Anyone know the value of White Siris Burl? ( Albizia Procera)

[Byron Barker]

I found these blocks of White Siris wood recently. Seems like nice stuff, but have no idea the value of it and the guy is already asking what I consider to be quite a lot. 15cmx5x4 . Obviously, the value is essentially what people would pay for it, but I am not certain if this is one of those woods people actually do know the value of. I can't find much info on it, but that might just be because there is a more common name being used abroad than "White Siris". Any info would be appreciated.

 

[Wildthings]

Man you come up with some gorgeous stuff!!

 

[Byron Barker]

Man you come up with some gorgeous stuff!!

This was listed on FB wood working sites, so I'm pretty sure others will have seen it as well. He listed a price, but no idea if it's a fair value. It's also got him listed as residing in a little island in Indonesia ...sooooo shipping...

 

[ATGwoodturning]

Do you know of any other names for this wood? Ceylon Rosewood, Bhilwara, Albizia odoratissma those could be some leads. Siris Trees grow in South East Asia I think. But I've only heard of Black Siris.

 

[Byron Barker]

Do you know of any other names for this wood? Ceylon Rosewood, Bhilwara, Albizia odoratissma those could be some leads. Siris Trees grow in South East Asia I think. But I've only heard of Black Siris.

Yeah, I guess they've got a similar species here in Taiwan where I live. Like I said, I couldn't find many local names. The other names that came up were Karoi, Labbek, fleatree, frywood, Koko or "woman's tongue tree" but only the first two were specific to the Latin name.

 

[Jarrett F]

I've bought this burl from a supplier in Indonesia roughly the same size blocks. I paid $10 a block.

 

[Byron Barker]

I've bought this burl from a supplier in Indonesia roughly the same size blocks. I paid $10 a block.

Ah, good info! Similar size? He's wanting 20$ per block.

 

[Jarrett F]

What I bought was a little thinner 30mm
150mm x 50mm x 30mm

 

[Byron Barker]

What I bought was a little thinner 30mm

How much did shipping set you back? Thanks for the info!

 

[Jarrett F]

I bought 100 blocks of various woods and shipping was around $170 to the US by sea. I'm sure air would be quite a bit more.