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Acajou Santos / Acajou Mahogany Khaya
Trees
from. the tropical areas of west and central Africa.Characteristics
: Pal to dark Brown , brown pink
sometimes, heavy, adults can
reach 30 m.Use: Music instruments, Cabinet
making, veneering furnishing
considerate its value.
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Amarante/Amaranth ou Peltogyne pubescens
venosa ( Famille
des Caesalpiniaceae)
This
wood comes
from the South of America, it is a stable heavy wood, long-lasting. astonishment
wood which changes with the time.Characteristics
: Grey heart when it's just
cut, becomes violin with the light the
very dark Red Brown when its becomes matured.Utilization
: Once used in the
dyeing, also uses for the sculptures, the
furnishings and the carpenters Exotic Wood
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Amourette/SnakeWood
Brossimun
Aubletti
Exotique Characteristics:
Orange and Brown, dark, could be spotty in black or veined, it is a very
heavy and strong wood . Use: Very demanded to make the Baroque violin
bows, walking sticks, jewellery. One
of the most precious wood around the world
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BOCOTE Cordia
Gerascanthus
This
Rosewood comes from the central America
Characteristics
: Use: For the decoration and the
cabinet making. Very Precious and Exotic Wood |
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BOIS
DE CÂDE / Genévrier
/Juniper
The
Juniper is a Mediterranean tree, which very often reaches 4 to 5 meters
height,
but can be over than 10 meters height and live over 200 years old.
Characteristics : Its color reminds the Olives tree's and its smells the
forest.
Use : from the
Juniper, we extract a very strong antiseptic, the
Mediterranean Juniper is very much appreciate in pen manufacture, its
very rough fruits is used in the Gin recipe. European Wood |
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PALISSANDRE
du Brésil
/ Kingwood Bois
de Violette
Dalbergia
Cearensis
Characteristics
: Very resistant its colors differ between Purple to Brown
Uses : since the XVIIth century for the styled
furnishers, in marquetry
as much as Rosewood. Precious Wood |
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COCOBOLO/ Mexican RosewoodDalbergia
Retusa
This
Rosewood, grows on the dry height of Mexico
Characteristics: Smells as Lilac when it is freshly cut, when polishing its color changes.
Use : mainly for Art
Craft. Very Precious Wood |
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ÉBeNE/African
Ebony
Extremely
rare, it comes from Gabon, in French Ebony gave its name to the
professionals who create precious furnishings. "Ebeniste".
Characteristics
: Very strong
wood, hard to work with. Black, lighter veined sometimes. At the end the finished is magnificent
Use
: Decoration, veneering
furnishing, and music instruments, and
even keys of piano. Very Precious Wood |
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Hêtre
de France/Beech from France
Fagus
Sylvatica
Grows
in oceanic climate, adult it reaches between 5 to 15 meters
Characteristics
: Flat White to cream, it is resistant, knotty, it is a hard wood.
In the Celtic astrology the Beech is materialistic and reasonable, for
the Romans it is Jupiter's tree.
Use: we extract from its incomplete combustion a wood tar which is used
in composing of caught syrups, its cenders are used in the composing of
craft soap and Beech is also used in furnishing and toys. |
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LOUPE
D'ORME de France Gnarl of Elm from France Ulmus
Campestris
European
tree, this one comes from France, it is beteween a 1.5 and 3 meters height
tree. In the Celtic astrology the Elm meant generosity.Use
:under François the 1rst and Henri the IVth it was used to build
the gun carriage, nowadays used for veneering the dashboard
cars. Very
rare Precious Wood |
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BOIS
D'OLIVIER (de
France)/Olive Tree from France
The
Olive tree, is southerner tree, it can lives for 2000 years, adult it
can measures 12 meters if nobody cut it! In the Celtic astrology the
Olive tree represents wisdom.
Characteristics : Very twisted tree for the oldest Use : kitchen tools and sculptures. Precious Wood and Protected. |
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PALISSANDRE
de Bolivie/SANTOS
ROSEWOOD Machaerium
Sileroxilom (Palissandre)
From Bolivia. Characteristics : Brown to dark red with purple
vein. Easy enough to work with. Use : Mainly furnishing. Precious Wood
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PALISSSANDRE
de Segippe/ Rosewood from Segippe
From
an oriental Brazilian state.
Characteristics: Very rich colors
Use : Very appreciate in veneering
furnishing, decoration, cabinet
making and brush factory. Precious Wood |
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PATAWA/Guyana
Palm Tree Oenocarpus bataua
Characteristics
:Black and white veined wood.Use : Mainly for the sculpture with regards of the
price. Very Precious Wood |
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Pernambouc / Cæsalpinia
Echinata
It
took its name form one North East Brazilian state. Characteristics: It is a quit hard wood to work with, very resistant, it has a real
characteristic orange color.Use : In the XVIIIth century it was very demanded for the red
dyeing, nowadays,
it is used in the shipbuilding and the cabinet making but also very
demanded for the violin bows. Very Rare and Very Precious Wood |
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LOUPE
DE THUYA d'Orient/Gnarl of Thuja from Orient Tetraclinis
From
Maroco, we just use the gnarl of Thuja, it is a very demanded tree, it
grows in bunch on the same stub. Characteristics
: average adult height is around 5 to 10
meters. It is an incredible
hard tree, brown and twisted tree with darker eyes. Its work is really
difficult Use :jewel case, musical boxes,
furnishings, panel, also used in luxury
cabinet making. Precious Wood
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