Druid's Dice
Carved from Mother Nature’s finest woods. These dice are what we’re known for. Its what we do. Here you’ll find majority of species of woods we offer, some exotic, and some not so exotic but each is a work of Mother Nature’s art in its own right.
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Jatoba
Jatoba
$27.00 – $103.00Jatoba, also called Brazilian Cherry or “stinktoe,” is a hardwood found in Central and South America. It finds uses in furniture and even flooring. Its sap animé is also prized for incense perfume and even varnishes. Jatoba bears a fruit called locust and was a major food source for the local indigenous tribes.
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Iroko
Iroko
$27.00 – $103.00The Mystical Iroko tree is a hardwood tree that grows to be a colossal 160+ Feet and lives 500 plus years, this tree is truly a giant. We use Iroko to build boats, for flooring, furniture, and even gates. Iroko is tough and doesn’t need much maintenance when it comes to being used outdoors. Some West African tribes, such as the Uruba, believe the Iroko to possess supernatural properties.
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Hornbeam
Hornbeam
$27.00 – $103.00Hornbeam grows to 100+ feet. It is so hard that it’s one of the reasons we humans came up with the name “ironwood.” The heartwood of Hornbeam is off white and is used for decorative purposes. Hornbeam doesn’t see much use in general carpentry because its hardness makes it a pain to work with. It does see use as tool handles, carving boards, and some parts of pianos are even made with Hornbeam.
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Guanacaste
Guanacaste
$27.00 – $103.00Guanacaste is medium sized tree, that gets upwards of 100 feet. It has a huge, spherical crown that often seems to be as wide at the tree is tall. Guanacaste is considered to be among the most majestic and beautiful trees in its native range. It is the definition of hardy and can thrive in almost any low elevation, or tropical climates. It has nearly a 100% germination rate, so it ain’t going anywhere any time soon. The orejón tree is believed to provide medical benefits. In Mexican medicine, the sap is thought to aid in illnesses such as the flu and bronchitis, while the astringent properties of its green fruit is used for diarrhea. The fruit and bark also contain tannins, which are useful for leather curing and soap manufacturing, while the sap can be used as a natural adhesive or substitute for glue, or chewed as a type of gum.
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Cypress
Cypress
$27.00 – $103.00Cypress is a common name for various coniferous trees or shrubs of northern temperate regions that belong to the family Cupressaceae. Here at Artisan Dice, we use Bald Cypress(Aka Taxodium distichum) also called Swamp Cypress. This tree is native to the Southern United States which includes our great state of Texas. This monster gets up to 120 feet and has a trunk diameter up to 6 feet thick. Most people love Swamp Cypress as a decorative tree as it has foliage that is light and eye catching. Cypress’ hardy lumber also gives it value as building materials and fence posts. This tree requires hot summers to grow which is why is thrives in the Southern United states and grows slowly in a lot of regions it has been brought to.
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Black Locust
Black Locust
$27.00 – $103.00Black Locust is the toughest wood in North American and endemic to a few small regions in the United States. It was used by English colonists to build homes. Black Locust got its name because of its resemblance to Old World Locust. This tree has been planted all over the world because of its durability and the fact that it is a major honey plant. Black Locust is specifically prized for it’s Acacia Honey.
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Alder
Alder
$27.00 – $103.00Alder is found all over the Northern Hemisphere, it’s a pioneer species that because of its symbiotic relationship with a nitrogen fixing bacteria it leaves behind nitrogen in the soil for surrounding plants and improves soil productivity. It provides between 120 to 290 pounds of nitrogen per acre. The catkins of some species of alder are ostensibly edible. The bark contains anti inflammatory properties, and some Native American cultures used Red Alder bark to treat poison oak and other skin irritants. The Blackfoot have traditionally use concoctions that included Alder bark to treat lymphatic disorders and even tuberculosis, it even has the power to fight various tumors!
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Jim Beam Oak Whiskey Barrel Dice
Jim Beam Oak Whiskey Barrel Dice
$42.00 – $167.00Jim Beam has used the same ratio of corn, rye, and barley in its mash bill for over 200 years and the same yeast colony for 75 years. Their Bourbons are aged for twice the legally required minimums. Meaning that these blanks have been soaking in that liquid libation for a minimum of 4 years and some of the whiskeys aging 12 years or more. The barrels are coopered by hand, from charred white oak and metal hoops. You can see the char from the insides of these barrels preserved on the 6 side of every d6 we make from them.
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Moabi (African Pearwood)
Moabi (African Pearwood)
$27.00 – $103.00Also known as African Pearwood, Moabi is a very large African tree similar to Makore but somewhat harder to get in States. It’s tough to work with, but the results are well worth the trouble. Moabi figure is not limited to the curl of Makore, but it comes in quilted, pomell, and mottled varieties. We work exclusively with figured Moabi. Its coloration ranges from pale pinky yellows to rich golden colors.
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Yucatan Rosewood
Yucatan Rosewood
$27.00 – $103.00Yucatan Rosewood is a hard, warm golden brown wood with darker-reddish brown grain and pale sapwood. It looks like a cross between Honduras Rosewood and Cocobolo, but does not have the allergenic properties of either of them. It polishes to a glass like shine as you can see in this dice bowl we turned from Yucatan Rosewood. As you probably already guessed this wood is native to the Yucatan Peninsula.
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Utile (Sipo Mahogany)
Utile (Sipo Mahogany)
$27.00 – $103.00Sometimes called Sipo Mahogany, Utile is somewhat related to the true mahoganies, though it is more closely related to Sapele, another African species marketed as a Mahogany. As such, it carries much of the shimmer, figure, and warm characteristics of the True Mahoganies.
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Spanish Cedar
Spanish Cedar
$27.00 – $103.00Spanish Cedar is one of those mysterious cases where its name makes absolutely no sense. This stuff is neither Spanish nor is it Cedar. It’s actually called Cedrela and it’s really a Mahogany from South/Central America masquerading as a Cedar from Spain. Spanish Cedar is THE wood for making cigar boxes as well as being the traditional wood used for the neck of a classical style guitar.
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