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Box Elder Burl -
Box Elder burl. Box elder grows in many areas in North America. This particular wood comes from Utah and will make a very attractive pen. Turns well and takes a nice shine.
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Bubinga - Curly -
Bubinga - Curly (Guibourtia tessmannli) Pinkish red, darkening with exposure, often called African Rosewood, hard & heavy, taking a beautiful finish. West Africa.
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Buckeye Burl -
Buckeye Burl (Aesculus articulta) A most unusual burl. Color ranges from bright yellow to cream with streaks of black, blue & white throughout. Wild grained with many 'eyes.' This is a beautiful burl which takes a very fine polish and is exceedingly difficult to turn on a lathe.
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Camphor Burl -
Camphor Burl (cinnamomum spp.) This very rare burl is nearly impossible to find on the market today. First come - first served. Finishes nicely with a glowing polish. A favorite of my customers.
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Cardinal Wood -
Cardinal Wood (Brosimem paraense) also called bloodwood. Strawberry red. Dense & oily. Takes a fine, beautiful shine. Does not darken much with exposure. Brazil
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Carob -
Carob. This wood comes from the Holy Land. Is quite rare but is still available in certain markets. Very hard, turns well and finishes with a lustrous glow. A piece of history.
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Cherry -
Cherry: (Prunus serotina) Hard, straight grained with firm texture. Heartwood is a reddish brown to deep red, with brown flecks, and will naturally darken with age. Works well with power tools, finishes well, is an excellent wood for turning and takes a high glossy finish.
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Cocobolo -
Cocobolo: (Dalbergia retusa) One of our most beautiful rosewoods, red to orange with variegated black striping. Very dense and oily, taking a high polish. Mexico and Central America
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Cocus wood -
Cocus wood has to be one of my favorite woods. It has a golden chocolate color, turns well, finishes with a very brilliant (almost wet) look. Very rare and is getting nearly impossible to find. Primary uses are for clarinets and other high end musical instruments.
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Goncalo Alves -
Goncalo Alves: (Astronium sp.) Light to dark reddish brown with black streaks. Hard, heavy and waxy. It is fine grained, is easy to work, and takes a beautiful finish. Brazil
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Iron Wood - SW desert -
A very hard and beautiful wood. Colors range from nearly black, to all shades of brown. Turns well and takes a nearly "wet look" when finished. A very popular wood with my customers.
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Jarrah - Curly -
A stunning wood from Australia. A reddish-brown with hints of pink. This wood makes into truly beautiful writing instruments.
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Jarrah Burl -
Jarrah Burl: (Eucalyptus marginata) Brick red color, heavily figured with many 'eyes'. Hard & heavy. Takes a lustrous shine..... Makes into a beautiful writing instrument. From Australia.
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Karbor Rosewood -
Karbor rosewood (Dalbergia Lanceolaria) from Laos. Local name "mai Karbor" aka: Burmese blackwood
Rarely seen on the world market, this extremely rare rosewood species seldom makes it to the US shore due to fact that this trees can only be found in Laos and Burma in a very small area in these two countries. The trees itself is rather small, thus only produces little amounts of useable wood and the European are buying it all up whenever they can (they know good wood when see one)
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