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Sandalwood (Hawaiian) 1 - 16

A precious wood of great rarity when mature like these.   Santalum elipticum is a treasure similar to the highest grades of Mysore Sandalwood from India.  This particular group is even more special because they have more oil (and aroma) than even normal good sandalwood.  This is why the color is darker in this group, rather than the usual yellowish color.      A premium incense, carving and turning wood, as well as an oustanding wood for very special handles.     We have very little left, once it is gone, we have no way to get more.      

Pyinma 1.5 x 1.5 x 12's 1-10

Pyinma, also called Asian Curly Satinwood is an uncommon wood from Laos and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. It does have a satiny feel and polishes like glass. New supplies are not possible since about 2016 when Laos banned nearly all wood exports. We have kept them from many years ago and offer them now at a competitive price. Check prices elsewhere, these are substantially less than market price. ALL pieces ARE 1.5 x 1.5 x 12 inches

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.

Shittim Wood, figured 1.5x1.5x6's

This is real Shittim wood from the Sinai desert. Basically this is the last of our stock. They are all dried and have the added feature of being figured, in one case even has some burl, which is otherwise unknown to me. They do come with a certificate if you request it in the cart at checkout. We have tried getting more, but unfortunately the supplier starting sending the wrong type of wood so we currently have no way to replace this very rare wood.

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

Snakewood H to Q

These are "micro boards" ---basically useful little boards for many purposes. Each one has been carefully looked at, and quality is very good. There is less problems with checking when using thin pieces like this, they are more stable and tend to not split as easy as thicker pieces. Thoroughly dried over a decade. Note that all snakewood, or nearly all has some small checks in it or will develop them. We do not guarantee you will not find checks inside, in fact we almost guarantee you will! It is the nature of this wood type and you should always be ready with a thin superglue applicator when working it. (if you catch them right away they are usually invisible after finishing) Avoid heat of sanding/boring as that is the cause of most cracks. All the snakewood we sell was dried many , many years ago. It is as ready to use as it can be. Not for those without experience in working difficult woods. The prices shown are the same prices we charged over 14 years ago. This is just an effort to recoup some of the losses, rather than to make money. We do not buy snakewood logs currently as there is no way to actually do that and process them into flawless pieces with figure and get anything but much less than we paid for them.