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 . 17 USA Great Lakes (2011-2017): John Burris, Indiana, USA Regis-Tree . 17 USA NE (2016-2018) Mark Peet, Pennsylvania, USA USA NW (2010-2016): Alan Curtis, Oregon, USA Book Reviews . 18,25 USA SE (2013-2016): Jean Sumner, Virginia, USA USA SW (2011-2017): Dave Mouat, California, USA DNA for Testing Legality of Wood . 19 Committee Chairs and Service Providers Appointed Corporate Membership Coordinator . 20 All-Mail Auction: Duane Keck, South Carolina, USA Membership Committee: Bob Chastain, Indiana,USA. Honor Flight of West Central Florida . 21 New-member Correspondent: Garry Roux, Illinois, USA Nominations Committee: Garry Roux, Illinois, USA 2016 Winter Woodfest Report . 22 Corporate Membership: Eric Krum, Maryland, USA Student Membership: Open Member Listings and Requests . 31 Membership Directory: Erlene Tarleton & Jim Ciesla, Florida, USA Obituaries . 31 Website Committee: Art Lee, Maryland, USA Webmaster: Erlene Tarleton, California, USA Wood Import Permits: Alan Curtis, Oregon, USA Wood Specimen Kits: Gary Green, Indiana, USA The World of Wood is published bimonthly by the International Wood Collectors Society (IWCS). IWCS is devoted to distributing information on collecting wood, correctly identifying and naming wood specimens, and using wood in creative crafts. Contributions for publication Editor Mihaly Czako PhD may be educational, scientific, technical or of general interest to members and relevant to the E-mail: [email protected] purposes of the Society. Papers may be refereed by an Editorial Board of technically trained Associate Editors members. The phrases ‘World of Wood’, ‘IWCS Wood Data Sheet’ and all materials contained Ken Bassett — Washington, USA herein are © Copyright protected by the International Wood Collectors Society. Address Richard Crow — Cornwall, England requests to reprint material to the Editor. Alan Curtis — Oregon, USA The World of Wood is published as a benefit to members of the IWCS, a non-profit Fred Holder — Washington, USA organization of botanists, dendrologists, and other scientists, technologists, wood collectors, Willem Hurkmans — Crete, Greece hobbyists and crafts people for mutual assistance and reciprocation. Barry & Danielle James — KZN, S. Africa Applications are available from the Secretary-Treasurer or from the IWCS website. Dues and Morris Lake — Queensland, Australia address changes also should be directed to the Secretary-Treasurer. David Mouat PhD — California, USA We encourage your membership in our unique international organization. Nelis Mourik — South Holland, Netherlands All Countries “On-Line Only”: (Couples) US $35/yr; 3 yrs/$90; 5 yrs/$125; or Life Chuck Ray PhD — Pennsylvania, USA membership/$500; USA Hardcopy Journal: (Couples) US $40/yr; 3 yrs/$105; 5 yrs/$150; or Life Webmaster: [email protected] membership/$575; Australia Hardcopy Journal: (Couples) US $45/yr; 3 yrs/$120; 5 yrs/$175; or Life Worldwide web : http://www.woodcollectors.org membership/$650; Other countries Hardcopy Journal: (Couples) US $55/yr; 3 yrs/$150; 5 yrs/$225; or Life membership/$750; Corporate “On-Line Only”: 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 Center: Jupiter (in Peru pink flame wood) and sand dunes of Namibia at sunrise with camel thorn trees - story by Vince Manna on page 4. Background: Macassar ebony (Diospyros celebica) end grain (by Eric Meier #9701). 2 World of Wood May/June 2016 The President’s Message - Searches and Thanks by Elaine Hunt #8174 The first thing I want to do is thank Garry Roux for writing the President’s Message for the last issue of WoW. I came home from the Southeast Regional Meeting, USA, in February and started running a fever. Needless to say, being sick for the next couple weeks, I was in no shape to write much of anything. I don’t think even Wonder Woman could have written a message that would make much sense during that time. Then along came Garry to save the day. The Southeast Regional Meeting at Lake Yale, Florida, USA, was a huge success. We all had a great time and are looking forward to next year’s meeting, February 8 – 12, 2017. It is so hard to describe what all goes on at this meeting. There is something happening all the time. One of the most important parts of the meeting is the making of new friends and getting together with the friends you have made in the past. I tell people who have never been, come and see what it is all about and you will want to come again. There is an article with photos in this issue on page 22. Enjoy them and picture yourself there next year. We would love to have you join us. I would like to ask every member to check their information in the new 2016 Membership Directory. If it is not correct, please let Duane Keck ([email protected]) know. He and Mihaly Czako are compiling a corrections page that will be in a later issue of WoW. The information will also be sent to our Secretary/Treasurer so she can update the IWCS records. This is very important and in most cases, only you can tell us if your information is not correct. Have you checked out the IWCS Facebook page? It is found at https://www.facebook.com/WoodCollectors. There is always something new and different to see: from what is happening in IWCS today, woodworking, to wood technology and much, much more. Take a look and you will be pleasantly surprised. Don’t forget to “Like” us while you are there. I am trying to locate all of the IWCS banners. I know where some of them are but would like to know where they all are. That way, if someone needs to use a banner for a meeting, a tool show or a woodworking/craft show, we can get one to them. If you are in possession of an IWCS banner (3’ X 4’, ~ 90 cm x 120 cm), please contact me at [email protected] or call my phone number that is in the directory. Thanks for your help. Kris Troyer our Secretary/Treasurer is stepping down effective June 1, 2016. She has done an outstanding job for IWCS these last four years. I have worked closely with Kris and know of the long hours she has devoted to our organization. I want to wish Kris happy days ahead and all the down time she so deserves. Thank you Kris for all you have done. Welcome to Patti Dickherber, our new IWCS Secretary/Treasurer beginning June 1, 2016. At the Southeast Regional Woodfest last February, 2016, Patti was elected during the business meeting. IWCS is fortunate to have her and I am looking forward to working with Patti in the future. There is a photo and a short bio of Patti in this issue. 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 2016 issue. May/June 2016 World of Wood 3 Pink Flame Wood by Vince Manna #4713 Sometime ago, I was on an assignment of several expeditions into many remote areas of the Peruvian rainforest to photograph pygmy marmosets, tamarins, jaguars and the rarely seen indigenous tribes deep in the interior of Manú National Park in the south of Peru. The expedition was made so much more rewarding by having seen a group of rare species such as Goeldi’s monkey (Callimico goeldii) within the Manú Biosphere Reserve. Via various means of transport I traveled on to Santa Rosa, a distant town on an island in Amazonian Peru near the triple shared border (Tres Fronteras) with Brazil (Tabatinga township) and Colombia (Leticia township). There I put together another small team. As we were returning to the jungle capital, the city of Iquitos late one evening upstream along the Amazon River (Rio Amazonas) the real adventure was about to begin.