Logwood (Caesalpina echinata) needed
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Daniel
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Bede
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- Location: Sydney, Australia
I don't believe bloodwood and brazil wood are identical. The wood I used in the bashpare nock was sold as brazil, which is of some use because the sellers had a large variety of timbers and I didn't find any that were obviously misidentified. In their online catalogue they refer to it as Guilandina echinata which is the alternate name for Caesalpinia echinata . There are other woods in Australia called bloodwood too.
The pieces I have are quite thick and if they had the characteristic sapwood of South American bloodwood it should have been present.
I have made objects of purpleheart and have arrows with purpleheart footings. There is no difficulty in telling them apart when they are freshly cut.
The pieces I have are quite thick and if they had the characteristic sapwood of South American bloodwood it should have been present.
I have made objects of purpleheart and have arrows with purpleheart footings. There is no difficulty in telling them apart when they are freshly cut.
Bede