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I've just been pottering around a garden centre mingling with a bunch of Burmese labourers..I know how to choose my company..and needed to know the type of wood that they were using to build a certain type of sala...
One of them was mai daeng - ok easy, know that one, but the other was mai sak which I've never heard of. I asked the labourer to spell it for me and he rattled off ไม้ ส้ก. I think he's got it wrong as Google translate offers 'social and wood' when I feed it in.
Any clue?
Are you taking the piss?Quote:
Originally Posted by somtamslap
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I'm actually rather partial to a bit of pottering.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bettyboo
I quite like 'chores' too.
It may be compressed, layered wood or planks.
And you have an acting career behind you; wanna play a body double? Immediate vacancy, good rates of pay...Quote:
Originally Posted by somtamslap
Essentially I'll be getting beaten up, possibly to the point of dismemberment or even mudered with a fucking meat cleaver, so I'm going to be wanting a substancial amount of wonger.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bettyboo
I'll stick a pick up in a min - the visual should help.Quote:
Originally Posted by BugginOut
5 letters.Quote:
Originally Posted by somtamslap
Starts with a p and ends with nce.
mai sak = teakwood
:mid: Cheers..Quote:
Originally Posted by tango
Pence? Don't use my street name on here withnall, I might have to clip everyone on the forum if they catch wind of my game.Quote:
Originally Posted by withnallstoke
MrSlaps: "Essentially I'll be getting beaten up, possibly to the point of dismemberment or even mudered with a fucking meat cleaver, so I'm going to be wanting a substancial amount of wonger."Quote:
Originally Posted by Bettyboo
BB: "Sorry, turned out to be an easier part to play than initially thought, so no need for a body double." :)
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Here's a list for yer Slap ,hope this help ,especially the next time you want to get wood with Mrs Slap . :)
List of wood kinds / Thai names:
Mai sisiet nua =Mimosa (Acacia catechu)
Mai makha = Black rosewood or Monkey Pod Tree (Afzelia xylocarpa)
Gaang luang = Persian Silk Tree (Albizia chinensis)
Mai krabak yai = Korth. (Anisoptera costata)
Mai saake = Breadfruit (Artocarpus communis)
Mai kanun = Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Mai ngiu = Cotton Tree (Bombax ceiba)
Mai chayapruek = Laburnum (Cassia fistula)
Mai ma prao = Coconut (Cocos nucifera)
Mai daang = Rosewood (Dalbergia parviflora)
Mai ma klua = Ebony(Diospyros mollis)
Mai yang = Indian ash (Dipterocarpus)
Mai yukalip = Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus sp)
Mai ni krot = Fig Tree (Ficus bengalensis)
Mai dton bo = Sacred Fig or Bo Tree(Ficus religiosa)
Mai para = Pará Rubber Tree (Hevea brasiliensis)
Mai takhien = White Thingan (Hopea odorata)
Mai tong bung = Tualang (Koompassia excelsa)
Mai ma muang = Mango (Mangifera caloneura)
Mai champa = Magnolia(Michelia champaca)
Mai dton son = Pine (Pinus kesiya, merkusii)
Mai pradu = New Guinea Rosewood or Narra Wood (Pterocarpus indicus)
Mai ching chun = Siamese Rosewood (Pterocarpus macrocarpus)
Mai gong gang = Mangrove (Rhizophora mucronata)
Mai cham churee -Rain tree (Samanea samana)
Mai daang = Taengwood 'Balau' (Shorea obtusa)
Mai rang = Red Lauan (Shorea siamensis)
Mai gong gang = Mangrove(Sonneratia sp)
Mai makam = Tamarind (Tamarindus indica)
Mai sak = Teak (Tectona grandis)
Mai daeng = Burma Ironwood(Xylia xylocarpa)
PS... I can't guarantee this is 100% correct but it's close :beerchug:
Is there a place in Rayong, or Pattaya where I can purchase some of these woods.
whittler
I was a little vague, in my post. I want to make about 3 walking sticks. I will needQuote:
Originally Posted by whittler
a, 2, inch x 2, inch, x 4, foot piece of wood. I don't know how rare these woods.
but I ould like, a piece of teak, rosewood, black rosewood, or red lauan.
Thanks,
whittler