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Post #262179 by Benzart on Sun, Oct 22, 2006 7:04 AM

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I looked up the Macrocarpa wood you have and it is a mamber of the cypress family fairly soft and nicely carvable, but chippy (ie?) It probably has a very Sweet smell when you open it up, especially the heart wood. Nice wood, Here
is the link I found.
And here
In California, it's called "Monteral Cypress.


[ Edited by: Benzart 2006-10-22 07:14 ]