On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 10:40:35 -0600, basilisk
wrote:

This has promise, wonder when we will see some of it on the market?


http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/03/anci...iver_de fault

basilisk

Cool story, thanks.

Similar story he

http://www.ancientwood.com/

Ancient Kauri (30K - 50K yrs old). I've worked a few small boards of
this stuff. Very tight grained, takes an amazing polishing to 600
grit or more.

Also, the Mondavi Center at UC Davis has a lot of it. Worth the stop
if you're driving by.

-Zz