Agathis species range from the philippines to australia and new zealand. Agathis australis synonyms, agathis australis pronunciation, agathis australis translation, english dictionary definition of agathis australis. Agathis australis in world checklist of selected plant families. Voyage to the bottom of the sea fanfiction archive.
You may knit it as a beanie or as a slouchy hat, add a pom pom. Mature agathis can become quite large, reaching feet about 40 m in height and 10 feet about 3. Sound of agathis strat fender stratocaster guitar forum. The largest kauri trees did not attain as much height or girth at ground level but contain more timber in their cylindrical trunks than comparable sequoias with their tapering stems. The spherical female cones and smaller, cylindrical male cones are borne on separate trees the spherical female cones and smaller, cylindrical male cones are borne on separate trees. Some squire basses are made with agathis, but since squires may be given a sunburst finish a very thin veneer of a grained wood will be glued to the front and back so that that option is available. I picked up a 45 year old squire jazz yesterday and also have a mid 90s mim squire jazz. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Agathis species in general yield a high quality resin, often known as manila copal.
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Kauri is a maori word, applied by that people to agathis australis and generalized in modern usage to. Now, what are the disadvantages of an agathis body. Agathis is greek for a ball of thread, an allusion to the globose female cone. Female cone of agathis australis, auckland, new zealand historical photos and products stairs carved into an ancient kauri trunk ancient kauri museum, awanui, near kaitaia, northland, new zealand. I am not a botanist, so i really cant say much more. Agathis macrophylla also agathis silbae known as pacific kauri, is a coniferous tree native to the islands of the southwestern pacific ocean in tropical humid lowlands and lower montane regions, notably in fiji, vanuatu, the santa cruz islands, and the solomon islands.
From 1880 to 2018 less than 5 people per year have been born with the first name agathis. Thank you for coming to see the shows, thank you for listening to the music. Elsewhere some are grown as ornamental plants in warm areas or in greenhouses. Agathis simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Agathis alba native to the moluccas and philippines. Agathis alba definition of agathis alba by the free.
Agathist definition at, a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms and translation. I dont think that the agathis is going to be much different if any than the alder, as long as both are solid body guitars. I was under the impression that agathis was related to pine, which is part of what makes it cheap enough yet strong enough for guitars. Discussion in stratocaster discussion forum started by tele like it is, apr 12, 2010.
The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Agathis is a unisex hat worked in the round from the bottom up. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. You must there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one thats only in the merriamwebster unabridged dictionary start your free trial today and get unlimited access to americas largest dictionary, with. Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or. Agathis australis article about agathis australis by the. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. More than 250,000 words that arent in our free dictionary. Poor quality agathis is really nothing but firewood. Since agathis trees grows in the far east, it is primarily used in lower end guitars and other stringed instruments. Property data for 6 agathis alley, cranbourne north, vic 3977. There are obviously a lot of people who dont have a clue what agathis sounds like and that have never built guitars posting here.
An incredible end to an incredible period of my life. Agathis, the genus of the dammar pines, species of pinelike plants of the family araucariaceae. A mature kauri may be upward of 2000 years old and has more wood in it than any other tree in existence. When was the first name agathis first recorded in the united states. Tincture of the sap and gum produced at places where the bark has been damaged. Agathis is a poor mans mahogany, related to the pine family of woods and grown. There are 178 suppliers who sells agathis plywood on, mainly located in asia. The plants database includes the following 3 species of agathis. Ive said it before and ill say it again, its been an absolute p. Agathis article about agathis by the free dictionary. The resins obtained from agathis borneensis, agathis dammara, agathis lanceolata, agathis macrophylla and agathis philippinensis are the most important commercially, but all members of the genus yield usuable quantities. Hard copal resins from kauri pine agathis australis.
They grow mainly in the southern hemisphere, including southeast asia, areas of the western pacific, and australasia agathis is a relatively small genus, with only 21 known species. Then the american exceptionalism that americans are programmed with from birth is coming into play here and the result is false logic. Even though pattern contains directions for l size only, you can adjust the size of the finished hat using smallerlarger needles andor finerthicker yarn. I would say it can even be used in lower end intermediate level instruments. It does not have a prominant grain pattern which is why most agathis basses are painted with a solid color. A wide variety of agathis plywood options are available to you, such as outdoor.
Agathis is a genus of evergreen, coniferous trees, the kauri. Agathis alba synonyms, agathis alba pronunciation, agathis alba translation, english dictionary definition of agathis alba. He wrote a number of short love poems in epic metre, called daphniaca, and compiled an anthology of epigrams by earlier and contemporary poets. Media in category agathis moorei the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. The genus is part of the ancient conifer family araucariaceae, a group once widespread during the jurassic and cretaceous periods, but now largely restricted to the southern hemisphere except for a number of extant malesian agathis. Agathis properly selected and treated can definitely be used as a tone wood. Agathis australis can attain heights of 40 to 50 metres and trunk diameters big enough to rival californian sequoias at over 5 metres. Agathis definition is a small genus of evergreen trees family araucariaceae chiefly of australasia and the philippines that are distinguished from members of the genus araucaria by having larger leaves with flat stalks and the seed free from the cone scale and are valued for their wood and fragrant resins. Agathis in world checklist of selected plant families. Agathis and bass wood are easy to machine, hard woods like alder and mahagony are harder to machine, in a strat there is a lot of machining involved so a softer wood make life easier for the manufacturer, however the guitars wont hold up as long for the user imo, which is why you see so many starter guitars made of agathis and basswood. Alder for tone discussion in basses bg started by sunnyday r. The top countries of suppliers are ukraine, china, and vietnam, from which the percentage of. A wealthy couple of perverts lures a prostitute to a seemingly innocent yachting cruise under the sun. I just wish when you download something you can move the downloaded file around so if you wanted to put that thing on another device or not have to go to vtube to watch it.
The oldest recorded birth by the social security administration for the name agathis is tuesday, october 15th, 1895. An wikimedia commons mayda media nga nahahanungod han. Several species yield hard resins or gums including kauri copal, manila copal, and dammar resin used primarily in making varnishes and other. Australia kauri indonesia agathis indonesia damar bindang indonesia damar kapas indonesia damar pilau indonesia damar sigi peninsular malaysia bendang peninsular malaysia bindang peninsular malaysia menghilan malaysia islands damar minyak malaysia islands kauri new caledonia kaori. Agathis australis definition of agathis australis by the. The pacific kauri is one of the largest and fastest growing species in its genus, and is important in forestry. Kauri maori, kauri pine, mottled kauri, new zealand kauri, new zealand yellow pine n. Genus agathis are evergreen, coniferous trees with broad, flat, leathery leaves. Agathis australis tall timber tree of new zealand having white straightgrained wood kaury, kauri agathis, genus agathis kauri pine dammar pine.
Botanically it is a primitive form, as are its relatives, the norfolk pine and the monkeypuzzle tree, yet of the genus it is the giant. The wcmc list notes that agathis species are distinctive, highly sought and exploited for their valuable timber. Agathis is a softwood, coming from a coniferous tree spruce, pine, etc, unlike mahogany which comes from a deciduous tree hardwood. Agathis australis first appeared about million years ago. Agathis is often referred to as commercial grade mahogany as its tonal properties closely represent those of mahogany but fall short of true mahogany.