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Lignum Vitae

New grading system for lignum vitae:
AA grade : The grain is fairly straight, no sapwood or checks in the piece that are visible to us. Sometimes called “Bearing grade”
A grade: The grain may have some movement, most or all sapwood gone when turned round, no checks unless truly tiny. Could have tiny bark inclusions or really tiny knots (Bowl blanks may have a small amount of sapwood on one or two edges and can be turned off or left on for effect.)
Figured: Like A grade but has figure in it. May or may not have sapwood. May have glued defects.
B grade: A good piece, and the sapwood varies from 15-40%. No cracks, possible small tight knot and possible small hairline check. Excellent Value, and offers a contrasty look. Requests for high sapwood will be allowed, (not for low sapwood).
C grade: The piece has some deep checks and would reguire some superglue to fix them, if you can’t cut around them. Even if you have to cut these to smaller sizes, they are still very inexpensive. Priced to move.

The pieces below have been color coded to easily see the grade:

🪵 Good to know

Lignum Vitae
(Guaiacum officinale)
This is genuine lignum vitae, not a substitute!

All real lignum vitae has a botanical name that starts with “Guaiacum”.

If you are looking for Argentine lignum,click here.

 
🇺🇸 Not legal for export from USA!

Pen Blanks

Lignum Vitae pen blank, AA grade

AA grade, no apparent defects or sapwood. Grain is fairly (but not perfectly) straight.

$5.50

35 in the stock

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Lignum Vitae pen blank, A grade

A grade

$4.00

16 in the stock

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Craft Blanks

Lignum Vitae 1to8

Genuine Lignum vitae (Guaiacum, very rare and hardly seen for sale anymore. These pieces are all AA grade except #6, which is A grade. AA means that the wood has passed a quality standard of no visible defects that makes it suitable for the most demanding uses, like making bearings (the traditional use of this wood in the past). "A" grade is high quality and may have some odd grain pattern that would make it less suitable for bearings, but fine for any craft use. This wood is highly protected and we've been unable to get any more that was imported before about 17 years ago. We have little left and cannot replace these pieces.

Piece 1

Genuine Lignum Vitae, dried, size: 1.5 x 1.5 x 7.75 inches

$43.50
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Piece 2

Genuine Lignum Vitae, dried, size: 1 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 5.75 inches

$24.50
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Piece 3

Genuine Lignum Vitae, dried, size: 1.75 x 3 x 4.75 inches

$69.00
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Piece 4

Genuine Lignum Vitae, dried, size: 1 5/8 x 2 x 5 7/16 inches

$44.00
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Piece 5

Genuine Lignum Vitae, dried, size: 1 5/16 x 1 13/16 x 7.75 inches

$46.00
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Piece 7

Genuine Lignum Vitae, dried, size: 1 x 2.25 x 6.25 inches

$35.00
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Piece 8

Genuine Lignum Vitae, dried, size: 3/4 x 7/8 x 4.5 inches

Knife Blanks

Genuine Lignum Vitae 11to19

Genunine guiacum officinale, in top quality pieces. Also these came from a log that has interesting striping. It makes it look a little like Argentine lignum vitae from some angles but it definitely is not. It is really tough to find flawless pieces for sale. We have looked around the net and found many pieces that are at least 2/3 waste, these are top grade AA so you can have confidence in the quality. You'll note these are classified as knife blanks (which is our term for pieces that are rectangular but not shaped like a turning square). If we have a group that has more than one category in it, we'll classify at the one that has the most blanks (sitewide).

Piece 12

Genuine Lignum Vitae, dried, size: 2 x 2 3/8 x 6 inches

$74.00
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Piece 16

Genuine Lignum Vitae, dried, size: 9/16 x 13/16 x 5.75 inches

Piece 17

Genuine Lignum Vitae, dried, size: 3/4 x 3/4 x 6 inches

Piece 19

Genuine Lignum Vitae, dried, size: 3/4 x 3/4 x 5

Bowl Blanks

Note: This is genuine Lignum Vitae. It was imported many years ago before the current restrictions.

We are asking customers to be cautious as we did recently see at least one place online is selling genuine lignum vitae and shipping it to you from outside the USA. This can result in seizure and even criminal prosecution for the importer (which would be you if you are the one buying it, buyer=importer). Customers often assume all wood sold online is safe to buy, but if you are receiving this wood from outside the USA please be aware of the risk to yourself. The sender has no risk. Receiving it from a sender INside the USA would not normally be any risk for the buyer.

Note: Some suppliers are now saying they are selling “lignum vitae” when they are actually selling “Argentine lignum vitae” or even Verawood. Ask for the botanical name of the wood. Argentine lignum vitae (bulnesia sarmientoi) and Verawood (bulnesia arborea) are not lignum vitae and are not the same as lignum vitae. A Ph.D. endocrinologist told us that it is not even clear the two wood types are related.

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