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This rare burl is from S.E. Asia and is seldom seen on the world market. It is fine-grained and varies in color from a light reddish-brown to almost scarlet. It is easy to work and has a very pungent, spicy scent. For a burl it is remarkably stable. Green to partially air dried.
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The species we have included in this assortment were all chosen for their ease in turning. This is the perfect sampling of species for a beginning turner interested in imported woods.
Species listed below are shown left to right in the photograph.
Mesquite - 3 x 3 x 5 1/2-6"
African Blackwood - 1 3/8-1 1/2 x 1 3/8-1 1/2 x 7 1/2 and longer
Cocobolo - 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 12"
Striped Ebony - 13/8-1 1/2 x 1 3/8-1 1/2 x 12"
Mexican Bocote - 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12".
Muhuhu - 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12"
East Indian Rosewood - 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12-14"
The first image shows how you will receive these pieces. In the second photograph, we have surfaced all the pieces to show what the wood looks like in a more finished form.
The pieces show in this photograph are representative of the pieces you will receive.
Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
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This is grown on plantations in Indonesia where it is called Sonokeling. These came from a tree large enough and old enough to look much like the old-growth lumber from India.
Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
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This Rosewood species has a reddish-brown to dark brown colored heartwood contrasting the almost white sapwood. The dust has a sweet odor. It is an excellent furniture/case works/jewelry box wood and even though it has a medium texture it does take a nice polish. We also offer it as a musical instrument wood (see guitar fingerboards and backs & sides elsewhere on the site). It has a very "crisp" tap tone with good sustain.
Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
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This is fantastic wood with grain so fine you can hardly see the annular rings. Quartersawn. Kiln-dried.
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A classically striped Ebony from Asia. Quartersawn.
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Found throughout tropical America, mainly Brazil. This is a fairly hard and heavy wood with a fine texture. It has a light pastel pink to reddish-orange heartwood. It is easy to work, takes a nice polish, and is stable in service. Not common on the market.
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This striped wood develops a beautiful golden patina as it ages.
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Also called Pepperwood & Bay Laurel, this is found on the Pacific coast from southwestern Oregon to southern California. It has a fairly fine texture and takes a beautiful polish. Partially air dried.
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Also called Pepperwood & Bay Laurel, this is found on the Pacific coast from southwestern Oregon to southern California. It has a fairly fine texture and takes a beautiful polish. Partially air dried.
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Also called Pepperwood & Bay Laurel, this is found on the Pacific coast from southwestern Oregon to southern California. It has a fairly fine texture and takes a beautiful polish. Partially air dried.
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Also called Pepperwood & Bay Laurel, this is found on the Pacific coast from southwestern Oregon to southern California. It has a fairly fine texture and takes a beautiful polish. Partially air dried.
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Also called Pepperwood & Bay Laurel, this is found on the Pacific coast from southwestern Oregon to southern California. It has a fairly fine texture and takes a beautiful polish. Partially air dried.
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Also called Pepperwood & Bay Laurel, this is found on the Pacific coast from southwestern Oregon to southern California. It has a fairly fine texture and takes a beautiful polish. Partially air dried.
A has 3 pieces.
B has 2 pieces.
C has 3 pieces.
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These are some of the biggest Blackwood squares you will ever see. We just received a new shipment of these 'huge for the species' squares and it took many, many tons of logs to produces them. We are selling them just as they came from the mill, fully coated in wax to prevent surface checks. I recommend scraping the wax off and immediately applying two or three coats of clear shellac which will slow the drying process but prevent cracking. If you have any questions, contact Myles Gilmer.
Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
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Sometimes called Gabon or Gaboon, this Ebony is sometimes jet black but oftentimes has grayish streaks that mostly disappear when finished or after the made object has been put into service. This Ebony has a marked resistance to checking that is characteristic of some of the Indian and Asian species. It has a wonderful texture and is easily carved, planed, turned, and milled. It is fairly fine-grained and takes a high polish. This Ebony usually originates in either Cameroon or Nigeria and the logs are rough hewn in the forest and oftentimes brought to the nearest road by human porters. With the disappearance of other species of black Ebony this species is fast becoming the Ebony of choice.
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This Ebony is unsurpassed for its beauty and blackness. It is fairly fine-textured and takes a high polish. Finest ebony in the world. Rare.
This species has been newly added to the CITES list and as a consequence, we are limiting sales to the United States only.
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This Ebony is unsurpassed for its beauty and blackness. It is fairly fine-textured and takes a high polish. Finest ebony in the world. Rare.
This species has been newly added to the CITES list and as a consequence, we are limiting sales to the United States only.
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This Ebony is unsurpassed for its beauty and blackness. It is fairly fine-textured and takes a high polish. Finest ebony in the world. Rare.
This species has been newly added to the CITES list and as a consequence, we are limiting sales to the United States only.
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This small to medium sized tree is found along the dry coastal areas of Tanzania and Kenya. The wood is fairly straight-grained, and the yellowish to greenish-brown heartwood is sharply demarcated from the very light-colored sapwood. Texture is fine and even with an interlocked grain. The wood has an aromatic, spicy smell and the wood is distilled for its oil which is used in aromatherapy. After seasoning the wood shrinks little and is very stable in service. Shapes and turns well and takes a high polish. Used as a substitute for Sandalwood in India.
