Wood expert needed!

[blade.white]

Who here is our formost authority on wood? Looking for any information on a wood called Dalmata or Dalmation wood.

 

[PTsideshow]

Do a search for it on google, Dalmation wood came up with over 500,000 hits including photos etc.
:clown:

 

[blade.white]

Ok, so heres the deal I won some Dalmata wood in a online auction. Tried to look up any information I could find on the internet. Nobody has any concrete information. Most of it is here say and speculation.
The wood is suppose to be from Peru, its very dense, waxy texture and polishes very well.
Now if we have someone on this site that we all consider a respected authority on wood, I would like to send that person a piece of the wood for them to study and use to give the rest of us a better idea of what it is. Most of the website suggest that it is a new species, or atleast not a well known one.

 

[John Pratt]

HobbitHouse Wood ID site

The Wood Database | Hardwood and Softwood Lumber Identification for Woodworking

Try the two links above. You may also try a reverse search to see if there is another name for this (trees of Peru). It is possible that it was misnamed like so many woods often are (ie. Brazillian Cherry - Jatoba)

 

[randywa]

My guess is marblewood Exotic Wood marblewood
or tiger caspi.
Exotic Wood tiger caspi

 

[walshjp17]

West Penn Hardwoods has a page on Dalmata Wood Bowl Blanks here ==> Dalmata Round Bowl Blanks | Dalmata Round Bowl Blanks | Exotic Wood / Lumber, West Penn Hardwoods

Also, check out http://www.exoticwoodsusa.com/order_other_woods.htm. They also have some along with it's genus name swartzia Arborescens s

 

[plantman]

There are 70 species of the genus Swartzia, all of which may be found in tropical America. One that is used for cabinetwork, fancy articles, furniture, inlays, archery bows, and other special items is Swartzia leioclycina, or Womara. The wood is difficult to work, either by hand or with power tools. The one exception is that it is an excellent wood for turning on the lathe. There is a large amount of almost pure white sapwood, but in sharp contrast, the heartwood ranges from purple to a dark brown and at times contains a dark green stripe. Jim S

 

[low_48]

That was wood cut by Jim King in Peru and imported for a while through Woodcraft. They shipped it in to some place in Texas, often shrink wrapped in plastic since it was so difficult to dry. Jim passed away about a year ago. He worked with native people to hand carry the materials out of the forest and tried hard to get a business going. Many times, I think they found wood that had no commercial use, had no scientific identification, and kind of made up the names. Jim often posted on a site called Forestry Forum and was very entertaining. He often had very colorful pets that came in from the bush.

 

[plantman]

That was wood cut by Jim King in Peru and imported for a while through Woodcraft. They shipped it in to some place in Texas, often shrink wrapped in plastic since it was so difficult to dry. Jim passed away about a year ago. He worked with native people to hand carry the materials out of the forest and tried hard to get a business going. Many times, I think they found wood that had no commercial use, had no scientific identification, and kind of made up the names. Jim often posted on a site called Forestry Forum and was very entertaining. He often had very colorful pets that came in from the bush.

That would make sence, as these woods have to be processed on site or wrapped, because they begin to split as soon as the air hits them. Thank you for the info !! Jim S