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We were wondering if . . .
One of those bull sessions that doesn't make sense until the third six
pack has bween put away. We wandered on to the subject of ivory and how it's illegal to use it for carvings, etc. unless it's 100 years old. I wondered aloud whether there was any kind of rare wood that was in the same "illegal" catagory. Anyone know of any such? FoggyTown |
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"foggytown" wrote in message oups.com... One of those bull sessions that doesn't make sense until the third six pack has bween put away. We wandered on to the subject of ivory and how it's illegal to use it for carvings, etc. unless it's 100 years old. I wondered aloud whether there was any kind of rare wood that was in the same "illegal" catagory. Anyone know of any such? FoggyTown Not illegal but Pink Ivory is tough to get permission to harvest. |
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I think Koa ia at least extremely limited if not totally protected.
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On 3 Jan 2005 08:23:01 -0800, "foggytown" wrote:
One of those bull sessions that doesn't make sense until the third six pack has bween put away. We wandered on to the subject of ivory and how it's illegal to use it for carvings, etc. unless it's 100 years old. I wondered aloud whether there was any kind of rare wood that was in the same "illegal" catagory. Anyone know of any such? FoggyTown Well, there are a number of endangered species that can't be imported if they were cut after a certain date. I recall seeing a piece in one of the woodworking magazines about a new source of 'legal' Brazilian Rosewood. Small pieces were being milled from the stumps of trees cut down more than 30 years ago. The wood was considered to have been cut before the ban went into effect. I don't know of any kind of wood which is as closely controlled as elephant ivory. --RC "Sometimes history doesn't repeat itself. It just yells 'can't you remember anything I've told you?' and lets fly with a club. -- John W. Cambell Jr. |
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"SonomaProducts.com" wrote in
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foggytown wrote: One of those bull sessions that doesn't make sense until the third six pack has bween put away. We wandered on to the subject of ivory and how it's illegal to use it for carvings, etc. unless it's 100 years old. I wondered aloud whether there was any kind of rare wood that was in the same "illegal" catagory. Anyone know of any such? FoggyTown Harveting of teak in Thailand is a capital offense. |
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In article .com,
"foggytown" wrote: whether there was any kind of rare wood that was in the same "illegal" catagory. Anyone know of any such? (Assuming USA.) Cuban Mahogony from Cuba? -- Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company ____ "Sure we'll have fascism in America, but it'll come disguised as 100% Americanism." -- Huey P. Long |
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wrote in message ups.com... foggytown wrote: One of those bull sessions that doesn't make sense until the third six pack has bween put away. We wandered on to the subject of ivory and how it's illegal to use it for carvings, etc. unless it's 100 years old. I wondered aloud whether there was any kind of rare wood that was in the same "illegal" catagory. Anyone know of any such? FoggyTown Harveting of teak in Thailand is a capital offense. You can follow the bull at http://www.cites.org/ Walrus ivory, for instance, and ivory sold from culling is still available. As to the harvest of _wild_ teak, it is indeed a criminal offense in Thailand. Plantation teak is another matter. http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cd...E/x4565e10.htm Same problems arise as with ivory, however, as there is no differentiation between the baby and bathwater. |
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