Hey Folks,
On our recent road trip, south to San Fransisco, we passed a number of roadside shops selling "Oregon Myrtlewood" items. Most were "Myrtlewood Factory" outfits, which I suspect is a franchise. I've often sped passed these places with little knowledge of what myrtle wood is, or with little inclination to find out. My parents had a pair of myrtlewood salt and pepper grinders, and I've heard that it makes an exceptional tone wood, but other than that, I knew very little about it.
Then, we stopped at Humbug Mountain State Park Wayside in Oregon, and ate lunch in a Myrtlewood grove.
So I did a
Wiki search on Myrtlewood, and found that it is also California Bay, aka Pepperwood, which I have used to make bay rum and cook with.
I've always been in a rush to get from one place to another on US 101, but maybe next time, I'll stop and pick up some lumber.
Cheers,
Tom
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