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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Sat Oct 18, 2008 12:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Taiwanese cypress |
Well they're one wood that is easy to find in Taiwan... anyone used this for tops? It seems like a softwood and as far as I know cypress is used as ship wood or something back in the day... even the NIV bible translated "gopher wood" as cypress. |
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| Author: | ChuckH [ Sat Oct 18, 2008 12:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taiwanese cypress |
Sup Tai, I've also wondered about cypress. We have a creek here in Southern Illinois called "Cypress Creek" where I go during duck seaon and there are hundreds of dead standing cypress trees. I think they are called bald cypress here, but not sure. I've never heard anyone call it gopher wood except reading it in the bible. I think cypress is used mostly in building flamenco guitars. |
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| Author: | CWLiu [ Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taiwanese cypress |
There are two, Chamaecyparis formosensis and Chamaecyparis taiwanensis, in Taiwan. Both have similiar grain/color and strong scent to me. I have found a 3-feet-dianmeterround table top beside the street, which is made of either of them. I'll have it resawn someday and it should yield several b&s sets. Its stiffness/density ratio is obviously lower than spruce and cedar so I don't think it is very suitable for that purpose. |
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