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Many people ask where the woods I've
used actually come from. Here's a listing of most of those I've used
for
bowls, their formal names (when I could find them!) and their origination:
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Box Elder |
|
North America |
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Bubinga |
Guibourtia demeusi |
Africa |
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Butternut |
Juglans cinerea |
North America |
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Cherry |
Prunus serotina |
North America |
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Cocobolo |
Dalbergia retusa |
Central America |
|
Dzlam |
|
Africa |
|
Elm |
Ulmus americana |
North America |
|
Hickory |
Carva spp. |
North America |
|
Oak |
Quercus alba |
North America |
|
Lacewood |
Cardwellia sublimis |
Australia |
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Mahogany |
Khaya ivorensis |
Africa |
|
Maple |
Acer saccharinum |
North America |
|
Mulberry (Red) |
|
North America |
|
Myrtle |
Umbellularia Californica |
North America |
|
Narra |
Pterocarpus |
Borneo |
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Padauk |
Pterocarpus dalbergiodes |
India |
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Pecan |
|
North America |
|
Purpleheart |
Peltogyne
paniculata |
South America |
|
Rosewood |
Dalbergia stever
sonji |
Central America |
|
Walnut |
Juglans higra |
North America |
|
Wenge |
Milletia laurentii |
South America |
|
Yellowheart |
Euxylophora
paraensis |
Central America |
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Zebrawood |
Cynometra |
Africa |
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