African Woods
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African Mahogany
$42.00 – $167.00
African Mahogany
$42.00 – $167.00African Mahogany comes from the Khaya, a tree native to tropical Africa and Madagascar. They average from 100 to 115 feet tall, with some trees as tall as 150 feet. Its bark is used to treat disease and it even feeds some livestock in West Africa. Its oily seeds has some similar uses as well. African Mahogany is prized for its beauty all over and has been used for everything imaginable; this made African Mahogany an easy choice when it came to dice. The wood ranges from ranges from pale pink to deep reddish brown and tends to get darker with age.
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Pink Ivory
$63.00 – $273.00
Pink Ivory
$63.00 – $273.00Pink Ivory was a sacred wood to the Zulu chiefs of South Africa. It was said that if anyone other than a Zulu chief was found to possess the wood, they would be executed. At one time, it was said to be rarer than diamonds. The wood grows in various parts of South Africa, and takes hundreds of years to reach a size suitable to make a blank. It turns out however, that it is not quite as rare as we have been led to believe, and nowadays this extremely slow-growing and exceedingly hard wood is harvested with proper permits from the South African government to ensure a sustainable harvest for decades to come. Even so it is still one of the rarest commercially available woods in the world.
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Padauk Wood
$27.00 – $103.00
Padauk Wood
$27.00 – $103.00Padauk Wood develops more vibrant colors as it is worked. The shavings are BRIGHT orange. Quite impressive really. The dark striations appear once the dice are clear coated and the color changes to a metallic red.
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Zebra Wood
$27.00 – $103.00
Zebra Wood
$27.00 – $103.00The stark contrast of light heartwood and dark sapwood layers within Zebra Wood will give your dice a laminated appearance. The big question is this? Is Zebra Wood black with white stripes or white with black stripes?
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Olive Wood (Mediterranean)
$27.00 – $103.00
Olive Wood (Mediterranean)
$27.00 – $103.00The olive tree is native to the coastal areas of southeastern Europe, western Asia, northern Africa and northern Iran. Its fruit, the olive, is a major source of olive oil. Olive wood grows in many regions around the Mediterranean. The olive tree is an evergreen tree and does not grow very tall. The average height of an olive tree is anywhere from 26 feet to 49 feet. Its trunk is usually crooked and twisted, leading to widely varied grain structures.
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Bubinga (African Rosewood)
$42.00 – $167.00
Bubinga (African Rosewood)
$42.00 – $167.00Sometimes referred to as African Rosewood, Bubinga is a gorgeous exotic wood species, with a variety of exciting grain patterns and striking red, brown, and purple tones. Bubinga is quite hard and heavy with a nice uniform grain. This stock makes an excellent set of matched dice on account of the consistent grain.
Bubinga may be loved as much for its quirky name as it is for its strength and beauty. Also sometimes called Kevazingo, usually in reference to its decorative rotary-cut veneer. It comes in as many diffrent grain patterns as someone can image and has an exceptional strength-to-weight ratio.
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Bethlehem Olive Wood
$42.00 – $167.00
Bethlehem Olive Wood
$42.00 – $167.00Every October, the olive trees in Bethlehem are pruned and the wood made available for artisans to create beautiful works of art. Bethlehem’s olive trees produce a more beautiful grain pattern than any other olive trees in Jerusalem due to their age. These trees’ roots date back to biblical times, and showcase a unique, wavy grain that offers sharp contrast to the light-toned olive wood.
PLEASE NOTE: Pens are not included with the set and we no longer craft rectangular boxes. Your dice will be shipped in our standard steel tin.
Please Note: This is the old style engraving. Your dice will be raster engraved. New pictures coming soon.
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