Griffin Exotic Wood
 
 



Desert Ironwood  (Arizona & Mexico)
(olneya tesota)


Desert Ironwood grows predominantly in the deserts of Arizona and California, USA as well as Mexico.  It is one of the hardest and densest woods in the world, with a specific gravity around 1.2 or more.  The color may be like the picture above or any variation of light to very dark browns, with or without lighter areas.  Burls have high figure.  The logs are full of cracks and making a clean turning blank of any size requires removal of about 95% of the log.  This is why it is usually sold in logs rather than clean turning blanks, since the material cost for clean turning blanks averages over 20 times the cost for logs.   These trees are harvested legally from a reputable source in Arizona and now also from another reputable source in Mexico .   The pieces we sell are completely air dried unless otherwise noted on the item.

Grading system for ironwood:
A grade means that this is a completely clean turning blank with almost no cracks or checks. Tiny defects are allowed, but very uncommon. If grade isn't stated, assume A grade
B grade means that this is a good turning blank, but there will be some small fissures or checks. We try to glue these with cyanoacrylate glue for you.
C grade means that this is a cleaned up section of a log, but will have some cracks, gaps, and/or checks, and may be rough cut.

New: see bottom of page for some of our customers work using this wood . . .

 





































































BIBLICAL WOODS




SCROLL DOWN, there is a lot here!


This is a sample of what you'll get.
These are SELECT grade pen blanks without cracks/checks or holes.    

They will all have some lines.
Desert Ironwood pen blank 3/4 x 3/4 x 5 inches
SELECT

Price: $3.90
Qty: 





Click the photo above for another view.
Actual pieces shown, order by number below.

Dried .  

NOTE: Piece 634 also has a duplicate number in the 1.5x1.5x6's, when you add it to the cart a description will come up to show you which one you've ordered

 Pieces not listed below or that get a red out of stock notice in the shopping cart were previously sold.

Desert Ironwood
Piece 613
1 x 1 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $12.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 615
1 x 1 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $12.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 619
1 x 1 x 5 inches

A grade
Price: $8.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 620
1 x 1 x 5 inches

A grade
Price: $8.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 626
1 x 1 x 5 inches

A grade
Price: $9.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 631
1 x 1 x 5 inches

A grade
Price: $8.00





Click the photo above for another view. Actual pieces shown, order by number below.
Dried .  

NOTE: *Piece 634 also has a duplicate number in the 1x1x5's, when you add it to the cart a description will come up to show you which one you've ordered

 Pieces not listed below or that get a red out of stock notice in the shopping cart were previously sold.

No surprises: ALL four sides visible in photos:
Click here for a third side view.

Click here for final fourth side view.

Desert Ironwood
Piece 638
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $25.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 641
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $25.00





Click the photo above for another view. Actual pieces shown, order by number below.
Dried .  

 Pieces not listed below or that get a red out of stock notice in the shopping cart were previously sold.

No surprises: ALL four sides visible in photos:
Click here for a third side view.

Click here for final fourth side view.

Desert Ironwood
Piece 646
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $25.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 650
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $25.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 651
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $25.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 652
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $25.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 654
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $25.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 655
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $25.00





Click the photo above for another view. Actual pieces shown, order by number below.
Dried .  

 Pieces not listed below or that get a red out of stock notice in the shopping cart were previously sold.

No surprises: ALL four sides visible in photos:
Click here for a third side view.

Click here for final fourth side view.

Desert Ironwood
Piece 657
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $23.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 658
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $23.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 659
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $23.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 660
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $23.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 661
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $23.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 662
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $23.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 663
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $23.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 664
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $23.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 665
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $23.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 666
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $23.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 667
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $23.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 668
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $23.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 669
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $23.00





Click the photo above for another view. Actual pieces shown, order by number below. These are very special pieces, only a tiny amount of the total ironwood can make patterns like this.
Dried .  

 Pieces not listed below or that get a red out of stock notice in the shopping cart were previously sold.

No surprises: ALL four sides visible in photos:
Click here for a third side view.

Click here for final fourth side view.

Desert Ironwood
Piece 672
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $28.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 674
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $28.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 675
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $28.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 680
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches

A grade
Price: $29.00





Click the photo above for another view. Actual pieces shown, order by number below.
Dried .  

 Pieces not listed below or that get a red out of stock notice in the shopping cart were previously sold.

No surprises: ALL four sides visible in photos:
Click here for a third side view.

Click here for final fourth side view.

Desert Ironwood
Piece 685
1.5 x 1.5 x 10 inches

A grade
Price: $41.00

Desert Ironwood
Piece 686
1.5 x 1.5 x 9 5/8 inches

A grade
Price: $41.00






Click the photo above for another view. Actual pieces shown, order by letter below.
Dried .  

 Pieces not listed below or that get a red out of stock notice in the shopping cart were previously sold.

No surprises: ALL four sides visible in photos:
Click here for a third side view.

Click here for final fourth side view.

Desert Ironwood
Piece i
2 x 2 x 9 1/8 inches

A grade
Price: $126.00































Click the photo above for another view. Actual pieces shown, order by number below.
Dried . Note that sizes are not exact due to sanding them flat, so they could be a little under the listed sizes in some cases, though not far off.   Pieces not shown below or that get a red out of stock notice in the shopping cart were previously sold.

No surprises: ALL four sides visible in photos:
Click here for a third side view.

Click here for final fourth side view.

 
Desert Ironwood
Piece H
1.5 x 1.5 x 12 inches

A grade
Price: $42.00









Customer gallery using Desert Ironwood:



Order online, or call us Monday through Friday at 970-241-2827
International callers and all Questions:Email us
 

Note that everything on this page (photos too!) are copyrighted and may not be used
without written permission.  Copyright 2006, 2023 by James Griffin.  If you are a customer
and desire to use some of our photos on your website, email us with your request.