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« on: December 11, 2012, 11:40:30 pm »

Hi Steven,

It is very hard to match Chinese with the true botanical names, because different regions of China often use different names for the SAME wood. I tried to tabulate them all a few years ago, but gave up in the end!

See how these compare...

Chinese birch (Betula chinensis) = huamu (桦木)
Chinese cedar (Cryptomeria fortunei)  = nanmu (雪松木)
Rosewood (Dalbergia spp.) =  Huali mu (黄檀属)
Maple (Acer spp.) = feng mu (枫木)
Camphor wood (Cinnamomum camphora - laurel family) = xiang chang (樟属)

Yes, you are right about the properties of camphor wood. I would love to have a chest made of it. There are too many bugs eating my books in Thailand!
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