Dab Dabe and Kapur wood

Svashtar

Svashtar

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I wrote to Yangdu a couple of weeks ago asking about this dab dabe wood seen for the first time on the 14" YCS karda I was able to get, and then a few days later on a Kumar Seax that sat for a while; don't know who got it. It doesn't have much grain figure, but is a very heavy feeling smooth nice looking wood.

She said she would check it out with her folks in Nepal and get back to me, and she did so today; her shop manager also included info about the Kapur wood that is on several of the FF Dan is distributing today.

In any case, here is the info that Yangdu just received:

"Hello Norm,

Here is the information on Dab dabe and Kapur wood from shop manager.

Yangdu

Namaste

The wood you called Kapur means the herbal wood from which many herbal products are made. Those woods are only available in Terai region of Nepal
like. This is very popular in Japan too. I will try to find the scientific name for this. I only know that we can also produce camphor from this.

The wood which you called Dabdabe is mainly used to make furniture and Hallo in villages. This is highly found in far eastern of Nepal.

I will try to find futher information about this."

Interesting. It makes sense this Dabdabe wood would be used for furniture. It would be ideal for that. I'm not sure about the "Hallo" reference. Hopefully Dan or one of the lucky folks who gets one of those FF with Kapur can tell us their impressions of that wood.

Regards,

Norm
 
Who knew that collecting khukuris would lead to a study of botany?

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camphor

Camphor is a white transparent waxy crystalline solid with a strong penetrating pungent aromatic odor. It is found in wood of the camphor laurel, Cinnamonum camphora, which is a large evergreen tree found in Asia (particularly in Borneo, hence its alternate name); it can also be synthetically produced from oil of turpentine.

The word camphor derives from the Malay word kapur, meaning "camphor tree."

The Camphor Laurel here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camphor_laurel

and from:
http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/acc_num/198501480.html
The wood is much used in cabinetwork in the orient; twigs, leaves and wood distilled to produce camphor.
 
Steve,
Good work, and thanks. I'm sure Uncle Bill would have appointed you "official Himalayan Imports botanist" at the usual salary:D .
Berk
 
Berkley said:
Steve,
Good work, and thanks. I'm sure Uncle Bill would have appointed you "official Himalayan Imports botanist" at the usual salary:D .
Berk
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Thanks for the memory Berk.:thumbup: :D :cool: I had almost forgotten about Uncle Bill's titles.:(
 
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