gouda, Theme: Cultural Aspects of the Netherlands Zwolle, Deventer can be visited and Monday 22 June Arrival and transfer to your hotel. there will be time for shopping. Dinner and Evening – IWCS members Tuesday 23 June TOUR STARTS — Registration and visit to receiving guests. Openluchtmuseum Arnhem. Evening. Wednesday 24 June Visit to Bataviawerf . Evening programme Sunday-Monday 14-15 June Thursday 25 June Visit to Mediaeval Town of Utrecht - Down days which can be devoted to including shopping. attending church service, visits with Friday 26 June Visit to AvdBerg Sawmill and lecture on FSC friends or excursions that can be and Traditional Dutch Games and Pastimes. privately arranged. The Board Saturday 27 June Visit to a selection of Dutch windmills – members can use this day to arrange Miller’s version. Dinner and Evening – IWCS for their meetings. members receiving guests – TOUR ENDS.

30 World of Wood May/June 2008 All-Mail Auction Con’t oak (Quercus velutina), staghorn W004 sumac (Rhus typhina), peachleaf Eastern red cedar (Juniperus S015 willow (Salix amygdaloides), black virginiana), clear except 5 knots Set of 10 specimens, 3 lbs: willow (Salix nigra), and northern under 1 1/4", rough AD 5 years, 4 1/ (Dalbergia retusa), red berry stopper white cedar (Thuja occidentalis). 2 x 23 x2 1/2", 8 lbs, from (Eugenia confusa), white ash (Fraxinus S019 , see photo. americana), sausage tree (Kigelia Set of 14 specimens, 3.5 lbs: Chinese/ W005 pinnata), eastern (Larix laricina), Yunan chestnut - checks and chips White fir, rough bandsawn, AD one lancewood (Nectandra coriaceae), slash (Castanea mollissima), ancient New pine (Pinus elliotii), Mexican cocobolo year, 5 x 13x 1", 1 lb, from , Zealand kauri -30,000+ years old see photo. (Platymisicium yucatanum), English (Agathis australis), mersawa -glued- cherry) Prunus avium), sloe plum up (Anisoptera spp.), bishopwood W006 (Prunus spinosa), staghorn sumac (Bischofia javanica), keruing Redbud (Cercis canadensis),1 side (Rhus typhina), black locust (Robinia (Dipterocarpus spp.), kapur with pith and 1 knot, AD 2 years, 1 pseudoacacia), and northern white- (Dryobalanops spp.), Eucalyptus - side planed others bandsawn rough, cedar (Thuja occidentalis). packing crates from Bogota 2 x 19 x 3/4", 2 lbs, from Oklahoma, (Eucalyptus spp.), panga panga see photo. Items S016 - S019 were donated by (Millettia stuhlmannii), Austrian/black W007 Gary Green (#6654), Indiana. pine (Pinus nigra), light red meranti Australian lacewood (Cardwellia S016 ( spp. sect. Rubroshorea), dark sublimis), clear, KD (Kiln Dried) , red meranti -glued-up (Shorea spp., rough, 8 x 22 x 2", 8 lbs, see photo. Set of 14 specimens, 3.5 lbs: sugar subg. Rubroshorea), weeping willow maple - spalted (Acer saccharum) (Salix babylonica) European mountain W008 ancient New Zealand kauri - 30,000+ ash (Sorbus aucuparia), and Siberian Limba (Terminalia supurba), clear, years old (Agathis australis), mersawa elm (Ulmus pumila). planed, KD, 5 x 10 x 1 7/8", 3 lbs, from - glue-up (Anisoptera spp.), Africa, see photo. bishopwood (Bischofia javanica), pignut hickory (Carya glabra), Wood W009 mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa), Note: Photographs of wood items Ponderosa pine, one side with pith, 3 Chinese/Yunan chestnut- hecks and W003 through W013 are available on small knots, other sides nicely blue chips (Castanea mollissima), American the IWCS web site - stained, 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 20", rough, AD smoketree (Cotinus obovatus), keruing www.woodcollectors.net. 1 year, 5 lbs, from Colorado, see photo. (Dipterocarpus spp.), kapur Item W001 was donated by Dave W010 (Dryobalanops spp.) Eucalyptus - Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis), clear packing crates from Bogota Milligan (#4864L), California. W001 with one side checked, planed, AD 15 (Eucalyptus spp.), honey locust years, 8 x 40 x 1", 12 lbs, from (Gleditsia triacanthos), panga panga Japanese torreya (Torreya nucifera), Oklahoma, see photo. (Millettia stuhlmannii), and water log 2-2 3/4 diameter oval x 6 1/2", tupelo (Nyssa aquatica). most of bark on, ends painted, no W011 S017 checks, ring of at least 3 small knots English brown oak, planed, clear, 10 2" from one end, collected April 2005 pin knots, KD, 7 x 21 x 3/4", 3 lbs, Set of 14 specimens, 3.5 lbs: blue from England, see photo. spruce (Picea pungens), Austrian/ in Sacramento, California.. black pine (Pinus nigra), scarlet oak W012 (Quercus coccinea), water oak -wormy Item W002 was donated by Jim Bristle cone pine, branch with bark and (Quercus nigra), black oak (Quercus Dandy (#5831), Delaware. some checks, AD 4 years, 2 3/4 velutina), staghorn sumac (Rhus W002 diameter x 23", 5 lbs, from Colorado, typhina), peachleaf willow (Salix see photo. amygdaloides), weeping willow (Salix Two pieces of tiger tail greenheart, 4 babylonica), black willow (Salix nigra), 3/4 x 18 x 3/8" thick. light red meranti (Shorea spp. sect. Item W013 was donated by Art Lee (#7984L), Maryland. Rubroshorea), dark red meranti - Items W003 - W012 were donated by glued-up (Shorea spp., subg. Ron Lira (#4053), from Oklahoma. W014 Rubroshorea), European mountain ash W003 Ironwood (Olneya tesota), natural, (Sorbus aucuparia), northern white irregular inclusions and shape, cedar (Thuja occidentalis), and Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera), 3 approximately 2.5 x 3.5 x 8" long, 1.75 Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila). pieces, rough chainsawed, AD (air lbs, see photo. S018 dried) 15 years, 1 small defect in each piece, 3x4x21, 3x2x7 and 4x3x7, from Set of 14 specimens, 3.5 lbs: sugar Oklahoma, see photo. maple - palted (Acer saccharum), pignut hickory (Carya glabra), mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa), Note: IWCS cannot guarantee the All-Mail Auction Schedule American smoketree (Cotinus accuracy of the wood species June 25, 2008 Cut-off date for obovatus), honey locust (Gleditsia nomenclature. Members with bidding questions in this respect should triacanthos), water tupelo (Nyssa June 30, 2008 Notify bidders aquatica), blue spruce (Picea pungens), contact the donor of the material scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea), water for clarification. Sep/Oct 2008 Publish results in oak - wormy (Quercus nigra), black World of Wood.

May/June 2008 World of Wood 31 “Wood Works: A Journey “ by Eugene Dimitriadis #4686. Here are some pictures from the These are among the best and most wood exhibition and forum held in active contemporary woodworkers in Sale, central Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Australia in March and April. I Editor: Collectively these works push was accompanied by Australasian the boundaries of what wood can be Trustee, Ian Mc Laughlin and new used for, and expand the possibilities members Terry and Elsie Monahan. for this docile and yet wonderful The Forum was free and the five natural material. artists discussed their backgrounds, methods, inspirations for designs, wood used, and other topics.

Clock by Will Matheson lives in Melbourne, Australia. His amazing clocks have most of the moving parts made of wood. There is a wide range of woods used here.

‘In Each the Other’ by Pete McCurly a former IWCS member with a great natural and childhood passion for wood and trees, approaching a religious revererence—as displayed by this carved gidgee piece.

Peter Curly explores ‘the by Veronica Sexton, formerly relationship between time and from Ireland, who now works with salvaged human perception to capture the timber after breaking free of the constraints unseen, hidden mechanisms that of formal training and work in a castle guide the visual world’. making articles for royalty.

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