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Craft Blanks
Craft Blanks
Olivewood Burl 114 to 118
This is real Olivewood burl. Took since 2009 to dry it by a very slow method. Amazingly, some of it still isn't dry and we'll offer those few pieces in the future. It tends to crack when drying. Expect to use suerglue to fill some little gaps or issues inside the burl. We thoroughly glued the outside and sanded off any excess. It is a stable wood once dry though.
Piece 116
Olivewood Burl, dried, size: 1 1/16 x 2 1/8 x 3.75 inches
Piece 118
Olivewood Burl, dried, size: 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 2.25 inches
Olivewood+Almond 106 to 113
This is very nice dried olivewood with excellent lines and some have figure in places also. The Almond wood has the unusual appearance because it is cut along the hybridized line between the part of the root stock that is used and the hybrid tree that is grafted on top. Both types are dry, and the thick ones took about 10 years to slow dry as rushing them would have caused damage.
Piece 106
Olivewood, dried, size: 1.75 x 2 x 7 inches
Piece 110
Olivewood, dried, size: 1.75 x 1.75 x 4.75 inches
Pernambuco 1 to 14
These are Genuine Pernambuco. These are all unusual pieces that have other color wood and also spalted areas in some cases. We have glued most of them with superglue and the spalted areas have been heavily glued to harden them if necessary. Normally just the orange part of the wood is sold, but we thought these were interesting. The cost is only for the orange part, the other parts of the wood are basically included "free".
Piece 6
Pernambuco , dried, size; 1.25 x 1 7/16 x 5 1/8 inches
Piece 7
Pernambuco , dried, size; 1.25 x 1 3/8 x 3 5/8 inches
Piece 10
Pernambuco , dried, size; 1 x 1.5 x 5 1/8 inches, with some figure
Piece 12
Pernambuco , dried, size; 7/8 x 7/8 x 9 inches
Piece 14
Pernambuco , dried, size; 11/16 x 11/16 x 10.9 inches
Pernambuco 1-8
Real pernambuco is basically gone from the market for many years, it is uncommon to see a piece for sale. Note this is not the same thing as chakte viga, which we also sell. It is not longer clear if the two wood types are closely related, but pernambuco is the rare one which is hard to get. You can darken the color by putting in direct sunlight and then remove once it is almost as dark as you want. Sometimes this can take only 3 hours, so watch the piece while "tanning" it. Some pernambuco that is darker has very little response to sunlight.
Piece 4
1 x 1 x 12 inches
Pernambuco A to H
This is genuine Pernambuco. Pernambuco was last imported around the year 2000. There is another orange wood, Chakte Viga (we sell this too) which is somewhat similar to Pernambuco. Some vendors call Chakte Viga by the name Pernambuco. The ones we are selling here are the original ones called Pernambuco, which is also known as Brazilwood. (That is where Brazil got its name by the way). Used by makers of violin bows for centuries, this wood has become rare and heavily protected in the wild. It is not allowed to be exported from Brazil for about 24 years or so. The trees which are left are being protected by various groups including some associated with the violin industry.
Piece D
Pernambuco (caesalpinia echinata ), dried, Cannot be shipped outside the USA,
Size: 1.5 x 1.5 x 16 3/8 inches
Piece E
Pernambuco (caesalpinia echinata ), dried, Cannot be shipped outside the USA,
Size: 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 11 7/8 inches
Piece F
Pernambuco (caesalpinia echinata ), dried, Cannot be shipped outside the USA,
Size: 13/16 x 13/16 x 12 inches
Peroba Rosa 25-37
Peroba rosa, especially in dried pieces is rarely seen for sale. It is one of my favorite woods, ultra fine grain, finishes like a dream, works great on the lathe, takes detail, kind of like a hidden treasure most people in the wood world have passed over.
piece 33
1 13/16 x 5 7/8 x 8 inches
Piece 35
1 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 5 1/8 inches
Piece 37
1.5 x 1.75 x 5 1/8 inches
Pink Ivory 144-155
Dried pink ivory-- cut in our own shop (the only way to assure quality with this wood type). Pictures are extremely difficult to create with accurate color, photos shown are our best efforts. ALL PIECES ARE DRIED TO 11% or LESS
Piece 153
Pink Ivory 211-219
Dried pink ivory-- cut in our own shop (the only way to assure quality with this wood type). ALL PIECES ARE DRIED TO 11% or LESS
Piece 214
1 x 1 x 8 5/8 inches
Piece 217
1 x 1 x 6 inches
Piece 219
1 x 1 x 4 1/8 inches
Dried/some figure
Pink Ivory 220-226
Dried pink ivory-- cut in our own shop (the only way to assure quality with this wood type). ALL PIECES ARE DRIED TO 11% or LESS
Piece 226
1 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 3 1/8 inches
Pink Ivory 300-313
Dried pink ivory-- cut in our own shop (the only way to assure quality with this wood type). ALL PIECES ARE DRIED TO 10% or LESS Note: Piece 300 is a one in one hundred piece (of good 2 x 2 x 12 dried pieces) Note about fractions: 9⁄16= .56 inch, 7⁄16= .44 inch, 3⁄8==.38 inch, 1⁄8=.125 inch, etc
Piece 304
1 1/8 x 1 3/16 x 8 inches
Piece 305
1.25+ x 1.25+ x 7 5/8 inches
Piece 306
15/16 x 15/16 x 7 5/8 inches
Piece 308
1 x 1 x 6 inches
Piece 310
1 x 1 x 5.5 inches
Piece 312
1 x 1 x 5 1/8 inches
Piece 313
1 x 1 x 5 inches
Pink Ivory 314-319
Dried pink ivory-- cut in our own shop (the only way to assure quality with this wood type). ALL PIECES ARE DRIED TO 10% or LESS Note about fractions: 9⁄16= .56 inch, 7⁄16= .44 inch, 3⁄8==.38 inch, 1⁄8=.125 inch, etc
Piece 318
1.25+ x 1.75 x 4 3/8 inches