Knife Blanks
Knife Blanks
Afzelia Xylay 108 - 113
Piece 108
1.5 x 2.25 x 6 1/8 inches
Piece 110
1 1/8 x 1 5/16 x 4 1/8 inches
Piece 112
1 1/8 x 1 5/16 x 4 1/8 inches
Piece 113
1 7/8 x 3 7/8 x 4 inches
Amboyna Burl 525 - 529
Piece 526
1.75 x 2.25 x 5 3/8 inches
Piece 528
1 9/16 x 2 x 3 7/8 inches
Borneo Rosewood 1-7
Borneo Rosewood is a rare type of red colored wood from the island of Borneo and also Southeast Asia (Thailand, etc). It is considered the best wood to keep a red color over a long period of time. The wood is quite dense and polishes very well. The darker pieces turn a sort of cranberry red over time. The pieces that are more orange turn a red color over time. Note that the pictures shown pieces that are recently cut, they have not had time to turn to a deeper shade yet. It does not tend to turn brown, making it quite unusual. This is not a genuine rosewood (which all have a latin name starting with "dalbergia") and for that reason it is allowed to be shipped worldwide.
Piece 2
Borneo Rosewood, dried, size: 1.75 x 2 7/8 x 5 1/8 inches, Piece 2
Piece 3
Borneo Rosewood, dried, size: 1 7/8 x 2 x 4.25 inches, Piece 3
Piece 4
Borneo Rosewood, dried, size: 1 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 7 5/8 inches, Piece 4
Piece 5
Borneo Rosewood, dried, size: 1 9/16 x 1 7/8 x 6 1/8 inches, Piece 5
Piece 6
Borneo Rosewood, dried, size: 13/16 x 1.75 x 5 3/8 inches, Piece 6
Piece 7
Borneo Rosewood, dried, size: 1 x 1 .25 x 3 15/16 inches, Piece 7
Boxwood 4 to 16
Genuine dried Boxwood. This type is Buxus Macowannii. A true buxus species and has a very fine grain, as this was taken from South Africa where it apparently grows quite slowly. Great quality material. It is a lot of labor to make these pieces, but we feel it is worth it to offer material that is top quality. When pieces are the general size of a Knife handle blank, we just label them as knife blanks. They can be used for all sorts of purposes though. Grades, see the description for boxwood. TG = Turning Grade, IQ = Musical Instrument Grade, IQ2= Almost musical instrument grade
Piece 5
Boxwood, dried, size: 1.25+ x 1 5/8 x 6 inches
Piece 6
Boxwood, dried, size: 1.25 x 1 11/16 x 3 5/8 inches
Piece 8
Boxwood, dried, size: 1.25 x 1 3/8 x 6+ inches
Piece 10
Boxwood, dried, size: 1.25 x 1 5/16 x 4 inches
Piece 11
Boxwood, dried, size: 1 5/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 7/8 inches
Piece 12
Boxwood, dried, size: 1 5/16 x 1 9/16 x 4.5 inches
Piece 13
Boxwood, dried, size: 1 1/16 x 1.5 x 3.75 inches
Piece 14
Boxwood, dried, size: 7/8 x 1 13/16 x 3 5/8 inches
Piece 15
Boxwood, dried, size: 13/16 x 1.25 x 12 3/8 inches
Briar Burl i to M
Briar Burl is a special wood usually used for making smoking pipes. It also turns out to be a great wood for woodworking too. Very easy to sand even though it is a hard wood, and the results are great. This is a very difficult wood to produce, the burls are odd small shapes with holes cracks and stones in the them. This is why you almost never see high quality blanks for sale, just the burls. The labor is prohibitive, but we like to make some for our customers from time to time because they are really interesting. Note: Prices actually went down from the last time we offered these years ago, we just got a better yield this time!
Piece L
Briar Burl, dried, 1 1/16 x 1.5 x 3 inches
Piece M
Briar Burl, dried, 1 1/16 x 2 x 2 7/8 inches
Ebony 300 to 306
Dried Black Ebony. Each piece is graded in the picture. Shown Bare wood, so with a clear finish they usually look all black, especially A+ and AA. They'll be coated with a clear coat before shipping to protect them.
Piece 300
Ebony, dried, size: 1 5/16 x 1.5 x 6 1/8 inches
Piece 301
Ebony, dried, size: 1 5/16 x 1.5 x 6 1/8 inches
Piece 302
Ebony, dried, size: 1 5/16 x 1.5 x 6 1/8 inches
Piece 303
Ebony, dried, size: 1 5/16 x 1.5 x 5.5 inches
Piece 304
Ebony, dried, size: 1 5/16 x 1 7/16 x 5 1/8 inches
Piece 305
Ebony, dried, size: 1 3/16 x 1 7/16 x 12.25 inches
Piece 306
Ebony, dried, size: 1 1/16 x 1 7/16 x 6.5 inches
Figured Ceylon Satinwood
These thicker pieces have been fully slow dried over many years. A wood that is nice to work, has great figure and changes appearance from every light angle. This makes the full extent of the figure hard to show in photos, you really need a video for something like this. A favorite of woodturners and other woodworkers for many years. ALL are GG+/GG grade
Piece B
1.25 x 2 7/16 x 6.5 inches
Lignum Vitae (genuine) 10 to 21
Genuine Lignum Vitae. These are graded AA, which means we haven't found any defects in them. Note that color differences are for a couple reasons: most of the wood turns green (this is a patina in most cases on the surface) but some never does. The only way to find out is to wait and see. All of it (at least most of the heartwood) seems to be a deep to medium brown to start.
Piece 10
Lignum Vitae, genuine, AA grade, size: 1.25 x 2 inches wide by 1.75 inches long
Piece 11
Lignum Vitae, genuine, AA grade, size: 11/16 x 2.5 x 4.75 inches
Piece 12
Lignum Vitae, genuine, AA grade, size: 13/16 x 1 9/16 x 2 3/8 inches
Piece 13
Lignum Vitae, genuine, AA grade, size: 7/8 x 1 1/16 x 4.75 inches
Piece 14
Lignum Vitae, genuine, AA grade, size: 15/16 x 1 5/8 x 6.25 inches
Piece 17
Lignum Vitae, genuine, AA grade, size: 1 1/8 x 1 7/16 x 4 1/8 inches
Piece 18
Lignum Vitae, genuine, AA grade, size: 1 1/16 x 2 1/8 x 4.75 inches
Piece 19
Lignum Vitae, genuine, AA grade, size: 1 x 2 x 4.75 inches
Olivewood 100 to 105
These are dried olivewood. Really nice grain and colors in these. This stuff is so easy to work with, it is really satisfying to sand and shape.
Piece 100
Olivewood, dried, size: 1 x 1 x 5.5 inches
Piece 101
Olivewood, dried, size: 1 x 2 x 5 inches
Piece 102
Olivewood, dried, size: 1 x 1.5 x 4.5 inches
Pernambuco i to S
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.
Piece J
Pernambuco, dried, size: 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 5 1/8 inches
Piece M
Pernambuco, dried, size: 1 7/16 x 1.5 x 6 1/8 inches
Piece P
Pernambuco, dried, size: 1 1/8 x 1.25 x 5 15/16 inches
Piece Q
Pernambuco, dried, size: 1 1/8 x 1.25 x 6 inches
Piece R
Pernambuco, dried, size: 1 x 1.25 x 5.5 inches
Pink Ivory 400 to 405
Pink ivory, dried, with fantastic color. Rare to find some of these colors in pieces that are actually dried and good quality. Note that piece 400 might have a tiny check or two somewhere, it was a crotch piece so they can be hidden inside especially. However quality appears very good on outside inspection. Others seem to be defect free based on my inspection.
Piece 404
Pink ivory, Dried, size: 1 3/8 x 2 x 2 5/8 inches
Piece 405
Pink ivory, Dried, size: 1 5/16 x 1 9/16 x 2 5/8 inches