Druids Dice
Carved from Mother Nature’s finest woods. These dice are what we’re known for. Its what we do. Here you’ll find roughly 150 species of woods, 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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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
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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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Nogal (Peruvian or Tropical Walnut)
Nogal (Peruvian or Tropical Walnut)
$42.00 – $167.00Nogal is similar to Black Walnut only much darker in appearance, and it is more uniformly colored. Other than that Nogal is almost identical to Black Walnut, only it’s larger and more black than its American cousin.
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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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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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