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I thought just about all bows are made from pernambuco (Brazil tree wood). The article seems to indicate there are travel restrictions with it. I recently bou

• Symbiote 7y ago
  The species is endangered [1], and trade of unfinished wood is restricted [2]. I strongly discourage buying anything made from endangered species -- most people in America or Europe wouldn't consider buying something made from an endangered animal, but don't consider plants in the same way. There have been discussions about loosening restrictions on musical instruments using small amounts of endangered wood, where the majority of said wood is used in furniture etc (e.g. rosewood on guitar fretboards and furniture). I still discourage purchasing even that, but in this case the restriction[2] only mentions musical instruments, so that is presumably the majority use of this wood. (These restrictions can change, so it's important to keep up-to-date. Instruments can be seized by customs otherwise.) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paubrasilia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paubrasilia and links from it [2] https://www.speciesplus.net/#/taxon_concepts/94093/legal https://www.speciesplus.net/#/taxon_concepts/94093/legal