Exotic Wood camphor

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CAMPHOR

Cinnamomum spp.

my samples

sample plank and end grain

end grain closeup of the piece directly above

sample piece and end grain --- color as presented here is too orange

end grain closeup of the sample piece directly above

NOTE: all of the pieces from here down to the start of the veneer sheets were contributed by Bob Hunt, whom I thank for the generous donation to the site.

both sides of a small bowl blank

several views of an irregular chunk

two small planks

the other sides of the two planks above

end grain of the two planks above

misc pieces

two views of a small cube

both sides of a small plank

end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above

two small pieces and end grain of the two

end grain closeups of both of the pieces directly above

end of the samples contributed by Bob Hunt

burl veneer with a lot of sapwood --- it's possible this is redwood (vavona), not camphor

burl veneer and closeup

another veneer piece from the same flitch as the one directly above. All of the closeups below are from the same flitch (most are from this piece)

burl veneer closeups

another burl veneer piece from a different lot --- hm ... this looks more like redwood (vavona) burl than camphor.

bookmatched burl veneeer pairs with very accurate color (see web pic directly below)

the ebay posting pic of the samples directly above --- yeah, I know, they don't even look like the same wood. This vendor's ebay pics always look SO much better than the actual wood, including a shine that is never on the wood itself but always shows up in her pics.

web pics

planks

plank pic provided by Dave Davenport, whom I thank. Dave had it listed as camphor laurel with the botanical name Cinnamomum camphora)

two sides of a camphor burl

waxed burl plank and closeup

burls of all shapes, sizes and colors !

listed as camphor burl planks, but these looks awfully boring compared to pretty much every other camphor burl I've seen pictures of

burl turning stock

pen blanks

bookmatched burls

bookmatched burl sheets sold as guitar sets

bookmatched burl planks

burl veneer

burl veneer sheets and a closeup

burl veneer all from the same vendor and mostly in bookmatched pairs. This vendor exaggerates the pics of her offerings, and she adds a shine to the images which is never present in the actual wood. See my own samples up above to compare my pics to hers of the same veneer sheets.