On Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 1:04:53 PM UTC-7, Electric Comet wrote:
in the other thread about the teak table i wonder how much teak is left
in the world...
would think that the market for bug proof long lasting composite wood
products would be large

There are woods in dire (extinction level) danger (pink ivory, among the
exotics, and American chestnut which used to be widely used). But,
regardless of species, wood has colors, grain, and both large-scale
and small-scale features. It has chatoyance (catches the light
like tiger-eye rock).

So, in terms of objets d'art, wood will always be visually interesting.
The 'composite' products are, by comparison, somewhat flat and
boring. I like knotty pine for its rich visual features, the 'finish' grades
of wood are dull by comparison. Plywood and composites are beyond dull.