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Figured Bubinga

Dried pieces in this reddish/coppery toned wood that can take a very fine finish.  Pieces are shown at angles to help see the figure and the light reflecting back from those areas.

Figured Bubinga 15to21

Nice dried pieces of this redder type of bubinga.   There are various amounts of figure in them and the lines are also interesting.

Figured Bubinga 22to26

Dried pieces in this redder type of Bubinga.  Bubinga is sometimes called African Rosewood but it isn't actually a rosewood.   But the coppery red color gives some people the idea of a rosewood.  A glass like finish can be obtained, use very aggressive (lower grits) to sand it and for very short periods of time to prevent it from burning.  Once you have the surface totally uniform move to higher grit sandpaper and avoid burning by sanding just for brief periods. Pieces are shown at various angles to display the light reflected from the figured areas.  The reflections move as you rotate the piece.

Figured Bubinga 5to14

Dried pieces in figured bubinga.   Even though they are figured sometimes it is the side with the most lines that is more interesting than the figure.   This is one of the redder varieties, and often looks sort of coppery red when finished.   To get the best look sand it very finely.

Masur Birch 35-47

Masur Birch is a highly desired patterned wood from Finland and Belarus mostly. Recent research (2017) has reversed the previous belief that these patterns are caused by beetle attack. Studies have shown that the trees that have these patterns are genetically different from those that don't have patterns. This is a process of natural growth in the tree rather then a response to insect attack. The quality of patterns in these pieces is far above average and required very selective cutting techniques to get this kind of appearance. Notes: Piece 36 has some rounded corners.

Masur Birch 48-49

Bubinga 33to35

These dried pieces are two different types of bubinga.  The two bowl blanks are one type and the figured small board section is another.  The bowl blanks have interesting lines, and the board section has pomele/quilt figure.   Figure didn't show up too well in the photos but it is figured.

Figured Bubinga 1to5

Nice dried bowl blanks in figured Bubinga.   Note that there are several sub-species of this wood.  This is one of the ones that are redder and have more chatoyence (radiates light, especially from figured areas).      Pieces are shown on an angle to give you an idea of the way the figure reflects light.