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JOURNAL of the INTERNATIONAL WOOD COLLECTORS SOCIETY a Dedicated Group of Wood Collectors and Crafters JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOOD COLLECTORS SOCIETY A Dedicated Group of Wood Collectors and Crafters Volume 67, Number 3 May/June 2014 2014 the Year of celebrating the Joy of Wood Collecting Vol. 67, No. 3 ISSN 1068-7300 May/June 2014 The International Wood Collectors Society, founded in 1947, is a non-profi t society advancing information on wood. Offi cers and Trustees President: Elaine Hunt,, USA Phone: E-mail: [email protected] Contents President-elect: Open Vice President: Bob Chastain,,USA President’s Page . 3 Phone: .E-mail: [email protected] Secretary-Treasurer: Paul and Kris Troyer, The Craftwoods of Cuba. ..4-5 USA Phone:. E-mail: [email protected] The Dying Giant .. .. 6-7 Publications Chairman: Chuck Holder,, Canada Silky Dogwood & Tatarian Honeysuckle. 6, 8 Phone:. E-mail: [email protected] First Past President: Garry Roux, USA Update on the IWCS 2014 AGM . 9 Phone: .E-mail: [email protected] Second Past President: Art Lee,, USA African Trees and Wood . 10-11 Phone: .E-mail: [email protected] Endowment Fund Chairman: Allen Nemetz, , USA Wood Meets . .. 12 Phone: E-mail: IWCS 2014 AGM Registration Form. 13 Archivist: Dennis Wilson, China E-mail: Younger Woodies . 14-15 Regional Trustees A Tribute to Ernie Ives #3345-L . 15 AustralAsia (2013-2016): Harry Dennis, Victoria, Australia Canada (2012-2015): Robert Ritchie, Ontario, Canada Wood Used in the Sydney Yates Desk . 16-17 EuroAfrica (2010-2016): Willem Hurkmans, Overijssel, Netherlands UK (2013-2016): Ramsey Pattison, Essex, United Kingdom Shrubwoods of the World . 18-19 USA Central (2014-2015): Wes Kolkmeier, Missouri,USA USA Great Lakes (2011-2014): John Burris, Indiana, USA Growth Rings 37 -The IWCS Record . .. 20-21 USA NE (2013-2016) Chuck Ray, Pennsylvania, USA Araucarioxyon going extinct?. 21 USA NW (2010-2016): Alan Curtis, Oregon, USA USA SE (2013-2016): Jean Sumner, Virginia, USA Australian Woods 58-59. 22-23 USA SW (2011-2014): Dave Mouat, California, USA Committee Chairs and Service Providers Member Listings and Requests . .. 24 All-Mail Auction: Open Timber craftsman, adventurer and photographer . 25 Membership Committee: Bob Chastain, Indiana,USA. New-member Correspondent: Garry Roux, Illinois, USA An Intrusion into my birdseye nest . 26-28 Nominations Committee: Garry Roux, Illinois, USA Corporate Membership: Daryle Layton, Idaho, USA IsItREDorIsItWHITE?................ 29 Student Membership: Open Membership Directory: Susan Stamm, Oklahoma, USA Regis-Tree...................................30 Website Committee: Art Lee, Maryland, USA Ernie Ives Marquetry Fund Raiser . 30, 32 Webmaster: Erlene Tarleton, California, USA Wood Import Permits: Alan Curtis, Oregon, USA TransportingWoodAcross the Canada/USABorder . 31 Wood Specimen Kits: Gary Green, Indiana, USA BookReview......................... 31 The World of Wood is published bimonthly by the International Wood Collectors Society Editor (IWCS). IWCS is devoted to distributing information on collecting wood, correctly identifying Mihaly Czako PhD and naming wood specimens, and using wood in creative crafts. Contributions for publication , may be educational, scientifi c, technical or of general interest to members and relevant to the , USA purposes of the Society. Papers may be refereed by an Editorial Board of technically trained Phone: members. The phrases ‘World of Wood’, ‘IWCS Wood Data Sheet’ and all materials contained E-mail: [email protected] Associate Editors herein are © Copyright protected by the International Wood Collectors Society. Address requests to reprint material to the Editor. Ken Bassett — Washington, USA The World of Wood is published as a benefi t to members of the IWCS, a non-profi t Richard Crow — Cornwall, England organization of botanists, dendrologists, and other scientists, technologists, wood collectors, Alan Curtis — Oregon, USA hobbyists and crafts people for mutual assistance and reciprocation. Fred Holder — Washington, USA Applications are available from the Secretary-Treasurer or from the IWCS website. Dues and Willem Hurkmans — Crete, Greece address changes also should be directed to the Secretary-Treasurer. Barry & Danielle James — KZN, South Africa We encourage your membership in our unique international organization. Morris Lake — Queensland, Australia On-line Journal: (Couples) US $35/yr; 3 yrs/$90; 5 yrs/$125; or Life membership/$500; David Mouat PhD — California, USA USA Hardcopy Journal: (Couples) US $40/yr; 3 yrs/$105; 5 yrs/$150; or Life Nelis Mourik — South Holland, Netherlands membership/$575; Chuck Ray PhD — Pennsylvania, USA Australia Hardcopy Journal: (Couples) US $45/yr; 3 yrs/$120; 5 yrs/$175; or Life Susan Stamm — Oklahoma, USA Webmaster membership/$650; : [email protected] Other countries Hardcopy Journal: (Couples) US $55/yr; 3 yrs/$150; 5 yrs/$225; or Life Worldwide web : http://www.woodcollectors.org membership/$750; Corporate On-line Journal: US $125/yr; 3 yrs/$325; or 5 yrs/$450; all countries Corporate Hardcopy Journal: US $150/yr; 3 yrs/$375; or 5 yrs/$525; all countries Student Member: US $15 per year; all countries Cover photographs Background: Birdseye maple (Acer saccharum), from the collection of Rejean Drouin. Center: Gifts from Cuba made from granadillo (Brya ebenus) - story by Greg Reed 2 World of Wood May/June 2014 A Message From the President Elaine Hunt #8174 Change of Seasons With the change of seasons comes a change of activities. Here in the USA, spring has come; it’s time to go outside and enjoy all that nature has to offer. Trees are turning green with new growth, fl owers are blooming and birds are busy with nest building. Isn’t it wonderful to watch things change this time of year? But, before you know it, summer will be here and people will be going on vacations. Have you ever thought about combining your love of wood with your vacation? Over the years I have visited sawmills, hardwood dealers, logging museums and hunted down giant trees in whatever state we were in. I’ve even seen my late husband, Manley, with his arms around a huge tree, telling me, “I’m only measuring the circumference”. He was a true tree hugger. We have seen some magnifi cent trees along the way. You never know where the beauty of wood will show up; in an old barn, a railroad station, a museum or a historical house. We would also try to work in an IWCS meeting along the way. So next time you travel, either short or long, keep an eye out for the beauty of trees and wood, then let us all know what you have discovered. Art Lee had an excellent article in the last issue of WOW about the carved pine Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, USA. I would love to hear about places I have never been and the things you encounter. In my travels this summer, I plan to attend the Northeast Regional Meeting in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA and the AGM in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. There are also meetings in South Australia and Indiana, USA. Check out the Wood Meets page in this issue for more details. Now, I’m going to jump onto my soap box. You have heard this from me before. IWCS is in need of someone to step up and host the 2015 Annual Meeting. If no one comes forward, it will be the fi rst time in many years, that IWCS has not had a meeting. When I took on the job of President Elect and then President, I told you I believed in being an active member and asked you to join me. Now is the time to become more active. We all enjoy going to meetings to learn new things, meet old friends and to buy wood. They are a lot of fun and we look forward to the next one. Besides all this, there is the serious side of the meetings. This is where IWCS gets a great deal of its funding and I am afraid without the meetings we would not be able to meet our fi nancial obligations. If the Annual Meeting disappears, what will be next, regional meetings or even the Winter Woodfest in Florida, USA? Last year’s (2013) AGM meeting was in Howick, South Africa and this year’s (2014) AGM is in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. Don’t you think it is time to have it in the USA again? So please, think long and hard about what you are willing to give up. Talk to your regional members and see if you will be the one to step up to the plate and host the 2015 Annual Meeting. Enjoy the spring weather and hope to see you this summer. NOTICE OF PAST PRESIDENT’S PASSING It’s with a sad heart that I have to inform you that Dan James passed away around 5:30 PM, on May 2, 2014. A note to contributors Please submit articles as you complete them. I can then place them into future editions so each edition will present a balance of topics. Last minute changes before June 25 for the July/August 2014 issue. May/June 2014 World of Wood 3 Adventures in Wood Collecting - The Craftwoods of Cuba by Greg Reed #7616 I recently spent 2 weeks in Cuba to de madera es esta?” (What type of check my notes that I sent him email.. escape a particularly cold Canadian wood is this?). I must have mastered Noteworthy craftwoods encountered winter. I found there is a very active it well enough that most sellers wood crafting business making items responded positively. It then became Granadillo (cocuswood, Brya ebenus) to sell to tourists. There was an a bit of fun trying to identify the “tipo is a hard heavy/dense wood with amazing variety of colorful woods de madera”. As soon as they fi red off a a very distinctive color difference used and in general, the items were quick Spanish reply, I presented them between the heartwood and the well made and inexpensive.
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