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Olivewood Burl 119 to 129
Olivewood burl pen blanks. Most have been soaked with superglue that was dried and then sanded back off. Expect at least some of these blanks to need at least a little glue on the inside as the nature of most burls (including this one) is that you often find some kind of divet or slit inside that is usually in need of thin superglue. All have been well dried, an uncommon offering for sure.
Piece 124
Olivewood Burl, dried, size: 3/4 x 3/4 x 5 inches
Olivewood from Bethlehem Pen Blanks 3/4"
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Craft Blanks
Nepal Sandalwood A to i
Nepal Sandalwood (osyris wightiana) is related to other sandalwood types. It has been used to mix into sandalwood essential oil since the 1800's. The smell is not as obvious as high grade Indian sandalwood or the the Hawaii Sandalwood types. It usually requires heating to be smelled and the aroma is more mellow than other sandalwood. Generally the lighter the color and the more burl in a piece the more smell it has. Reddish pieces usually have less smell, no idea why (however the color makes up for that!). This super rare material was imported around 2006 and as far as I can tell, not again since then. We don't have much left but wanted to put a rare offering together with these. They mostly have small natural splits, divets and some holes. We worked extensively on each piece that get those natural areas filled and glued with superglue. Expect some more gluing to be needed inside in some cases if you want to have a smooth surface as shown in the pics. It is a dream to work and has a unique beautiful look.
Piece A
Nepal Sandalwood Burl, dried, size: 1 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 6 1/8 inches
Piece C
Nepal Sandalwood Burl, dried, size: 1 3/8 x 1 7/16 x 4 1/8 inches
Piece I
Nepal Sandalwood, dried, size: 1 x 1 x 5.25 inches
Olivewood+Almond 106 to 113
This is very nice dried olivewood with excellent lines and some have figure in places also. The Almond wood has the unusual appearance because it is cut along the hybridized line between the part of the root stock that is used and the hybrid tree that is grafted on top. Both types are dry, and the thick ones took about 10 years to slow dry as rushing them would have caused damage.
Piece 106
Olivewood, dried, size: 1.75 x 2 x 7 inches
Piece 110
Olivewood, dried, size: 1.75 x 1.75 x 4.75 inches
Pernambuco 1 to 14
These are Genuine Pernambuco. These are all unusual pieces that have other color wood and also spalted areas in some cases. We have glued most of them with superglue and the spalted areas have been heavily glued to harden them if necessary. Normally just the orange part of the wood is sold, but we thought these were interesting. The cost is only for the orange part, the other parts of the wood are basically included "free".
Piece 6
Pernambuco , dried, size; 1.25 x 1 7/16 x 5 1/8 inches
Piece 7
Pernambuco , dried, size; 1.25 x 1 3/8 x 3 5/8 inches
Piece 10
Pernambuco , dried, size; 1 x 1.5 x 5 1/8 inches, with some figure
Piece 12
Pernambuco , dried, size; 7/8 x 7/8 x 9 inches
Piece 14
Pernambuco , dried, size; 11/16 x 11/16 x 10.9 inches
Pernambuco 1-8
Real pernambuco is basically gone from the market for many years, it is uncommon to see a piece for sale. Note this is not the same thing as chakte viga, which we also sell. It is not longer clear if the two wood types are closely related, but pernambuco is the rare one which is hard to get. You can darken the color by putting in direct sunlight and then remove once it is almost as dark as you want. Sometimes this can take only 3 hours, so watch the piece while "tanning" it. Some pernambuco that is darker has very little response to sunlight.
Piece 4
1 x 1 x 12 inches
Pernambuco A to H
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. The trees which are left are being protected by various groups including some associated with the violin industry.
Piece D
Pernambuco (caesalpinia echinata ), dried, Cannot be shipped outside the USA,
Size: 1.5 x 1.5 x 16 3/8 inches
Piece E
Pernambuco (caesalpinia echinata ), dried, Cannot be shipped outside the USA,
Size: 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 11 7/8 inches
Piece F
Pernambuco (caesalpinia echinata ), dried, Cannot be shipped outside the USA,
Size: 13/16 x 13/16 x 12 inches
Knife Blanks
Nepal Sandalwood JtoO
Nepal Sandalwood (osyris wightiana) is related to other sandalwood types. It has been used to mix into sandalwood essential oil since the 1800's. The smell is not as obvious as high grade Indian sandalwood or the the Hawaii Sandalwood types. It usually requires heating to be smelled and the aroma is more mellow than other sandalwood. Generally the lighter the color and the more burl in a piece the more smell it has. Reddish pieces usually have less smell, no idea why (however the color makes up for that!). This super rare material was imported around 2006 and as far as I can tell, not again since then. We don't have much left but wanted to put a rare offering together with these. They mostly have small natural splits, divets and some holes. We worked extensively on each piece that get those natural areas filled and glued with superglue. Expect some more gluing to be needed inside in some cases if you want to have a smooth surface as shown in the pics. It is a dream to work and has a unique beautiful look.
Piece J
Nepal Sandalwood Burl, dried, size: 1.5 x 1 15/16 x 5 1/8 inches
Piece K
Nepal Sandalwood Burl, dried, size: 1 3/8 x 1 7/8 x 4.75 inches
Piece L
Nepal Sandalwood Burl, dried, size: 1 7/16 x 2.5 x 3 7/8 inches
Piece M
Nepal Sandalwood Burl, dried, size: 1 3/8 x 1 9/16 x 3.75 inches
Piece N
Nepal Sandalwood Burl, dried, size: 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 3.75 inches
Piece O
Nepal Sandalwood Burl, dried, size: 7/8 x 2 x 4.25 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
Bowl Blanks
Nepal Sandalwood T to U
Nepal Sandalwood. Uber rare pieces we got in 2006, but never since. Pieces may have been glued with superglue to fill any natural gaps we can reach from the surface. There is always the possibility there will be some gaps inside that would also have to be glued.
Piece T
Nepal Sandalwood Burl, dried, size: 1 5/16 x 3.75 x 3.75 inches
Piece U
Nepal Sandalwood , dried, size: 1 5/16 x 2 x 2 1/8 inches