OK I am losing it. I can not think of this woods name...JER
Shaft wood name on cheap imports?
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Ramin Wood
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Gonystylus, also known as ramin, is a genus of about 30 species of hardwood trees native to southeast Asia, in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines, and Papua New Guinea, with the highest species diversity on Borneo. Other names include melawis (Malay) and ramin telur (Sarawak).
Ramin is a medium-sized tree, attaining a height of about 24 m with a straight, clear, unbuttressed bole about 18–m long and 60–cm in diameter. It is slow-growing, and occurs mainly in swamp forests.
The white wood is often used in children's furniture and window blinds. It is used because it is harder and lighter colour than many other hardwoods. However, over-exploitation has led to all species of ramin being listed as endangered species, particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia. An estimated 90% of ramin in recent international trade is illegally logged
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gonystylus, also known as ramin, is a genus of about 30 species of hardwood trees native to southeast Asia, in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines, and Papua New Guinea, with the highest species diversity on Borneo. Other names include melawis (Malay) and ramin telur (Sarawak).
Ramin is a medium-sized tree, attaining a height of about 24 m with a straight, clear, unbuttressed bole about 18–m long and 60–cm in diameter. It is slow-growing, and occurs mainly in swamp forests.
The white wood is often used in children's furniture and window blinds. It is used because it is harder and lighter colour than many other hardwoods. However, over-exploitation has led to all species of ramin being listed as endangered species, particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia. An estimated 90% of ramin in recent international trade is illegally logged
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Thanks guys...jer
i always thought it was called ramin ,
because all i want to do with a ramin shaft,
is RAM IN the garbage can
i've had two that i recall,
that were so bad, warped, beat up, with the screw on tips
i refused to put a tip & ferrule on them