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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Dalmata
Dalmata
$27.00 – $103.00Like Orange Agate, Dalmata is from Peru, and its name appears to be Spanish for Dalmation. It’s oily like Cocobolo and finishes to a glass like polish. The grain structure is very fine to non existent and its coloration is brown with tons black streaking.
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Anigre
Anigre
$27.00 – $103.00Anigre is a golden white colored exotic hardwood from West Africa. While Anigre has been used around the world for quite some time, it has only recently been regularly imported to the United States. It’s long been a favorite of cabinet shops outside of the United States and is also sought after for high-end jewelry boxes, musical instruments, tables and other fine furniture. Anigre is a cousin to the True Mahoganies and shares many of their characteristics, including the typical Mahogany shimmering figure thanks to its high silica content.
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Tigerwood (Goncalo Alves)
Tigerwood (Goncalo Alves)
$27.00 – $103.00Tigerwood is a super fine grained wood with distinctive tiger striped pattern. Tigerwood is extremely dense and polishes to a high shine. It is a small tree that is found from Mexico to Brazil and has a tan coloration with light red and dark markings. It is commonly used for long bows and pool cues, as well as other fine wood turnings.
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Shedua
Shedua
$27.00 – $103.00Shedua goes by more names than you can shake a stick at. Depending on the importer who shipped it in from Africa, Shedua is called Hyedua, Black Hyedua, Ovangkol, Amazoué, Mozambique, or Amazique. Whatever you call it, Shedua is a relative of Bubinga and it exhibits some of the same traits, like an amazing figure and curl along with a glass like polish.
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Makore
Makore
$27.00 – $103.00Makore tends to be a shimmery pinkish-brown. Makore has a high silica content that dulls cutting edges stupid fast. This high silica content is what gives Makore is signature shimmer. So it is definitely a love hate relationship. Makore can show a wide variety of figures and curl which is only enhanced by the high silica content. When polished this is one of the most beautiful African woods available.
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Black Limba
Black Limba
$27.00 – $103.00Black Limba is native to Africa and was used by Gibson to make their famous Flying V guitars in the late 1950s. Black Limba exhibits varying degrees of brown to black with orange streaking, while grey-black streaks may be present in the heartwood. It is a close, straight-grained timber that can exhibit interlocked or wavy grain that produces an excellent figure. Bird’s-eye patterns are formed by dormant bud growths.
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Avodire (Blonde Mahogany)
Avodire (Blonde Mahogany)
$27.00 – $103.00Avodire, referred to as Blond Mahogany, is native to Africa where it is grown near lakes, streams, and other bodies of water. Avodire is one of the most beautiful of all blonde woods, a rare wood that has many of the same qualities of mahogany. The light-colored heartwood will darken to a golden color when cut. There is minimal difference in color between sapwood and heartwood. Avodire is often highly figured and, when polished, has a lustrous surface similar to Mahogany.
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White Oak
White Oak
$27.00 – $103.00This pale toned Oak is native to Texas and covers about a dozen different species of Oak tree. White Oak is a prevalent hard wood in North America and is used for just about everything including cabinetry, furniture, interior trim, flooring, and veneer.
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Tamboti (African Sandalwood)
Tamboti (African Sandalwood)
$27.00 – $103.00Tamboti has a strong pleasant scent when being worked due to the natural oils in the wood. This scent, like all sandal woods, lingers for some time. These natural oils make sanding this wood an unpleasant experience as they gum up the sand paper on a regular basis. Tamboti ranges in color from golden brown to orange with darker streaks.
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Sapele
Sapele
$27.00 – $103.00Sapele is a hardwood that comes from the Congo and is similar to mahogany. Sapele trees can be up to 60 meters high, but they average around 40 meters. Sapele is used in boat building, capinetry and for musical instrument, one exotic example being an array mbira.
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Red Oak
Red Oak
$27.00 – $103.00This light colored warm brown Oak is native Texas and covers about a dozen different species of Oak tree. Is is a prevalent hard wood in North America and is used for just about everything including cabinetry, furniture, interior trim, flooring, and veneer.
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Quina (Argentine Sandalwood)
Quina (Argentine Sandalwood)
$27.00 – $103.00Quina or Argentine Sandalwood is a pinkish-red wood with incredible amount of natural oils that provide a perfumed scent that lasts. Quina is beautifully figured with fine grain takes on an excellent polish. Quina is extremely durable and is widely used in Argentina for a variety of purposes including counter tops, cutting boards, and flooring.
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