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William Cloud Hicklin · 07-11-2007, 06:10 PM

Sorry- by jacaranda I meant Brazilian rosewood (Dalbergia nigra). Bloody vernacular names!

Australian "blackwood" isn't black at all- like most acacias it's a honey-gold- in fact it's increasingly being used as a substitute for Hawaiian koa.

07-11-2007, 06:10 PM	#15
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,330	Sorry- by jacaranda I meant Brazilian rosewood (Dalbergia nigra). Bloody vernacular names! Australian "blackwood" isn't black at all- like most acacias it's a honey-gold- in fact it's increasingly being used as a substitute for Hawaiian koa.