I've read about a trademarked type of wood, Lyptus
[http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/ourbusinesses/buildingproducts/buildingmaterials/ourproducts/lyptus/],
which is supposed to be an environmentally-friendly and durable.  The
only information I've been able to find online is from manufacturers
of Lyptus or of furniture using Lyptus.  Could you point me to
independent assessments of Lyptus to help me decide whether it would
be a good material for bathroom cabinets?

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Request for Question Clarification by sublime1-ga on 16 Apr 2006 17:24 PDT

erspertus...

Seems there's not a whole lot out there, but this search on
Google Groups brings up some posts by people with some 
experience with it:

lyptus -mentho -mento -menthol
http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=lyptus+-mentho+-mento+-menthol

One of the posts recommended caution with humid locations,
so I don't know how well it would work in bathrooms:

"I handled some Lyptus recently. It's heavy, grain looks very
 nice. A friend told me it moves more than oak, so humidity 
 might be an issue."
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.woodworking/browse_frm/thread/7387dbc4cc683aa1/57d4d35f7a6c57d7?lnk=st&q=lyptus&rnum=19&hl=en#57d4d35f7a6c57d7

Another post emphasized how very heavy it was:

"I was going to redo my kitchen with it, but when I unloaded
 the pile, I was worn out by the time I got to the last board.
 This stuff is 'very' heavy and I'm thinking that as raised
 panel doors they may be too heavy. It will likely end up as
 furniture and sawdust.
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.woodworking/browse_frm/thread/19fed35a209311b0/3182eef220968ee0?lnk=st&q=lyptus&rnum=2&hl=en#3182eef220968ee0


Additionally, this page from the knowledge base on WoodWeb.com
reflects similar concerns with humidity, weight, splinters and
being hard on tooling as are found in the Google Groups posts:
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Working_with_Lyptus.html

Let me know where this takes you, and if it satisfies your
interests, I'll post a formal answer...

sublime1-ga

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Clarification of Question by erspertus-ga on 16 Apr 2006 18:01 PDT

Thanks very much.  I think you've answered my question.

erspertus...

Thanks very much for confirming my findings as your answer.
I'll repost it here for the sake of future readers, with 
the relevant Google search added.

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Seems there's not a whole lot out there, but this search on
Google Groups brings up some posts by people with some 
experience with it:

lyptus -mentho -mento -menthol
http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=lyptus+-mentho+-mento+-menthol

One of the posts recommended caution with humid locations,
so I don't know how well it would work in bathrooms:

"I handled some Lyptus recently. It's heavy, grain looks very
 nice. A friend told me it moves more than oak, so humidity 
 might be an issue."
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.woodworking/browse_frm/thread/7387dbc4cc683aa1/57d4d35f7a6c57d7?lnk=st&q=lyptus&rnum=19&hl=en#57d4d35f7a6c57d7

Another post emphasized how very heavy it was:

"I was going to redo my kitchen with it, but when I unloaded
 the pile, I was worn out by the time I got to the last board.
 This stuff is 'very' heavy and I'm thinking that as raised
 panel doors they may be too heavy. It will likely end up as
 furniture and sawdust.
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.woodworking/browse_frm/thread/19fed35a209311b0/3182eef220968ee0?lnk=st&q=lyptus&rnum=2&hl=en#3182eef220968ee0


Additionally, this page from the knowledge base on WoodWeb.com
reflects similar concerns with humidity, weight, splinters and
being hard on tooling as are found in the Google Groups posts:
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Working_with_Lyptus.html

sublime1-ga


Additional information may be found from an exploration of
the links resulting from the Google searches outlined below.

Searches done, via Google:

lyptus -mentho -mento -menthol
://www.google.com/search?q=lyptus+-mentho+-mento+-menthol