« The 4 elements »
..... a wood carving
Wood species used for the wood carving « The 4 elements »
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The 4 elements :
...Water, earth, fire and air...At this time the fifth element was not yet arrived, or it is still waiting in the volcanic stone used to make the lower part. Created to participate in a sculpture competition in the Lot.
Wood specie : Birch
French : Bouleau
English : Birch
German : Birke
Italian : Betulla
Spanish : Abedul
Dutch : Berk
Origin : Nord de l'Europe
Latin : Betula pendula
Family : Bétulacées
Country : France
Trunks of wood : 4 10 m
Diameter : 0.3 0.7 m
Density : 0.5 0.7
Life : jusqu'à 100 ans.
From the boreal regions, its name dates back to the ancient times, maybe in Sanskrit " Bhurga" which means " the tree that is used to write": the first use of its imprutrescible, rot, bark. It was widely used in woodworking in the 18th century, especially in Russia and Central Europe. Its color is very useful in background furniture and I put the black veins of the heart by contrast with the pearly white wood in carving
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Wood specie : Cherrytree
French : Cerisier
English : Cherrytree
German : Kirschbaum
Italian : Ciliegio
Spanish : Cerezo
Dutch : Kerseboom
Origin : Asie Mineure
Latin : Prunus cerasus
Family : Rosacées-Amygdalacées
Country : France
Trunks of wood : 2 6 m
Diameter : 0.2 0.7 m
Density : 0.6 0.8
Life : + de 150 ans.
Its name comes from the Latin cerasus, the city of Cerasonte (now Turkey), where a Roman consul, Lucullus, bring it back to Rome. Its orange color dotted with red violet stains, is a beautiful wood.
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Wood specie : Sycamore maple
French : Erable sycomore
English : Sycamore maple
German : Bergahorn
Italian : Arce sicómoro
Spanish : Acero sicomoro
Dutch : Sycomoor
Origin : Europe
Latin : Acer pseudoplatanus
Family : Acéracées
Country : France
Trunks of wood : 10 25 m
Diameter : 0.4 1.2 m
Density : 0.6 0.7
Life : + de 200...parfois 500 ans.
This giant maples, very prolific, disperses its winged seeds in the wind, so we encounter everywhere his majestic silhouette. I appreciate his wood hard with this satin aspect, either for furniture either for sculpture.
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Wood specie : Iroko
French : Iroko
English : Iroko
German : Kambala
Italian : Iroko
Spanish : Iroko
Dutch : Iroko
Origin : Afrique tropicale
Latin : Chlorophora excelsa
Family : Moracées
Country : Cameroun,Gabon
Trunks of wood : 10 30 m
Diameter : 0.4 1.2 m
Density : 0.6 0.7
Life : + de 100 ans.
Native from several African countries (Equatorial and Central), it's a victim of the success of its use in flooring.
It has a color very hot, from yellow brown to reddish brown, it darkens, also, in few days to light. When sanding is very precise, its dust can cause irritation, so it must be work under aspiration especially when I turn it..
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Wood specie : Horse chesnut tree
French : Marronnier d'Inde
English : Horse chesnut tree
German : Rosskastanie
Italian : Castagno ippocastano
Spanish : Castaño de indias
Dutch : Paardekastanje
Origin : Montagnes des Balkans
Latin : Aesculus hippocastanum
Family : Hippocastanacées
Country : France
Trunks of wood : 5 15 m
Diameter : 0.3 0.8 m
Density : 0.35 0.5
Life : + de 100 ans...300 ans.
No ... it does not come from India but from the southern Eastern Europe (Greece, Bulgaria, northern Turkey) and arrived in France in 1525 ... the last few years it's a victim of a specific illness, that we called in french '' mineuse du marronier '' resulting in brown spots on leaves that fall prematurely during the summer. Deprived of part of its resources, the tree becomes more sensitive to all diseases Because their textures are similar, I use it very often with the European walnut tree to make chess game board or for some cut in marquetry "Boulle" for their opposition of colors.
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