International Wood
Collectors Society

600-plus different kinds of wood specimens precisely crafted and labeled, most identified from trees in the forest. I have woods from the USA, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, Australia, and others. Contact me for a list.
Alan B. Curtis,
2370 Douglas Drive,
Eugene, Oregon 97405.

I provide wood specimens from around the globe, accurately dimensioned, nicely sanded, and labeled. I maintain a mailing list and send notification when new specimens become available. Contact me for a list.
Gary Green,
9923 N 800 E,
Syracuse, IN 46567
E-mail: ,
website: www.woodsbygwgreen.com.

I buy, sell, and trade wood specimens. Offering more than 1,000 species from around the world, including many from the Guyana Shield region of South America. For a list, which changes constantly, please contact
Tim Heggaton,
10910 Kenmore Drive,
New Port Richey, FL 34654;
Phone: 727-841-8511

Over 1,000 different wood specimens around the world. Over one third are specially figured like blistered, curly, fiddle back, quilted, bird eye, mottled, burled and others.
Réjean Drouin
333, 19 e rue, Québec,
Québec, Canada G1L 2A5
Phone: 418-529-5466
E-mail:

I am interested in doing some swaps. I have 2200 specimens 60 x 6 x 90 mm of all sorts of imported and home-grown woody plants.
Lionel Daniels,
Windy Heights High,
Cross, Foxfield, Petersfield
Hampshire UK GU32 1EK,
Phone: 01730 827472.

I provide a wide variety of woods in standard and other sizes, including blanks for pens, knife handles, bows, pistol grips, etc. I also have a lot of highly figured snakewood.
David Persram,
Persram's Woods, Crafts, and Pens,
24 Belvoir Court,
Bel-Air, Georgetown, Guyana, South America;
Phone: 011-592-226-1757.
E-mail:

I have over 1,000 species in samples form for sale or trade. Many are extras received over the years so I only have one of many. Contact for my list and send me your list.
Dennis Wilson,
12008 Andresen Dr.,
South Lyon, MI 48178-9109, USA.
email: .

I have a good range of more than 400 species of Australian rainforest and outback woods in specimen size or as egg blanks. I will also cut to your requirements.
Colin Martin,
4 Dorothea Crt, Harristown,
Queensland 4350, Australia
Phone: area code 061 # 4635-3697
e-mail:

Back Issues World of Wood
I can buy, sell and trade Back issues of the World of Wood magazine. Get the missing issues you need at $2.00 each, and less by the year or by the decade. Half of all proceeds go to the IWCS endowment fund. Issues available from 1948 on, free shipping within the USA. For details:
Richard Kuehndorf #8593
Email:
Phone: 1-866-RAREWOOD

Contact me for a list of standard wood specimens I have available:
Jerry Zipprich #1238,
RR 1 Box 93,
Kane, IL 62054-9723
Phone: 2177-942-3751
e-mail:

I have a piece of mahogany for sale to the highest bidder. Harvested in Homestead, Fla. after the '92 hurricane 14½ X 15½ X 23 high. A few very minor checks. Will send pics to serious bidders. Can deliver between Mississippi and Buffalo, S. Carolina, D.C. and S. Florida. For details:
Marven Smith
1256 Moffett Rd, Lucedale, MS 39452-7803
Email:
Phone: 1-601-947-3014

I often have very rare, sometimes even ones-in-a-life-time samples available from botanical gardens, stock from old tropical institutes and own import. From some species I am even the only supplier of wood samples in the world. My list is very interesting for the advanced wood collector. Please contact me for a list:
Henk Bakker #6966-L,
Leeuwerikstraat 23,
2352 ER Leiderdorp, Netherlands.
Email:

African Wood Specimens: Contact me for list of African species available. All woods are from environmentally approved sources.
Barry James,
PO Box 1304, Howick, 3290 South Africa
Tel/Fax +27(0)33 3304984
Cell: 0828954089
Email:
Web: www.brousse@sai.co.za