World of Wood JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOOD COLLECTORS SOCIETY A Dedicated Group of Wood Collectors and Crafters Volume 69, Number 3 May/June 2016 2016 — The Year of Encouraging Membership World of Wood Vol. 69, No. 3 ISSN 1068-7300 May/June 2016 The International Wood Collectors Society, founded in 1947, is a non-profit society advancing information on wood. Officers and Trustees President: Elaine Hunt, Florida, USA Phone: E-mail:
[email protected] President Elect: Gary Green, Indiana, USA Contents Phone: E-mail:
[email protected] Vice President: Bob Chastain, Indiana,USA President’s Page . 3 Phone: E-mail:
[email protected] Secretary-Treasurer: Patti Dickherber, 12 August Alp Ct. Pink Flame Wood . 4 Phone: E-mail:
[email protected] Gary Green - Elected President Elect . .6 Publications Chairman: Duane Keck, South Carolina, USA Phone: E-mail:
[email protected] IWCS 2016 Annual Meeting Minutes . 6 First Past President: Garry R oux, Illinois, USA Phone: E-mail:
[email protected] 2016 — The Year of Encouraging Membership . 9 Second Past President: Art Lee, Maryland, USA Phone: E-mail:
[email protected] Elected IWCS Secretary/Treasurer . 9 Endowment Fund Chairman: Greg Reed, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Shrubwoods of the World . 9 Phone: E-mail: Archivist: Dennis Wilson, Alpena, Michigan, USA Sixteen Year Wood Identification Project . 12 Phone: E-mail:
[email protected] Australian Woods 83-84 . 14 Regional Trustees AustralAsia (2013-2016): Harry Dennis, Victoria, Australia Elected IWCS US North East Trustee . 16 Canada (Interim): Robert Ritchie, Ontario, Canada EuroAfrica (2010-2016): Willem Hurkmans, Crete, Greece Wood Meets. 16,20,30 UK (2013-2016): Ramsey Pattison, Essex, United Kingdom USA Central (2014-2018): Wes Kolkmeier, Missouri,USA New Honorary Life Members .