Looking for wood - not the after dark thread

Jobo · Post by **Jobo** » Sun Aug 19, 2018 9:58 pm

Hello,

I will be visiting Cambodia for a couple weeks this fall. One of my hobbies is woodworking, which brings this question.

Does anyone know of a good place to purchase a small quantity of high quality wood from a respectable business near PP or Siem Reap. It would need to be CITES certified and legally harvesting.

Thank

PSD-Kiwi · Post by **PSD-Kiwi** » Sun Aug 19, 2018 10:10 pm

Jobo wrote: ↑Sun Aug 19, 2018 9:58 pm . It would need to be CITES certified and legally harvesting.

Ummm...Good luck with that

Anchor Moy · Post by **Anchor Moy** » Sun Aug 19, 2018 10:38 pm

Jobo wrote: ↑Sun Aug 19, 2018 9:58 pm Hello,

I will be visiting Cambodia for a couple weeks this fall. One of my hobbies is woodworking, which brings this question.

Does anyone know of a good place to purchase a small quantity of high quality wood from a respectable business near PP or Siem Reap. It would need to be CITES certified and legally harvesting.

Thank

Hi Jobo,
Nice that you want CITES certified wood, however, I'm not sure, but I think that's certification for export. The local wood is not all certified. I did a quick search on sustainable wood in Cambodia.
Maybe they can help you here or give you directions:
http://www.grandistimber.com/
https://mahoganycambodia.com/
AM

StroppyChops · Post by **StroppyChops** » Mon Aug 20, 2018 12:36 am

Jobo wrote: ↑Sun Aug 19, 2018 9:58 pm It would need to be CITES certified and legally harvesting.

The local timber industry will print you any certification you like if you're paying, and you can show them a copy of a real one.

Otherwise, no.

Duncan · Post by **Duncan** » Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:31 am

Depending on the size you want, I have seen some nice timber come out of old buildings that are being demolished, including a couple of clothing factories on road 2
that were built a long time ago, and the timber was probably cut from very old large trees that were readily available in those times.