*** Trade Name *** Bauwaua /
Marblewood
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Latin Name: marmoxylon racemosum
Origin: Western Guyana
Character: Tight grained with iridescent rays. Coloring is golden
to dark amber with chocolate brown ribbon like streaks. This unusual wood
vaguely resembles zebrawood, but with fewer and more irregular streaks, which
are lighter in color than that of zebrawood. The streaks meander and even cross
in marblewood, which does not happen so much in zebrano. The wood is slightly
coarse but tough and hard.
K/D A/D: A/D 12 yrs.
Working Properties: Finishes to a smooth, lustrous, marble like surface.
Uses: Cabinetmaking, furniture, joinery, turnings, table tops, handles, specialty items.
Dimensions: 4 qt. to 10 qt. slabs (matched pieces), logs are 4" to an 8" diameter, 4' length.
Stock: 320 B.F. (1500 lb.)
Price: $9.60 LF (4" x 12") or 7.25 lb.
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Note: This wood may be the only stock of its kind on the market.
Rare, Our logs were cut and transported to the coast by the
Amerasian Indians from the northern Amazon highlands. This species,
Rhea Rhea Dang, Pink Ivorywood, and especially Black Rose (Rose of
the Mountain) are known as Spiritwood and have very positive energy
as seen in the color and figure.
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