Going to Australia, any interesting wood I can bring home?

[fish2]

Going to Australia, any interesting wood I can bring home? I am partial to burls and ""Rosewoods"

 

[Kim Bye]

There are lots of unique indigenous species. No Rosewoods in Australia though. But you can find some amazing woods and burls. How readily available they are when you're on a visit I can't comment on.

 

[garczar]

How you planning on getting it back in?? good luck bringing any wood much less exotic stuff back in.

 

[j2pac]

There are lots of unique indigenous species. No Rosewoods in Australia though. But you can find some amazing woods and burls. How readily available they are when you're on a visit I can't comment on.

Try looking for Vasticola Burl. It's gorgeous.

 

[Still want to shoot]

Isnt tulipwood also grown in australia?

 

[Kim Bye]

Isnt tulipwood also grown in australia?

Tulip wood is a Rosewood (Dalbergia Decipularis/Frutescens) and comes from northern Brazil.

 

[Michael Webb]

Look up Australian Burl wood.
Good read

 

[icbm]

Check with US Customs. Maybe the USDA. While I was in the service we worked for them as customs and border clearence augmentees. You'd be amazed at how high some standards are. Troops could only bring back wood that was encased in acrylic unless it was military equipment they had brought with them or purchased as a "military necessity". My best advice is not to go over and buy wood without knowing if you can import it to the US.

 

[triley41395]

Going to Australia, any interesting wood I can bring home? I am partial to burls and ""Rosewoods"

I know nothing about the laws over there but you might be able to just mail some to yourself the day before you come back. I've never had wood from overseas shipped to me but had plenty of rough gems mailed to me.

 

[garczar]

If you go hang-out at those aussie beaches you might wake up with wood.

 

[Still want to shoot]

Fish You are gonna share pictures of what you get right? its only fair to share the candy

 

[fish2]

Got some Mallee burl wood, I think my cue maker can get two handles out of these, one pure red and the other one with two tone color

 

[Quesports]

Look up Australian Burl wood.
Good read

I was thinking of Red Malle Burl myself. Stunning figuring and color.