Figured woods (various types)
Figured woods (various types)
 
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 An Extremely rare offering, these have been banned for export for a number of years, the few pieces you can still find online are selling for far more than our prices! NOTES:  NOTES: These Bowl blanks were cut from the same thick board. All are basically the same in figure, color etc. All have been carefully dried over years.  Some unusual burls for one time sale. NOTES: The American elm burl has been soaked in superglue which was then sanded off multiple times. You likely will have to glue it more on the inside but we really worked all the glue in we could from the outside. These were so extraordinary for elm I decided to put a couple hours+ additional work into them just to make them nice. We have no more elm like these, nor have I seen any for sale. The Gmelia burl is the last piece we have in the shop, and it is a very nice solid and pretty piece. Pieces not listed below or that give an out of stock notice in the cart are sold  Some of these burls, like white teak are very uncommon. Also the Cordia burl comes from the island of Vanuatu, this is not one we'll see again once it is gone. NOTES: Pieces not listed below or that give an out of stock notice in the cart are sold  Some very rare burls for sale. Shorea burl (or Sal burl) is used for ayurvedic medicine in India, and other extracts are used in the cosmetic industry. I have never seen another piece of this burl for sale in the USA, if you have tell us we'd like to know. Laos ironwood burl is very rare, note that Laos banned all timber exports about 6-7 years ago. Pieces not listed below or that give an out of stock notice in the cart are sold  Laos Ironwood burl from Laos. Rare as Laos has stopped exports 4/5 years of all types of wood coming from the country. These were all dried many years. They need to be dried very slowly over an extended time because they are so heavy. It is the nature of this burl to be very dense and it always has numerous little holes and bark inclusions. We cut around the biggest ones and fill the rest with superglue. Expect to have to do some super gluing on the inside, though I have spent a great deal of time to minimize your trouble. They are worth it as they are unique, rare and super dense. Current moisture around 10%
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