Flamed Koa shows chatoyance You may not know the term “chatoyance”, but you’ve probably seen it. The term derives from the French word “chatoyer”, which means “to shine like a cat’s eye.” If you’ve ever seen a the semi-precious stone tiger’s eye, you get the idea. In woodworking, chatoyance is a similarly striking optical quality […]
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Ebony wood with contrasting colors and quairtersawn grain orientation. Macassar Ebony Lumber Macassar Ebony Lumber, sometimes misspelled as Maccassar or Maccasar, is a spectacular Ebony wood hailing from Indonesia. Exotic Macassar Ebony wood is strong, very dense and stiff. Diospyros celebica is a species of flowering tree in the family Ebenaceae that is endemic to
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Quarter-sawn Ash billets cut for musical instrument wood. Quarter Sawn Ash Lumber Quartersawn Ash lumber is not as common as red oak or white oak. Typically, ash logs are sawn in plain-sawn grain orientation. However, Quarter Sawn Ash presents a pleasing uniform appearance where symmetry is desired. What is Ash wood? Ash is a deciduous hardwood
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