Gaea's Preserve
The crem de la crem. Our Gaea’s Preserve is made up of the most beautiful wood in the world. But it takes more than simple beauty to make the Gaea’s Preserve cut. These woods are all unique in some way. From the ancient to the mega rare, every wood in our Gaea’s Preserve has to have that extra something.
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Bois de Rose
Bois de Rose
$164.00 – $871.00-
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Bronze Age Celtic Dice
Bronze Age Celtic Dice
$158.00 – $789.00-
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Archaic Strata D20s
Archaic Strata D20s
$207.00So if you haven’t been able to tell, we like making dice out of interesting materials. We also LOVE making dice out of really old materials. SO we decided, why don’t we make dice out of the oldest materials that we work with to make an absurd amalgamation of ancient d20??? So that is exactly what we have done here. These dice are made of a laminate of Ancient Bog Oak as well as Ancient Kauri and THEN, for good measure, inlaid with Ancient Mammoth Tusk Ivory. These dice are gorgeous and polish up to a brilliant shine. What’s more than that is that these are produced on our Big Ass scale so you can see all of the grain and shimmer of the wood.
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Gaboon Ebony
Gaboon Ebony
$63.00 – $273.00The scientific name for Gaboon Ebony is Diospyros crassiflora, and is endemic to West Africa, and is even named after the West African State of Gabon. This wood is believed to produce the blackest timber in the world. The Ancient Egyptians used this in various ways and for various means. Because of it’s blackness, it’s used in sculptures, doorknobs, and even walking sticks. Gaboon Ebony also sees use in instruments, such as guitars, violins and cellos. Our Gaboon Ebony d20 is one of the heaviest wooden dice we make, giving those of you that like rolling table busters a bit of a wooden option.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to CITES regulations, we cannot ship Gaboon Ebony outside of the United States.
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Mpingo (African Black Wood)
Mpingo (African Black Wood)
$63.00 – $273.00The original Ebony is not what you might think it is. It’s not even an Ebony. Traditionally we view Gabon Ebony as THE Ebony, but that is not the case. Historically speaking Mpingo, or African Blackwood, was the dark black wood that was imported in to Egypt for thousands of years, and even mentioned in the Bible. So the original Ebony was a Rosewood. Go Figure…
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Bristlecone Pine
Bristlecone Pine
$63.00 – $273.00During our first Kickstarter one of our backers put down a challenge in the comments, to see if I could come up with wood from the Methuselah Tree, the worlds oldest living Bristlecone Pine, and the worlds oldest living organism. While there’s no way in hell I would cut down a tree that’s well over 4,000 years old. Bristle Cone Pines, while not common, do grow in isolated groves just below the tree line all over the southwest.
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Khamphi Rosewood
Khamphi Rosewood
$63.00 – $273.00Khamphi Rosewood also known as Cultrata Rosewood and Burmese Blackwood varies from a medium olive or reddish brown to a darker purplish brown that polishes to an amazing richness and luster. It also smells like heaven when it is being worked. It definitely is my favorite scent of all the Rosewoods.
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Ko’u
Ko’u
$63.00 – $273.00Ko’u just might be the rarest wood we work with. I stumbled across it by accident when one of my suppliers obtained a blown down tree from Hawaii where this tree grows indigenously. Ko’u was used by the Hawaiian Royalty for plates, bowls, spoons, and other utensils as it does not impart nor take on a flavor from food.
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Ancient Bog Wood
Ancient Bog Wood
$63.00 – $273.00Bog oak is a catchall name for partially fossilized wood. Although most of this wood, as its name implies, is from an oak trees, partially fossilized yew or pine wood is also considered bog oak. Bog oak is made possible by compounds called tannins, an acidic brownish substance; renowned for it’s preservation properties. It has even preserved humans, such as the Tollund Man, or the Elling Woman.
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Snakewood
Snakewood
$63.00 – $273.00-
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Rengas Tiger
Rengas Tiger
$63.00 – $273.00Rengas Tiger is an Indonesian wood and is a deep red color with light brown to yellow stripes that can appear metallic. Its beauty does come with a cost. Rengas Tiger wood can cause dermatitis or severe allergic reactions much like poison ivy and also headaches fever and vomiting. (Oh goody poisonous wood!) Luckily for us none of the minions are allergic to it. However, you won’t need to worry about any of these reactions as the dust and sap cause them and you will come into contact with neither of them as the dice are sealed in lacquer.
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Koa
Koa
$63.00 – $273.00This Hawaiian wood shimmers like gold. Koa is one of my favorite woods. It’s also the material of choice for the traditional Hawaiian ocean going canoes since Koa is the largest endemic tree in Hawaii. Nowadays sizable trees demand a high price since the easily accessible Koa forests are being cleared for cattle grazing. This wood may become more scarce as time goes on, but for now there is still plenty of Koa around and it is not on the CITES list nor is it expected to be in the near future as Koa trees grow over an inch in diameter a year.
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