This is a 6 drawer case of Tigre Caspi for our wood sample collection. It is 24 inches square by 4 feet tall. It will hold hundreds of species of official size samples 1/2 x 3 x 6.
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This is a 6 drawer case of Tigre Caspi for our wood sample collection. It is 24 inches square by 4 feet tall. It will hold hundreds of species of official size samples 1/2 x 3 x 6.
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very nice Jim!
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wow, interesting wood!
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Ya know, I don't believe in the global warming disaster spin that the politicos throw around but...........if it will make the climate change up here in N. America so that some of these wonderful wood types will grow up here, then I'm all for it.
Mark Rios
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That looks great. Do you use verneers for samples?Just wondering as a newbie I am strating to collect scraps of verneer so I know what wood is waht.
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Yikes Jim, You really have THAT MANY species down there? WOW!
BTW, that is an awesome Storage Cabinet!
Bruce
"The great thing about Wood Turning is that all you have to do is remove what's not needed to have something beautiful. Nature does tha Hard work."
M.H. Woodturning, Etc.
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Nice stuff...now list whatcha got in there!
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Al : All of our samples for the collection are 1/2 inch x 3 x 6.
Bruce: We think we have the second largest wood collection in South America second to the wood museum in Manaus , Brazil. It should only take another thousand years to finish.
Chris: We are working on the names on a full time basis. Sometimes it can take a few years for a species because without the flowers. fruit and leaves you are lost. Some trees only flower every few years . The wood is the last thing of importance in the ID process.
I will attach a few photos of our ID work area and research . We work with this man on a daily basis and he spends a few moths a year here also. http://www.biol.sc.edu/~czako/Czako.htm
Jim
Last edited by Jim King; 09-10-2006 at 3:11 PM.
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