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PS: What is sourwood? What part of the country are they in?
Hardwood? Softwood?

According to the Eastern Region Audubon Society Field Guide to North
American Trees, the Sourwood is a member of the Heath Family and also
goes by the names of Sorrel-tree and Lily-of-the-valley-tree. Grows to
about 50' and 1' in diameter. Native range is from Mason-Dixon line
southward to NW Florida, Mississippi and Alabama. Attractive ornamental
with its name referring to the "acid taste of the foliage, although
Sourwood honey is esteemed. Abundant in Great Smoky Mountains National
Park."

Here's an eBay listing (pretty wood, in my opinion):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...706&category=7
1235

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Owen Lowe

Northwest Woodturners,
Cascade Woodturners,
Pacific Northwest Woodturning Guild
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clothes detergent bottle. The lid makes a handy dipping container for
your brush and the leftovers will drain back into the bottle when you
recap the jug.