Craft Blanks

Shedua high figure

NOTES: These Bowl blanks were cut from the same thick board. All are basically the same in figure, color etc. All have been carefully dried over years.

Spalted Tamarind 1-7

Dried pieces. These pieces are almost never sold dried. So we spent an extra 8 months on these in controlled conditions to get them this way. Pieces not listed below are sold

Spalted Tamarind 10 - 16

Spalted Tamarind 17 to 26

Spalted Tamarind A-L

Spalted Tamarind from Southeast Asia. Dried

Ziricote 1-15

Actual pieces shown, order below. These pieces are completely dried. They were dried over a decade, this wood is ready to use. This wood is uncommon on the market in dried and truly defect free pieces over 1.5 inch thick. Cracks in dried wood are very common and we must cut away something like 70% of a board to get the good 30%. Of that remaining 30%, maybe 50% has a decent pattern, and just a few pieces have a very good pattern. Much of ziricote is pretty plain, despite the pictures you might see on the internet. It is common for many boards to just have a few dark lines spaced out over the entire large board weighing 40+ pounds. Also, it is becoming rare and good pieces of any thickness over 1 inch are uncommon.

Ziricote 16-30

Actual pieces shown, order below. These pieces are completely dried. They were dried over a decade, this wood is ready to use. This wood is uncommon on the market in dried and truly defect free pieces over 1.5 inch thick. Waxed wet pieces with multiple hidden cracks are usually what you find when buying this wood, these are not like that.

Ziricote AtoM

Ziricote is noted for the interesting grain lines, some of which look like landscapes. Use sharp tools, the wood is pretty hard. We usually prefer a finish that starts with sanding sealer to avoid darkening the wood too much. The pieces shown are not finished. If shipped during very hot weather we will apply a clear finish to protect in shipping.

Ziricote TtoZ

Ziricote, thicker dried pieces. Drying ziricote takes a lot of patience and years. We did that with these to make sure they were stable before selling. This wood type also cracks a lot during drying, so it is best to always buy it dry, rather than waxed/wet because you can get stuck with cracks otherwise.