Re: Woods

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Did you know Red Cedar contains cocaine? Most people don't. Here's a list of the most common chemicals found in Red Cedar. It's from a gov research database. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/farmacy2.pl"Rainbow ." <rainbow@...> wrote: >a name: "With your craft, do you use exotic wood... Thank you for asking. I start with cabinet makers scraps, or unusual small pieces of wood, full of character, from a lumber yard or importer. That is to say pieces of wood so different from the 'usual' that there is not enough of it to make a piece of cabinetry or furniture where the pieces need to look alike. I use 'soft' woods that are capable of

taking a high polish. 'Soft' meaning not hard. By definition a 'hard wood' is one that loses it leaves, or needles, in winter. A 'soft wood', by definition, retains it's leaves, or needles, in winter. However I'm from California where as in every aspect of life there are exceptions. So what I'm trying to say is that I use soft hardwoods, like walnut and mahogany, for example. Exotic simply means the wood comes from out of this country, as opposed to domestic, which means the wood comes from within this country. I use both. I use more kinds of wood than I could easily post here, however the one wood I use most is Aromatic Incense Cedar, or more specifically, Tennessee Red. There are a couple of dozen kinds of cedar but I use the one that smells the most. The scent of Cedar refreshes memories, people who smell cedar smile. Aroma adds another sensation beyond look, feel, and sound to my work. > "Since paper is made of

trees" Paper can be made from any fiber. I believe the word paper itself is derived from the name of an Egyptian plant called papyrus. Rainbow

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>a name: "Did you know Red Cedar contains cocaine?"No, but it doesn't surprise me.Plants contain substances for a wide variety of uses, supporting it's growth, containing it's fluids, attracting pollinators, warding off enemies, etc., etc., etc. It's not that uncommon for differing species to have developed similar techniques.  RainbowPS: Your link doesn't work:  "Species not found in database"

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http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/farmacy2.pl The search is difficult to navigate through. The way I got to the link was: #1. click chemicals & activities of a particular plant, #2. type in red cedar in the box below, #3. when the next page shows up, click in the box below the words "Species Not Found In Database", and there are the words red cedar after clicking on red cedar in the box, just click the search button below it and the chemicals page shows up. The cocaine in the leaves & roots is only found in negligible amounts. "Rainbow ." <rainbow@...> wrote: >a name: "Did you know Red Cedar contains cocaine?" No, but it doesn't surprise me. Plants contain substances for a wide variety of uses, supporting it's growth, containing it's fluids, attracting pollinators, warding off enemies, etc., etc., etc. It's not that uncommon for differing species to have developed similar techniques. Rainbow PS: Your link doesn't work: "Species not found in database"

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