sequoia
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Got an email promotion from LMI for Bubinga sides and backs today. I've never worked with this wood other than for peghead vaneers so I'm not really familiar with it. How does it work for back and sides?
I found this statement interesting though:
Sadly, Bubinga trees, which are not considered endangered, have been grouped with the Rosewoods in the CITES prohibitions. The rules will, before the end of 2019, be lifted for the export of finished instruments, but LMI (and other suppliers) will still be facing hurdles sell wood parts and sets to our international customers. This is mainly because custom officials will not be able to consistently tell the difference between Bubinga and Rosewood.
Interesting in that the wood is not even closely related to rosewood.
https://www.wood-database.com/bubinga/
I found this statement interesting though:
Sadly, Bubinga trees, which are not considered endangered, have been grouped with the Rosewoods in the CITES prohibitions. The rules will, before the end of 2019, be lifted for the export of finished instruments, but LMI (and other suppliers) will still be facing hurdles sell wood parts and sets to our international customers. This is mainly because custom officials will not be able to consistently tell the difference between Bubinga and Rosewood.
Interesting in that the wood is not even closely related to rosewood.
https://www.wood-database.com/bubinga/