Hawaiian Sandalwood

Hawaiian sandalwood is very rare, and few have the opportunity to own this wood. The quality of our pieces sold here is equal to the best East Indian Sandalwood as far as aroma. Grain is quite fine and the wood takes fine detail very well. Even in Hawaii, few individuals have been able to use this wood for woodworking as it is almost never sold. Ours was legally obtained from a private landowner who needed to remove a dead tree in the past and kept these pieces to sell. This is the rarest wood we sell. We have had inquiries from a museum in Hawaii because they cannot obtain it anywhere in the islands. It is available in other small sizes for .80 and up per gram. Once we sell our current stock, we doubt we’ll ever be able to get any again and consider it a once in a lifetime find. Please be aware that even the best sandalwood is not like a bottle of perfume. It won’t fill a room like an air freshener or even be noticed by people who have trouble smelling subtle smells. (Some individuals cannot even smell a quart of paint thinner spilled in the rug of a closed up 85 degree room—as I have witnessed with surprise!) Most people can smell it very well when bare wood is held up to their nose at room temperature. Cold temps or very high/low humidity might decrease the smell. It can fill a room if properly used as an incense, or when it is turned on a lathe (keep the shavings and powder as they are valued for incense).