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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Persimmon (American Ebony)
Persimmon (American Ebony)
$27.00 – $103.00Persimmon, or American Ebony, is a native Texas tree that produces a somewhat tasty orange colored tomato shaped fruit. (Freeze the fruit first, then thaw and eat center portion with spoon. Otherwise its bitter and nasty.) Persimmon lumber typically includes very wide sapwood, with a small core of dark heartwood. When freshly cut, sapwood is creamy white and darkens to a yellow or grayish brown. The heartwood ranges from brown to black, though orange streaks are sometimes present. Persimmon wood is extremely hard.
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Pau Rosa
Pau Rosa
$27.00 – $103.00Pau Rosa is Portuguese for ‘rosewood’ and while it is not a true rosewood its high density and natural luster make for a stunning set of dice. It hails from South Africa and it shares the nickname “Pau Ferro” with Bolivian Rosewood
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Osage Orange
Osage Orange
$27.00 – $103.00Osage Orange is the Argentinean cousin of the Bois d’Arc tree. It tends not have the chatoyancy of Bois d’Arc due to the lack of silica in the soil in its native ranges, but it does have a much finer grain and rich light yellow to orange color. Osage Orange grows much larger than its Texas counter part and is there for commercially harvesting.
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Macacauba
Macacauba
$27.00 – $103.00Macacauba, also known as Hormingo, and Orange Agate features a beautiful heartwood color can be highly variable, ranging from a bright red to a darker reddish, and comes from a tree that can get up to 80 feet tall! Macacauba features a medium to fine grain and a brilliant natural luster that really comes out with our buffing process it will polish up to a Padauk like finish during the final shaping process giving it an exquisite full grain shimmer.
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Mopani or Mopane
Mopani or Mopane
$27.00 – $103.00Mopani (or Mopane as the names are used interchangeably) has a very fine grain and a deep brown color that darkens over time. It polishes to a wonderful shine and is one of the 10 heaviest woods in the world. However it is often overlooked for more popular African woods due to its reputation for being a dense and difficult to work wood.
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Mara
Mara
$27.00 – $103.00Mara, also known as Tornillo, is found in Central and South America. It has a warm brown to golden heart wood with dark streaks. Mara’s grain is straight to slightly interlocked.
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Louro Preto
Louro Preto
$27.00 – $103.00Louro Preto, also known as Laurel Negro, can be any of about 10 different species growing in South America. These species are a relative of Bocote and share a similar characteristics, though the colorations are quite different. Bocote is yellow/orange with dark striping, Louro Preto has a decidedly green cast with dark striping.
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Loganberry
Loganberry
$27.00 – $103.00Not to be confused with the plant, it is also called Rambutan. The Loganberry is native to Indonesia and Malaysia and grows naturally in Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, The name Rambutan is derived from the Malay/Indonesian word rambutan, meaning “hairy”, a reference to the numerous hairy protuberances of the fruit.
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Jicarillo
Jicarillo
$27.00 – $103.00A relative of snake wood. Jicarillo is noted for its black striping and tan coloration. Jicarillo is native to Honduras. Jicarillo is said to be a relative of snakewood, it’s is a dense and hard wood from Central America. The commonly reported scientific name by retailers, Brosimum guianensis, is completely unsubstantiated from any credible scientific sources.
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Ivorywood (Castelo Boxwood)
Ivorywood (Castelo Boxwood)
$27.00 – $103.00Often marketed as an alternative to European Boxwood, this species is native to South America and has a fine dense grain similar to that of Pink Ivory, though the two trees are unrelated. Ivorywood is so called because its off white coloration and fine grain give it the appearance of ivory. Ivorywood is also know as Palo Blanco.
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Imbuia (Brazilian Walnut)
Imbuia (Brazilian Walnut)
$27.00 – $103.00A rich mocha brown filled with crazy shimmer, Imbuia ranges in color like most walnuts, but specifically from dark rich browns to warm golden hues. Brazilian Walnut exhibits an almost burl like pattern in its grain.
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Honey Mesquite
Honey Mesquite
$27.00 – $103.00Honey Mesquite is the trade name for Texas Mesquite. In Texas, we are familiar with this wood, as we often use it to barbeque with. It produces a nice smoky flavor in the meat and there isn’t much like it. But you don’t care about that, you ain’t ordering these dice to cook with!
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