New Woods
Holly TtoY
American Holly. These tend to have an off white color that looks a little grey in most cases. Dried (all holly must be dried rapidly after cutting). We have sanded these so you can see the true color. Be aware that holly when it is rough cut looks a lot more white than it really is. These actually looked nearly white when they were rough cut. Sanding and polishes shows the color more accurately so we’ve done that for you.
$8.50 – $15.50
Holly MtoS
High quality pieces of American Holly, now quite a rare wood.
$7.50 – $13.00
Holly A-L
This is American Holly, (ilex opaca). The wood has been become rare on the market due to the difficulty in getting white pieces. For decades almost the whole country relied on just one individual who had the special skill and equipment to acquire holly and dry it white. He has now retired. On its own, Holly dries to a grey color with green streaks. It must be dried rapidly and correctly in a vaccuum kiln to get white pieces. Note that holly, when it is polished is at best ivory white with some grain showing. Sometimes it looks whiter when rough cut. These are almost the whitest the wood can be. We currently cannot replace them.
$11.50 – $13.00
Amboyna Burl 817-820
Amboyna Burl Pen blanks. All are 13/16 x 13/16 x 6 inches, and all are GG+ grade. Except for 821, all of these were cut from the same slab. Exceptional quality.
$26.00
Amboyna Burl 810-816
Amboyna Burl pen blanks. All were cut from the same slab so have compatible color/figure. All are GG+ grade. SIZES: 3/4 x 3/4 x 5 1/8 to 5.5 inches long. The ones on the left are shorter and the ones on the right are longer.
$23.50
Amboyna Burl 800-804
$32.00 – $36.00
Chechen Burl AtoD
$27.00 – $33.00
Koa Pen Blanks
Koa, a type of acacia from Hawaii, is now becoming a rare wood and there is little availability. These pen blanks are technically GG grade or better (GG means figure on at least 2 of 4 sides), but we’ll call them figured. They are specially priced and all came from the same board I found behind some other things recently.
$10.00
African Blackwood AtoH
African Blackwood, a genuine rosewood, is well known for millenia and is likely what the Ancient Egyptians called “ebony”. It has a very fine grain, takes a glass like polish and is well suited for ornamental turnery, woodwinds, and anything that involves fine detail. It cannot be shipped outside the USA due to international trade restrictions on all genuine rosewoods.
$28.50