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   exhibitor | Jul 02, 2002 02:29pm | #1

   My niece looks like old mahogany too....Paulownia is a poor furniture wood.  Believe it or not its mostly used to make storage boxes for artwork: japanese scrolls and the like.  When the boxes are made in the traditional manner it helps to moisture at bay.  The stuffs kinda pricey too...10--12 bucks a foot the last time I had to buy some....

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   NormInFujino | Jul 03, 2002 07:39am | #2

   Here in Japan paulownia is the wood for traditional high-end dressers/drawers. It is supposed to be fire and bug resistance, not to mention lightweight and easy to work, which makes it easy to move around. I haven't used it for anything yet except the door panels on a cabinet I built for my daughter a couple of years ago; finished with a clear varnish. It is soft and scars easily, so you have to take that into account when building; that may be why many traditional pieces of paulownia furniture are built with metal guards on the corners. View Image

   ". . .and only the stump or fishy part of him remained."

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   Denis364 | Jul 03, 2002 07:55am | #3

   Hi Norm:

   Very nice work

   Dennis

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   NormInFujino | Jul 03, 2002 05:42pm | #4

   Thanks, Dennis.

   ". . .and only the stump or fishy part of him remained."

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