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Pen Blanks
Bois de Rose pen blank, 3/4
Note: these are samples. Your piece could be darker than the top piece and look almost black when you receive it. It can be very dark all the way through, or could look like the lower one in the picture above. Unfortunately we cannot easily select older pieces for color, because there is no way to tell without cutting the wood first (due to a dark violet patina on old pieces). The normal range of colors goes from purple black to reddish, and they all look basically the same on the outside, but we do make guesses when asked. This wood cannot be shipped outside the USA due to CITES trade rules on woods from Madagascar. Limited supply. Limit of 4 per each seperate order, per day$10.20
8 in the stock
Craft Blanks
Black Ebony 410to415
Dried Black Ebony. Shown bare wood for an accurate view. We are one of the only sellers anywhere that will put photos online of ebony without a darkening finish. You can see the finished color by looking at the end which has a finish on it. See notes on photos. These are generally rare pieces, and pieces like 410 cannot be imported as the last import of black thicker pieces that we can find was in 2008. We cannot replace black pieces over 1.5 inches thick. Pieces may be sprayed with a clear finish to protect them during shipping.
Piece 411
Black Ebony, dried (ready to work), size: 1 15/16 x 2 x 5 3/8 inches. Note: this piece has some tiny pin holes, discounted for that reason.
Black Palm Squares (ALL DRIED)
Black Palm is one of those unique woods that belong in the list of exotics. It is easy to sand and has some characteristics different from other woods. You'll find the black part is less absorbent than the white/light part. This means that the light part will darken somewhat if you don't use a sanding sealer to prevent it from absorbing whatever finish you use. Both appearances are good, but for more contrast use a sanding sealer.
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches
Black Palm 1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches
1.5 x 1.5 x 12 inches
Black Palm 1.5 x 1.5 x 12 inches, dried
2 x 2 x 6 inches
Black Palm 2 x 2 x 6 inches, dried NOTE: due to the nature of Black Palm, 2″ squares usually have at least one missing corner, possibly 2. If you prefer, you can buy this piece and we will cut it to approx. 1.75 x 1.75 x 6 with perfect or nearly perfect corners. We will send a full size piece unless you tell us otherwise. (use comment section in shopping cart)
2 x 2 x 12 inches
Black Palm 2 x 2 x 12 inches, dried NOTE: due to the nature of Black Palm, 2″ squares usually have at least one missing corner, possibly 2. If you prefer, you can buy this piece and we will cut it to approx. 1.75 x 1.75 x 12 with perfect or nearly perfect corners. We will send a full size piece unless you tell us otherwise (use comment section in shopping cart).
Bloodwood 17to27
High quality DRIED bi-color bloodwood. We have taken the extensive period of time to slow dry these, and then remove any defects after the drying is over. These have variegated colors and they were picked for that different look. 17 has a burly figure near the top. Figure is very rare in bloodwood. Providing this dried defect free wood is at least 4 times as much labor and about 30% more expensive for materials as providing wet waxed wood which may or may not have cracks. Our standard is much higher than the normal industry average.
Piece 18
Bloodwood, dried, size: 2 x 2 x 12 inches
Piece 21
Bloodwood, dried, size: 2 x 2 x 11 inches
Piece 25
Bloodwood, dried, size: 2 x 2 x 9.5 inches
Bloodwood 28to38
Dried Bloodwood in the high grade primo color. There is a small percentage of bloodwood with this color so these are normally considered "selected best". Dried over long periods slowly to avoid the degrade caused by kiln drying bloodwood. (Bloodwood is notorious for getting internal (totally hidden) checks that run the length of the piece on the inside when kiln dried about 1.25 inches thick). This is a precious wood that will be harder to get the future. Brazil is trying to lockdown most all wood cutting by 2030, or before. Brazil is the only good source of this wood unless you want cardinalwood which is a usually brown wood with faint red tones that grows in other countries.
piece 33
Bloodwood, dried, size: 1 1/8 x 2 x 10 1/8 inches
Piece 35
Bloodwood, dried, size: 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 11 7/8 inches
Piece 36
Bloodwood, dried, size: 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 11.5 inches
Bois de Rose 1to14
Ultra Rare Bois de Rose rosewood. One of the most sought after rosewoods ever, and not imported in over 10 years with a possibility to never see it again due to severe restrictions. These dried pieces vary from in some cases 1" thick to 1 1/8 thick in places. Lengths are actually over 15 at 15 1/8 to 15 7/8 inches long Rare offering!
Piece 5
Bois de Rose, dried, size: 1 x 1 x 15 (some are oversized)
Piece 14
Bois de Rose, dried, size: 1 x 1 x 15 (some are oversized)
Bois de Rose 23to34
Rare Bois de rose, one of the most sought after rosewoods on the planet. No longer imported and we don't have much left, so when it is gone, it cannot be replaced. All pieces are dried and this stock was actually imported decades ago.
Piece 27
Bois de Rose, dried, size: 15/16 x 15/16 x 6 1/8 inches
Bolivian Rosewood 12to22
Bolivian Rosewood in dried pieces. We take the time to dry our wood to prevent problems on your end. This usually takes years under controlled humidity/temp.
Piece 12
Bolivian Rosewood, dried, size: 2 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 12 inches
Piece 14
Bolivian Rosewood, dried, size: 2 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 12 inches
Piece 15
Bolivian Rosewood, dried, size: 2 x 2 x 12 inches
Piece 16
Bolivian Rosewood, dried, size: 2 x 2 x 12 inches
Piece 20
Bolivian Rosewood, dried, size: 2 x 2 1/8 x 12 inches
Piece 21
Bolivian Rosewood, dried, size: 1 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 12 inches
Piece 22
Bolivian Rosewood, dried, size: 1 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 12 inches
Knife Blanks
Bloodwood 39to49
High quality primo color bloodwood. Slow dried over time to give you a high quality piece. These are good for many uses. We classify pieces as knife blanks when they are a shaped in a way that is good for knife handles. It is also good for many other purposes.
Piece 43
Bloodwood, dried, size: 1 3/8 x 1 13/16 x 12 inches
Piece 47
Bloodwood, dried, size: 1 5/16 x 1 5/8 x 11 inches
Piece 48
Bloodwood, dried, size: 1 5/16 x 1.5 x 10 1/8 inches
Bloodwood 7to16
Dried bloodwood in ultra rare PRIMO PLUS grade. Bloodwood grades of primo are way above average for bloodwood and have a nice saturated red color. Note that we do our best with photos but we really cannot show how nice these are. Primo Plus is a new grade we had to add to explain the quality of this limited supply of deeper red , usually higher density and finer grained bloodwood. The extra care we take: bloodwood bought already dried is important because bloodwood over 1.25 inches thick is really quite difficult to dry and cannot be forced. Kiln drying sometimes works but usually just ends up ruining all the wood. We make sure any pieces over 1" thick are dried very gently in a multi step process that can take years. Even this means we lose about 1/3 of the wood due to cracking, but we wait for any cracks to form and then cut them out before we send the wood.
Piece 16
Bloodwood , dried, size: 1 5/16 x 1.5 x 11 inches
Bois de Rose 1to10
Bois de Rose, probably the most sought after rosewood in the world. The beauty, smell and workability is incredible, and the musical resonance is renowned. We have very little of this wood and there is no way to get more. It cannot legally be imported or cut, for many years. No new trees are cut as a result of you buying this wood.
Piece 5
Bois de Rose, dried, size: 15/16 x 1 1/16 x 9.5 inches
Piece 8
Bois de Rose, dried, size: 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 5 7/8 inches