The hardest darn piece of cellulose and lignin the world will ever see...sort of.

Gorog

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At least according to a few websites I've been on. I have always been fascinated by hard wood, and I do believe my search is over, that I have found the most consistent and constant champion of Janka test. Its saddening that it is over, that I will never be able to find a piece of wood that is more resistant than this. I mean, sure, some individual pieces of wood will probably score higher on the Janka test after absorbing disparate minerals and hardening over time, but, seriously, I believe I have found the one that is consistently the best in terms of durability. Its the one I mentioned in previous threads, ye few but faithful responders to Gorogs...unusual posts...anyway, yeah, its called Quebracho Colorado, schinopsis lorentzii, and it scores 4800 lbf, or over 20000 newtons, (some industrial carabiners I've seen are weaker than that). How do you like that? Here's a picture for you all, its worth a thousand words of mine.
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Peace everyone.
 
Argentine Fine Hardwood Company, type that into Google, and the company will probably come up. You have to contact them in order to purchase anything, which kinda stinks, but hey, whatever works to get you some QUEBRACHO, eh? I'll see you all around. Peace.
 
Hmm. How does it work and finish? It looks a little prettier than LV- colorwise, anyway- the grain looks similar. Nice find!
 
I'm not quite sure, but its uses extend far beyond just woodworking. Quebrachine, I think its called, is an extract from Quebracho Colorado that is used in asthma medication. Quebracho has an incredible amount of tannin in it, and gives leather that nice rich brownish red color that the heartwood possesses. I have to disagree, though only because I like green best, that Lignum Vitae, or at least Argentine Lignum Vitae, looks prettier than Quebracho Colorado. I don't know about the work-ability of this type of wood, but I do know it is, despite what I said, very difficult to work with any tool. Its probably not the best for woodworking unless one has industrial cutting equipment/lathes and their ilk (I don't). Thanks for the 'Nice find!', I flourish on compliments, like a nice black and white flower (pink is, despite what some say, not manly to me, so I'll be black and white, cause they are my favorites). Peace.
 
Gorog said:
You have to contact them in order to purchase anything, which kinda stinks, but hey, whatever works to get you some QUEBRACHO
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Unless they are psychic, you will have to make some sort of contact with any company to buy their product. ;-)
 
I didn't imply that most companies are psychic. I was simply lamenting the fact that you have to email them, which could take little, or a long, time for them to respond to, regarding the purchase of their products, when they could have made things easier and just posted their products for people to buy on their webpage. Sure, a more patient clientele would be attracted to the email method, as most of the 'I WANT IT NOW' people are put off by such tedious methods, but, I have found that contacting people is harder than it should be, and there are a whole host of reasons why that is why it is. Anyway, I was just trying to justify my impatience for email. Forgive me if I offend, for I did not mean to. See you all later. Peace.
 
That sounds like pure gold, Howard. I might see if I can rustle up a dremel somewhere, and get to work on my Argentine Lignum Vitae...the question is, where would it be? Peace.
 
Something I've found, generally speaking, is that when a company lists no sale volumes/prices, it's usually an indication that they sell only in bulk. I could be wrong though, and this probably doesn't apply to all such companies.
 
Interesting timber, thanks for posting about it, Ive not ever come across it before.

The Argentinian timber company has 2 offices in the USA. So contact may not be to difficult.

spiral.

East Coast Division Contact
Brett Chedzoy
Watkins Glen, New York
Telephone 1-(607) 535-0171

West Coast Division Contact
Karl Stout
Anacortes, Washington
Telephone 1-(360) 588-8109


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