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Wood slice :
...A ribbon of colour spots, like small mirrors, playing with the waves on an old board a little tired... A wonder that I did not keep very long...
Wood specie : Purplewood
French : Amarante
English : Purplewood
German : Violettholz
Italian : Legno amarante
Spanish : Paloconcha
Dutch : Amarantehout
Origin : Amérique centrale
Latin : Peltogyne pubescens
Family : Fabacées-Césalpiniacées
Country : Brésil, Guyane
Trunks of wood : 5 15 m
Diameter : 0.4 1 m
Density : 0.7 0.8
Life : + de 200 ans.
Formerly known falsely like the wood of China , for its exotic and valuable part ... it gave its name to the color. But it's the evaporation of a resinous material in its fiber, which after few hours, allow the increase of its shade from gray to purple. His work is easy because the wood does not contain silica. The polishing reinforces pleasantly its veining giving an effect that strengthens the depth ... absolutely beautiful.
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Wood specie : Yellowyearth
French : Amarello
English : Yellowyearth
German : Amarillo
Italian : Pau amarello
Spanish : Guatambu
Dutch : Pau amarelo
Origin : Amérique du sud
Latin : Aspidosperma vargasii
Family : Rutacées
Country : Brésil, Guyane
Trunks of wood : 5 15 m
Diameter : 0.3 0.6 m
Density : 0.8 0.9
Life : + de 150 ans.
Also called boxwood of Brazil. I use it in place of European boxwood because of its color, of its long fibre, even if it is less dense ... which translates into a polished less intense, but a yellow very bright.
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Wood specie : Amboyna
French : Amboine
English : Amboyna
German : Indishes rozenholz
Italian : Sandalo rosso
Spanish : Amboina
Dutch : Amboina
Origin : Indes, Philippines, Birmanie
Latin : Pterocarpus indicus
Family : Fabacées
Country : Philippines, Malaisie
Trunks of wood : 4 8 m
Diameter : 0.3 0.9 m
Density : 0.7 0.8
Life : + de 300 ans.
This is the name given to the wooden magnifier of Indies Padouk which presents a beautiful veining, slightly silky, for a nice orange. Used for an Italian client, which had provided me, I now reserve it only for the inclusions.
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Wood specie : Princewood
French : Bocote
English : Princewood
German : Bocote
Italian : Bocote
Spanish : Ocotillo mero
Dutch : Bocote
Origin : Mexique
Latin : Cordia eleagnoides
Family : Boraginacées
Country : Mexique
Trunks of wood : 7 10 m
Diameter : 0.2 0.5 m
Density : 0.9 1
Life : + de 100 ans.
Often called rosewood of Mexico, but also Spanish elm or "freijó". Its wood, light brown to black, often with reflects, has a fine grain that makes it appreciated for the making of violon, and also for beautiful cues. I use it for beautiful ties in wood.
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Wood specie : Snakewood
French : Bois serpent
English : Snakewood
German : Schildkrôtesholz
Italian : Angelim rajado
Spanish : Madera serpiente
Dutch : Stanghout
Origin : Amérique du Sud
Latin : Marmoroxylon racemosum
Family : Fabacées
Country : Guyane
Trunks of wood : 15 20 m
Diameter : 0.3 0.7 m
Density : 1 1.2
Life : + de 300 ans.
Its fiber wood , from a deep yellow, marbled with irregular large spots has dark brown veins with darker shades who looks like of the scales of a snake. Difficult to work because of its hardness, it offers a superb final polished all in nuance. Present in the primary forest of the Amazon basin, it is also in some national parks of the primary forest in Australia.
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Wood specie : Mexicanrosewood
French : Cocobolo
English : Mexicanrosewood
German : Cocobolo
Italian : Cocobolo
Spanish : Cocobolo
Dutch : Cocobolo
Origin : Amérique Centrale
Latin : Dalbergia retusa
Family : Fabacées
Country : Mexique
Trunks of wood : 5 10 m
Diameter : 0.2 0.3 m
Density : 0.9 1.1
Life : + de 200 ans.
Also called "wood ghost" ... I understand why only that day when I made a cut in quarter ... because then, if we are lucky, there is a multitude of small ghosts ...
The wood grain tight, dense, slightly fatty, is orange-red to brown, with some darker veins irregular almost black. it requires some caution since warmed it tends to irritate the nose, throat but then it became wonderful once polished.
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Wood specie : African ebony
French : Ebène
English : African ebony
German : Ebenbaum
Italian : Ebano
Spanish : Ebano
Dutch : Ebbelboom
Origin : Afrique tropicale
Latin : Diospyros crassiflora
Family : Ebénacées
Country : Gabon, Congo
Trunks of wood : 4 10 m
Diameter : 0.2 0.5 m
Density : 1 1.2
Life : + de 200 ans.
In Greece, his name was already "ebonos".... he gave his name to the artists or craftsmen who used it to make some beautiful furniture.... Thank you Sir Boulle.
It's a dense and heavy wood, chosen uniformly black for lutherie's pieces, it sparkles in the light due to the presence of crystals of acid Oxalic and once polished, has an incomparable silky touch....
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Wood specie : Macassar ebony
French : Ebène de Macassar
English : Macassar ebony
German : Ebenbaum
Italian : Ebano
Spanish : Ebano
Dutch : Ebbeboom
Origin : Asie
Latin : Diospyros celebica
Family : Ebénacées
Country : Cambodge, Vietnam
Trunks of wood : 4 12 m
Diameter : 0.3 0.6 m
Density : 1 1.2
Life : + de 200 ans.
Its name comes from a town in Indonesia, Macassar ... Also called "ebony wood gold" because streaks golden blond, sometimes red on the wood dark brown, almost black. In English is often called "Marblewood."
A little less hard than African Ebony , it is also pleasant to work and shows no difference in density despite its marbled texture. Its golden highlights mixed with deep black color become beautiful when polished.
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Wood specie : Bow wood
French : Osage
English : Bow wood
German : Bogenholz
Italian : Moro degli osagi
Spanish : Madera de arco
Dutch : Osagedoorn
Origin : Amérique du Nord
Latin : Maclura pomifera
Family : Moracées
Country : Etats unis
Trunks of wood : 4 10 m
Diameter : 0.3 0.7 m
Density : 0.6 0.8
Life : plus de 200 ans.
Called " the Osage Orange tree ", its yellow wood at the beginning, quickly darkens to light and become orange. Used before by an indian tribe in North America, the Osages, who used it to make bows. Its united color, deep, very bright delights me every time.
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Wood specie : African padauk
French : Padouk
English : African padauk
German : Afrikanisches padouk
Italian : Paduk
Spanish : Madera coral
Dutch : Padoek
Origin : Afrique tropicale
Latin : Pterocarpus soyauxii
Family : Fabacées
Country : Cameroun
Trunks of wood : 10 20 m
Diameter : 0.5 1 m
Density : 0.6 0.85
Life : + de 200 ans.
Native from Equatorial Africa, bright orange wood turning brown slowly under the light. And just look at the colour buffer coating at the end of the first pass, to make of the coloring power. The bark, which makes it a red powder, is often still used for that.
Despite its darker longitudinal streaks, its points clearer, the work is easy, the polishing even very easy, a real pleasure...
With a cut in quarter, we get a beautiful veining, with effects of depth, which give its name of "wood coral"
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Wood specie : Indian rosewood
French : Palissandre de l'Inde
English : Indian rosewood
German : Ostindischer Palisander
Italian : Palissandro del Indio
Spanish : Palisandro de Indio
Dutch : Indië rooshout
Origin : Inde
Latin : Dalbergia latifolia
Family : Fabacées-Papilionacées
Country : Madagascar
Trunks of wood : 3 10 m
Diameter : 0.3 0.7 m
Density : 0.8 1
Life : plus de 200 ans.
As it is more readily available than the Brazilian rosewood, it has been used since the mid-20th century violin making and marquetry. Featuring the same features but with a wood less fatty, almost dry, and a range of colors supported, oriented toward the red, it reveals an interlaced absolutely beautiful veining when cut into quarters
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Wood specie : Black palm
French : Palmier noir
English : Black palm
German : Schwarz palmbaum
Italian : Palma nera
Spanish : Palmera negra
Dutch : Zwarte palm
Origin : Amérique du Sud
Latin : Oenocarpus bataua
Family : Arecacées
Country : Colombie, Equateur
Trunks of wood : 10 15 m
Diameter : 0.2 0.4 m
Density : 0.6 0.8
Life : plus de 200 ans.
Also called "patawa" it's a major monocot palm (a single trunk), reaching the canopy, which are few in the Guyanese forest, recognizable by their long flowers pending shaped like ponytail. The fruit pulp is used to prepare a popular beverage and oil that can be extracted from fruits of the "patawa " has properties very similar to those of olive oil ! The wood from the outside of the trunk, has a beautiful black colour striated with white soft points
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Wood specie : Brazilwood
French : Pernambouc
English : Brazilwood
German : Brazilienholz
Italian : Legno rosso del Brasile
Spanish : Brasiletto
Dutch : Ebbeboom
Origin : Amérique du Sud
Latin : Guilandina echinata
Family : Fabacées-Césalpiniacées
Country : Brésil
Trunks of wood : 4 10 m
Diameter : 0.2 0.5 m
Density : 1 1.2
Life : + de 200 ans.
Its name comes from a province of Brazil, where come from Brazilwood, and also from its Portuguese name of Wood-Brazil : Pau Brazil. At the 17th century, it was mostly used as a dye. From Orange color, its wood darkens very quickly to light. Currently the subject of an extensive reforestation program, it is also used to make bows for violin and cello
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Wood specie : Wengé
French : Wengé
English : Wengé
German : Wenge
Italian : Wengé
Spanish : Palissandro del Congo
Dutch : Wengé
Origin : Afrique tropicale
Latin : Millettia Laurentii
Family : Fabacées
Country : Cameroun, Congo
Trunks of wood : 8 15 m
Diameter : 0.5 1 m
Density : 0.7 0.8
Life : + de 200 ans.
Also called " rosewood of Congo" or "wenge" because it comes from forests bordering the Congo River basin. Yellow when cut, it takes the black color on drying. Its bicolor veining, dark brown with thin black veins with a lots of contrast, is really beautiful and the few cuts into quarters, pose a very unique tracery.
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Wood specie : Zebrawood
French : Zingana
English : Zebrawood
German : Zebraholz
Italian : Zingana
Spanish : Zingana
Dutch : Zebrano
Origin : Afrique tropicale
Latin : Microberlinia brazzavillensis
Family : Fabacées-Césalpiniacées
Country : Cameroun, Gabon
Trunks of wood : 10 20 m
Diameter : 0.6 1 m
Density : 0.6 0.8
Life : + de 200 ans.
Mainly originally from western Cameroon, from the English-speaking part of the country, it is a species that begins to disappear ... (thank you P. Senard)
It's also called the "zebrano" because of the very special design of its veining, adopted in English. Its grain fairly homogeneous, unlike its veining, requires a very fine sanding, because of its propensity to reverse thread, which often creates a fluffy effect, but ultimately what a pleasure for the eyes.
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