Figured woods (various types)
Figured woods (various types)
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 Dried pieces that have the best figure. This wood is difficult to photograph because a slight angle change shows different figure in different areas. It also reflects light so much when finished that the yellow color looks like yellow chrome. Definitely some great examples of this wood that finish with a glass like feel.
 The 12 inch ones have better figure of the two sizes.  A large dried piece. Grade is gg/gg+. Pictures don't do it justice!
 Big Linden, (Tilia platyphyllos) is sometimes also called Lime, but it isn't related to real lime trees. Trees can live to great age and there is one on the ruins of a church in Kiev Ukraine that is believed to date from the 1300's. The tree is not rare, but these burls are almost unknown on the market in the USA. We did extensive soaking with superglue on all these and though I was very thorough, you could need to use a bit more glue once you get inside the wood. Hardness seems to be about like Northwest Maple, at least for the burls. Sands very nicely and was super easy to finish too. Interesting color and patterns not seen in other burls so we thought we would give this a try and see what you think (let me know either way). All pieces were DRIED for years.
Figured Pyinma not related to Ceylon Satinwood, Pyinma is a completely different species. We have ceylon satinwood too, email us. Pyinma has much better figure.
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