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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"
(High contrast---excellent lines ) PEN BLANKS 3/4" square by 5 to 5.5 inches long$4.50
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Craft Blanks
Mun Ebony AtoD
Mun Ebony, (Diospyros Mun) is one of the many real ebonies. It grows in Southeast Asia, in this case Indonesia. It take a fantastic polish and can be very dark, but the ones that are green such as these are the best. It is a rare wood with very little availability on the market.
Piece A
Mun Ebony, figured, dried, size: 1.5 x 1.5 x 10 3/8 inches
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
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 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
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 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
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