Onebyone, I know we are getting off topic, but my friend in Arizona who quilts is married to a woodworker, does a lot of turning and such. She's spent a lot of time going with him to go look at pieces of exotic wood.
I'm going to take down a lilac I have in the back yard, it was planted in a bad spot by previous owners, it's an issue now and too big too move and not the healthiest plant in the world anyway. I called them up to see if Bill would be interested in any of the pieces and if so, how big and what do I need to do. Now I know and after it blooms it is going to be cut into lengths I can fit in a suitcase, the ends dipped in wax, and then dried inside my house until I go for a visit. Lilac isn't a wood you see often, is slow growing and you get more trimmings than usable wood.