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Yangdu

Yangdu

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Several weeks ago some of you asked for wood information (Scientific Name) and I replied I sent it to Nepal and would get back to you as soon as I received an answer. I now have that information to share with you.
1) Scientific Name: Cinnamomu Camphora
Local Name: KAPUR
2) Scientific Name: Eurya acurminata DC
Local Name: JHINGANE
3) Scientific Name: Azadirachta indican Juss
Local Name: NEEM
4) Scientific Name: Toona ciliata M roem
Local Name: TOONE
5) Scientific Name: Juglans regia L
Local Name: OKHAR
6) Scientific Name: Dalbergia latifolia Roxb
Local Name: SATISAL
7) Scientific Name: Juniperus indica/Juniperus recurva
Local Name: DHUPI
8) Scientific Name: Terminalia alata
Local Name: SANJH
9) Scientific Name: Gruga pinnata
Local Name: DABDABE
10)Scientific Name: Pterocarpus marsuphium
Local Name: BIJAY SAL
11) Scientific Name: Dalbergia sissoo
Local Name: SISSOO
12) Scientific Name: Rhododendron arboreum
Local Name: GURUSH

I hope this will be helpful to those of you who asked. If I should receive additional information I will pass it on to you.
 
Many thanks for the information, Yangdu.

Maybe a moderator can save it to a permanent "sticky" for future reference.


Mike
 
Cool...Thank You Yangdu!

Agreed...this needs to stay stuck...maybe copied into Dean's top thread?
 
Thank you, Yangdu.

I compiled some links about the species, which might be of use for those interested about these woods.




http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/TechSheets/tropicalwood.html


1.) Camphor laurel tree (Cinnamomum Camphora) belongs to the Laurel family, as well as the true Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum or C. zeylanicum)
The fragrant wood is used as fine furniture wood as well as for medicinal purposes (camphor):

http://orientalimports.biz/main.html

http://www.samwise-solutions.ltd.uk/mcq/wood.htm

http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/TechSheets/Chudnoff/SEAsian_Oceanic/htmlDocs_seasian/Cinnamomumspp.html



2.) Eurya acuminata DC, an evergreen tree belonging to the Tea Family:

http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Eurya+acuminata&PRINT



3.) Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss)

http://www.nap.edu/books/0309046866/html/76.html


http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/TechSheets/Chudnoff/SEAsian_Oceanic/new_html_docs/azadir1new.html



4.) Toona ciliata M. Roem, member of the Mahogany family, also called Indian Mahogany or Tuni wood:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toona

http://www.woodcarving.com.np/tow.php



5.) Juglans regia L., also known as English walnut, Carpathian or Persian walnut, is the Eurasian walnut species with very wide geographic distribution.

http://www.museums.org.za/bio/plants/juglandaceae/juglans_regia.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut

http://drclarkia.com/juglans_regia.htm


Excellent furniture, rifle stock and knife handle wood, in Europe it is highly priced local hardwoood.

http://www.furniturestyles.net/european/english/walnut.html

http://www.kizlyar.ru/eng/products/vip7.html



6.) Dalbergia latifolia, the East Indian Rosewood, satisal (saatisal), sheesham or shisham wood is one of the hardest woods of this list. Excellent furniture, musical instrument, tool handle wood.

http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/TechSheet...anic/htmlDocs_seasian/Dalbergialatifolia.html

http://v1.winrock.org/forestry/factpub/factsh/d_latifolia.html

http://www.woodworkerssource.net/onlinewoods/species.php?woodtype=24

It seems that many people in the wood trade use “shisham” and “East-Indian rosewood” for both D. latifolia (saatisal) and D. sissoo (sisau).

http://www.iswonline.com/wwp/wom/eastindianrosewood.cfm?printPage=1&

http://www.woodcarving.com.np/tow.php


7.) Juniperus indica is the highest altitude woody plant known, reported growing as high as 5200 m in southern Tibet; the lowest limit being 2600 m.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniperus_indica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniperus_recurva


8) Terminalia alata, the Indian Laurel wood, or Saj is used amongst others for making tool handles:

http://www.worldagroforestry.org/SEA/Products/AFDbases/AF/asp/SpeciesInfo.asp?SpID=18188#Uses


http://www.woodcarving.com.np/tow.php

http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/TechSheet...nic/htmlDocs_seasian/Terminaliatomentosa.html


9.) Garuga pinnata Roxb.


http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/...nvoll.afp?module=mf&source=botnam&taxid=25141


10.) Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb., an excellent timber and medicinal plant, belonging to the Pulsefamily (Fabaceae):

http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/mar252005/861.pdf

(A related Asian species, Pterocarpus indicus is known to produce beautiful burl, the Amboyna burl.)



11) Dalbergia sissoo, sisau is close relative of Dalbergia latifolia, saatisal. Both are frequently marketed as Indian Rosewood or sheesam, and both are excellent furniture and musical instrument woods.

http://www.totalink.freeservers.com/sheesham_identity_taxonomy.htm

http://www.solidwood-furniture.com/Home/Sheesham.htm

http://v1.winrock.org/forestry/factpub/factsh/d_sissoo.html


12) Rhododendron arboreum, an evergreen shrub/tree is widely used in Nepal as building timber, for household implements, for furniture and carving.

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Rhododendron+arboreum



I also added the Red Sandalwood or Chandan, which was discussed on this Forum many times:

13.) Pterocarpus santalinus, Red Sandalwood, Rakta Chandan:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_sandalwood

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterocarpus

http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/wood/english/papptsan.htm

http://www.craftrevival.org/SouthAsia/Nepal/Crafts/Incense1.htm

The wood was/is used to extract textil and food dyes, for medicinal purposes and for carvings:

http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/V8879E/V8879e04.htm

(This is a very large file containing several different plants, chandan is at the very end.)


http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/s/saunde22.html

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/red+sandalwood

http://reliant.teknowledge.com/DAML/Corpus/r/red_sandalwood.html

http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ecoph2.htm

http://www.qyarts.com/products/wood/red-sandalwood.gif

It was mentioned in the Bible too:

http://www.inspiredwoods.com/bible_wood_almug.php

http://www.angelfire.com/d20/mikesbobbins/bobbinsa.html
 
Howard's on top of it and got it to the permanent tips thread, and little knife did a tremendous job with those links.

Neem apparently is subject to cracking, and must be dried carefuly, before it is used in furniture, carvings, and handles.



munk
 
Great information. Thanks Yangdu et al. :thumbup:
 
I read the neem links and saw this:

"The timber is durable even in exposed situations. It is seldom attacked by termites, is resistant to woodworms, and it makes useful fence posts and poles for house construction."

I'm glad I will never have to worry about my neem handled kukris being eaten by termites and woodworms. How about you guys?
 
Steve Poll said:
I read the neem links and saw this:

"The timber is durable even in exposed situations. It is seldom attacked by termites, is resistant to woodworms, and it makes useful fence posts and poles for house construction."
Click to expand...

Wow....house of neem. :)
 
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