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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$9.50
23 in the stock
Brazil Kingwood Pen blanks AtoM
A rare genuine rosewood from Brazil. Not imported for a number of years, it may not ever be imported again. Colors range from reddish to violet hues. Pieces are all unfinished, showing bare wood.
Piece C
Brazilian Kingwood pen blanks, 5-6 inches long, 3/4 inches square
Piece D
Brazilian Kingwood pen blanks, 5-6 inches long, 3/4 inches square
Piece E
Brazilian Kingwood pen blanks, 5-6 inches long, 3/4 inches square
Craft Blanks
African Blackwood 1 x 1 x 12 inches
grade IQ2 (at least) dried, defect free pieces no or almost no sapwood$16.00
9 in the stock
African Blackwood 1to7
African Blackwood is a genuine rosewood. Normally used for making musical instruments and has great working properties. Can be used for many things including ornamental turnery. The color of this wood is not black, despite the name. Colors are really a variation of dark violet and browns. Sometimes when finished it looks black.
Piece 2
African Blackwood, dried, size: 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 4.5 inches
Piece 3
African Blackwood, dried, size: 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 7.5 inches Note this is an instrument grade piece
Piece 4
African Blackwood, dried, size: 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 6 7/8 inches
Piece 5
African Blackwood, dried, size: 1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches
Piece 7
African Blackwood, dried, size: 1.5 x 1.5 x 4 inches
Bolivian Rosewood AtoJ
Bolivian Rosewood, dried pieces in 2 x 2 x 12. We planed them to check for defects so they are now mostly 1 15/16 inches square, but some are longer than listed. The smallest any of them are is 1 7/8 inches square after planing them smooth. We dry these for as long as it takes to get them to you ready to work. Most options sold on the market are wet wood, so be aware of the differences.
Piece A
Bolivian Rosewood, dried, size: 2 x 2 x 12 (note: about 1 15/16 square after planing on average)
Piece F
Bolivian Rosewood, dried, size: 2 x 2 x 12 (note: about 1 15/16 square after planing on average)
Piece H
Bolivian Rosewood, dried, size: 2 x 2 x 12 (note: about 1 15/16 square after planing on average)
Piece J
Bolivian Rosewood, dried, size: 2 x 2 x 12 (note: about 1 15/16 square after planing on average)
Brazilian Kingwood
This is Brazilian Kingwood. It is a genuine rosewood and becoming rare in quality pieces like these. Last time imported was about 5 years ago, but that was just a very small amount and before that it was many years prior for the last time allowed out of Brazil. We hope it will be allowed out of Brazil again, but the current situation is that we will likely run out in the near future.
Piece 4
Brazilian Kingwood, dried, size: 1.25 x 1.25 x 9 1/8 inches
Piece 5
Brazilian Kingwood, dried, size: 1.5 x 2.5 x 8 15/16 inches, some rounded corner areas shown in first photo
Knife Blanks
African Blackwood 8to11
African Blackwood is a genuine rosewood and has been highly prized for thousands of years. It is used in musical instrument uses, but is really exquisite for use in all kinds of craft work because the wood finishes great and is a joy to work with. Being a genuine rosewood, supplies are severely limited by a permit program and it is now hard to get.
Piece 9
African Blackwood, dried, size: 1 7/8 x 2.25 x 5 inches
Piece 10
African Blackwood, dried, size: 1 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 4 7/8 inches
Piece 11
African Blackwood, dried, size: 7/8 x 2 x 4 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 5
Borneo Rosewood, dried, size: 1 9/16 x 1 7/8 x 6 1/8 inches, Piece 5
Piece 7
Borneo Rosewood, dried, size: 1 x 1 .25 x 3 15/16 inches, Piece 7
Brazil Kingwood NtoV
High quality dried pieces in this now rare rosewood.
Piece N
Brazilian Kingwood, dried, size: 1 5/16 x 1.5 x 6 inches
Piece O
Brazilian Kingwood, dried, size: 1 x 1 5/16 x 6 inches
Piece R
Brazilian Kingwood, dried, size: 1 1 1/8 x 6 inches
Piece S
Brazilian Kingwood, dried, size: 3/4 x 1.5 x 6 inches
Piece T
Brazilian Kingwood, dried, size: 5/8 x 3/4 x 6 1/8 inches
Piece U
Brazilian Kingwood, dried, size: 5/8 x 1 x 6 1/8 inches
Piece V
Brazilian Kingwood, dried, size: 1/2 x 1 x 6 inches
Bowl Blanks
African Blackwood 12to14
Genuine Rosewood bowl blanks in African Blackwood. These used to be easy to find, but not for a long time. These were dried for over a decade, truly ready to use. The piece #12 has some burl rays you can see in the front, and some other figure scattered around. 13 has figure in that one lighter area. 14 is very dark and appears to be musical instrument grade, uncommon for sure.
Piece 14
African Blackwood, dried, 1 7/8 x 4 x 4 inches, musical instrument grade (IQ)