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Mexican ironwood carvings

 * ... that Mexican ironwood carvings (example pictured) are believed to be a danger to the conversion of deserts into fertile land?
 * ALT1 ... that the Mexican ironwood carving industry (example pictured) brings in about a million dollars a year?
 * ALT2 ... that Mexican ironwood carvings (example pictured) didn't become popular in other countries until University of Arizona students began buying them in the late 1960s?
 * Reviewed: Grown-Up (EP)

Created/expanded by Thelmadatter (talk). Nominated by Secret Saturdays (talk) at 17:30, 17 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol possible vote.svg very nice topic, and good article. I took the liberty of some edits, including breaking some large paragraphs up. I don't care for the first hook because it says the trees are endangering the conversion while the article says that the conversion is endangering the trees.  I think there needs to be some agreement in the way it is worded.  Also the citations are not in numerical order.  2 comes before 1 in serveral places.--Ishtar456 (talk) 22:45, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I changed the citation order. I vote for ALT2 (partly because Im a U of A alum)Thelmadatter (talk) 01:35, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
 * There needs to be a citation immediately following the hook fact in the article.--Ishtar456 (talk) 06:49, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Done--Thelmadatter (talk) 16:11, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg new enough, long enough, no image issues, Alt 2 is all set. Thanks for the article, I want one now, specifically so I can put it in water and watch it sink.--Ishtar456 (talk) 17:36, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg new enough, long enough, no image issues, Alt 2 is all set. Thanks for the article, I want one now, specifically so I can put it in water and watch it sink.--Ishtar456 (talk) 17:36, 28 March 2012 (UTC)