Probably of more interest to the Knots crowd, but I thought I would post it here.
Once in a while, someone asks “what wood is this?”
This site has pics of just about every wood you can imagine. Many pics. Want to see how european alder compares with our western red alder? Go here.
http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/index.htm
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Thank you, I may be lost there forever. Excellent site.
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
"If you want something you've never had, do something you've never done"
I had an old Quince tree finally give up the ghost last year after producing it's last fruit of one apple on one limb.
I couldn't part with the dia3" something trunk and kept a 4 foot length of it.
Anyone know what name it might be found under?
sobriety is the root cause of dementia.
Try this:
Quince Cydonia oblonga sole member of the Cydonia genus or specie.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
"If you want something you've never had, do something you've never done"
Is Cydonia in Europe?
Italian woman give a cause for great concern bordering the outskirts of fear
sobriety is the root cause of dementia.
Edited 9/9/2007 2:08 pm ET by rez
If Europe is in Asia, yes.
Quince ain't on that site nowheres, it probly stems( groan) from not being harvested enough as a timberrrrrrrrr! to actually have a sample to display.
Or Q. Jones, had it deleted. Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
"If you want something you've never had, do something you've never done"