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Dave K
05-31-2005, 10:56 AM
...in Washington state.Here's an interesting little article about big leaf maple trees and the new law to deter poaching.
http://www.komotv.com/stories/37133.htm
tom
05-31-2005, 12:17 PM
that's a good article. unfortunately that's what happens when a natural resource gets worth tons of money.
funalij
05-31-2005, 01:23 PM
People do anything for money.

Here in spain, two months ago, the police caught a lot of protected wood (to make guitars) from Brasil I think.

These "people" :mad: have no scrupples.

Javier
tom
05-31-2005, 02:22 PM
it's interesting to me that since brazilian rosewood has been "protected", we're seeing more of it than ever, at very high prices of course.
Suriel Zayas
05-31-2005, 03:10 PM
it's interesting to me that since brazilian rosewood has been "protected", we're seeing more of it than ever, at very high prices of course.
i was told by a luthier that builds classical guitars, is that the "brazilian rosewood" tree is being grown outside the brazilian amazon. unfortunately, despite it being the exact specie as grown in brazil the properties are not the same. they are inferior in quality. that is a possible reason why so much brazilian rosewood is being seen in the market.
tom
05-31-2005, 05:12 PM
sadly i believe it is that if something is worth enough, people will find a way to smuggle it out.