Leland,  I'll have to stick with my "home grown VT timbers," I guess.  I'm
too old and tied down with commitments to travel to CA, besides, when I was
there all I saw was palm trees and I don't think they make good timber, do
they?  I love my VT maple and oak.  Ruth



At 10:14 AM -0500 12/29/07, Leland Torrence wrote:
>John,
>I started early with Audel's as well.  I now have three versions.  My
>favorite for many years was a book I bought in 1969 by Herbert Edlin, What
>Wood is That, with 40 actual samples of wood specimens in the book. I was
>mostly used to home grown Vermont timbers, but had seen Bubinga or Lignum
>Vitae used by some, but, Circassian Walnut, Paldao or Iroko?  Holy shit!
>And then when I finally got to California and saw what our west coast
>brothers were creating, I was blown away.
>Have Hammer will Travel.
>Best,
>Leland
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