### substance | wood | redwood:

Coast redwood
* are an ancient breed
  - evergreens
* grow best only as far inland as the extend of the coastal maritime climate.
* have thick, reddish bark and two types of needle-like leaves.

### substance | wood | redwood:

Giant sequoia
* are evergreens
  - in many ways adapted to forest fires
  - large trees
  - sequoias
  - tall trees
  - the largest living things on earth
* are the largest trees ever to inhabit the earth, and among the oldest
  - inhabit the earth, and are among the oldest
  - on earth, and are among the oldest
  - most massive trees on Earth
  - world's largest single trees and largest living thing by volume
* depend on fire to reproduce.
* grow so large because they live a very long time and grow quickly.
* grows best in deep, well-drained sandy loams.
* is found in a humid climate characterized by dry summers.
* rank among the oldest and tallest living things on earth.
* require fire in order to successfully reproduce in adequate numbers.
* very popular ornamental tree in many areas.

Riven wood
* gives the straightness of grain that ensures strength.
* is rendered from the stem of a tree by splitting the log along the grain with wedges.

### substance | wood:

Rosewood
* are trees
* comes into vogue, and legs tend to be turned rather than straight.
* exists in harmony with abundant wildlife in the southeast corner of Reno.
* good skin moisturizer and combined with spruce has a light forest like scent.
* grows along the damp riversides of tropical forests.
* is natural and durable
  - very common in Chinese crafts
* lies southwest of Gainesville.
* provides strength and durability as well as a smooth working surface.
* tends to coordinate best with maple or mahogany, zebrawood with oak.

### substance | wood:

Sandalwood
* also protects the skin from the sun's rays.
* are parasitic, deriving part of their nutrition from the roots of other species
* cures fever and so cools the passions if karma is to be overcome.
* has a sweet fragrance
  - use in treating most skin problems
  - good antiseptic properties
  - many beneficial properties and renowned aphrodisiac
* is an evergreen tree that is native to southern Asia
  - important tree species of commercial value
  - considered very auspicious in religious rituals
  - good for dry skin
  - harvested by pulling it from the ground
* is one of the classic meditation scents
  - most expensive, most exotic, and most aromatic plants known to humans
* is the fragrance that the creativity ministers or muses are supposed to like
  - source of sandalwood oil, a high value oil used in perfumes, soaps and incenses
  - used for many different skin types and problems
  - very much indigenous to India
* naturally aromatic wood that grows in India
  - perfumed wood
* therapeutic used to release stress, tension and mild anxiety.
* very sought after and highly appreciated essential oil in today s aromatherapy.
* wonderful tissue regenerative and is found in numerous cosmetics.
* yields an essential oil.

### substance | wood:

Sapwood
* is distinct, narrow, yellowish brown.
* is lighter cream colored
  - in color and merges gradually with the heartwood
  - lighter, but darkens to about the same as heartwood
  - moderately well defined and lighter in colour than heartwood
  - pale tan to white
* is reported as treatable using the boric acid diffusion process
  - to have good absorption and penetration
* is reported to treat well, particularly with a high end-grain exposure
  - white or cream colored
* is white to brownish white
  - yellowish, heartwood is reddish brown
* is white, blending into the light brown heartwood
  - heartwood dark brown
  - yellowish-white and clearly demarcated from heartwood

Seasoned wood
* is safer than green wood.
* means it has been cut and kept under cover for at least six months.