Alphabet of Woods

[Spindle]

Hi

I wondered if it was possible to create an alphabet in wood - using common names, Ash, Beech, Cherry, you get he idea.

Well I got on quite well but have hit a wall with the following letters:

N, U, V, X

I may be missing the obvious so thought I'd ask here if anyone can suggest woods with common names beginning with these letters.

Regards Mick

 

[AndyT]

So I'm not the only one to try that sort of thing in an effort to get to sleep!

I did honestly think of Utile before searching, but a quick look at http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/ suggests there are only exotics I'd never heard of for your other gaps, and nothing for X - I expect scientific names could be found though.

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

Is Xanthum a tree...as in Xanthum gum?

Umbrella tree
Varnish Tree
Nutmeg

 

[Spindle]

Hi Andy

Brilliant link - Thanks very much

Just X to go then

Regards Mick

 

[Mark A]

Just X to go then

X-Ray Tree?

 

[AndyT]

... or indeed, Xmas Tree!

 

[Sheffield Tony]

The X is a bit of a pity really, since xylo- from the Greek ξύλο is a prefix meaning wood or wooden, you would have thought it would have been attached to one tree or another.

 

[whiskywill]

There is no X in the Welsh alphabet....or J, K, V or Z. But we do have CH, DD, FF, NG, LL, PH, RH and TH. I think I'll give up now.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

There's no J in the Welsh alphabet, yet Jones is the commonest Welsh surname.

 

[Grahamshed]

Xylia - an African hardwood only found in Tanzania. Weighs a ton. I brought a small piece at the Toolpost open weekend last week.

 

[GLFaria]

It really depends on the idiom you want them to be...

In American English (do you consider that real English? :wink: ) you have at least:
Narrow-leafed Ash (Fraxinus angustifolia)
Verawood (Bulnesia sp.)
Vène (Pterocarpus erinaceus/ P. africanus)

I really should resume work on the database I started some months ago...