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Paulownia
By:Sam McFadden
Date: 9/12/2003, 4:12 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Wood Strength (Grant Glazer)

: I got it from a local grower http://www.paulownia.co.nz/ But local for me
: is New Zealand. If you are from the US try approaching
: http://www.paulowniatrees.org/ for your nearest supplier/grower. Over
: here it worked out to be 1/2 the price of WRC.

: Cheers
: GrantG

Grant,

I hadn't noticed the .nz.

Nick introduced a thread on Paulownia sometime back, and I remember a caution about stains that can appear over time - if I remember correctly the stains are related to phenol compounds that occur in the wood. Have you any experience with that?

Is there any kauri still being dug up down there? I remember a kauri museum north of Auckland that had huge planks milled from logs that had been buried for thousands of years...

Thanks,
Sam

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Wood Strength
Grant Glazer -- 9/12/2003, 12:39 am
Re: Strip: Wood Strength
Grant Glazer -- 9/12/2003, 3:46 pm
Re: Strip: Wood Strength
John K -- 9/15/2003, 7:40 pm
I'm Rapt with it :) *NM*
Grant Glazer -- 9/15/2003, 7:52 pm
Re: Strip: More Paulownia Info *LINK*
Grant Glazer -- 9/12/2003, 3:56 pm
Re: Strip: Wood Strength
Sam McFadden -- 9/12/2003, 11:33 am
Re: Strip: Wood Strength
greg root -- 9/12/2003, 5:05 pm
Hmmmm
Sam McFadden -- 9/12/2003, 9:19 pm
Re: Hmmmm
greg root -- 9/13/2003, 7:59 am
Re: Hmmmm
Ken Sutherland -- 9/13/2003, 6:56 pm
Re: Possibilities.... Paulownia .... ???
Rehd -- 9/12/2003, 4:22 pm
Re: Possibilities.... Paulownia .... ???
Scott Holmen -- 9/12/2003, 7:19 pm
Re: Possibilities.... Paulownia .... ???
Rehd -- 9/12/2003, 10:00 pm
Re: Possibilities.... Paulownia .... ???
Grant Glazer -- 9/12/2003, 11:38 pm
Re: Possibilities.... Paulownia .... ???
Rehd -- 9/13/2003, 11:18 am
Re: Possibilities.... Paulownia .... ???
Grant Glazer -- 9/13/2003, 3:16 pm
Possibilities....
Sam McFadden -- 9/12/2003, 4:31 pm
Re: Possibilities.... :( :(
Rehd -- 9/16/2003, 12:02 am
Re: Possibilities.... :( :(
Sam McFadden -- 9/16/2003, 10:40 am
Re: Possibilities....
Rehd -- 9/12/2003, 4:45 pm
Re: Correction: Slightly HEAVIER than Balsa *NM*
Rehd -- 9/12/2003, 4:30 pm
Re: Strip: Wood Strength
Grant Glazer -- 9/12/2003, 3:53 pm
Paulownia
Sam McFadden -- 9/12/2003, 4:12 pm
Kauri
Pete Notman -- 9/12/2003, 5:52 pm
Recycled
Sam McFadden -- 9/12/2003, 6:45 pm
Re: Paulownia *LINK* *Pic*
Grant Glazer -- 9/12/2003, 4:57 pm
Re: Strip: Wood Strength
srchr/gerald -- 9/12/2003, 11:12 am
Re: Strip: Wood Strength
Rich C -- 9/12/2003, 10:59 am
Re: Strip: Wood Strength
Don Lucas -- 9/12/2003, 10:18 am