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267361 Bill Ghio 2018‑12‑17 Re: Wood source
> On Dec 17, 2018, at 4:26 PM, Ed Minch  wrote:
> 
> Bill
> 
> Poking around their site, I think that curly sycamore could be taken for curly
maple:
> 
> https://www.veneersupplies.com/products/AAA-Fiddleback-English-
Sycamore-Veneer-Lot--625-x-68-4-Sheets-Per-
Lot.html#">https://www.veneersupplies.com/products/AAA-Fiddleback-English-
Sycamore-Veneer-Lot--625-x-68-4-Sheets-Per-Lot.html# <https://www.veneersupplies.com/products/AAA-Fiddleback-English-Sycamore-
Veneer-Lot--625-x-68-4-Sheets-Per-
Lot.html#">https://www.veneersupplies.com/products/AAA-Fiddleback-English-
Sycamore-Veneer-Lot--625-x-68-4-Sheets-Per-Lot.html#>
> 

Doesn’t Sycamore darken as it ages more than maple? Anybody know? I saw some in
cabinets that were over 100 years old and it was more like Cherry, but then it
could have been stained at some time.

Bill

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