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Hornbeam
$27.00 – $103.00
Hornbeam
$27.00 – $103.00Hornbeam grows to 100+ feet. It is so hard that it’s one of the reasons we humans came up with the name “ironwood.” The heartwood of Hornbeam is off white and is used for decorative purposes. Hornbeam doesn’t see much use in general carpentry because its hardness makes it a pain to work with. It does see use as tool handles, carving boards, and some parts of pianos are even made with Hornbeam.
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Guanacaste
$27.00 – $103.00
Guanacaste
$27.00 – $103.00Guanacaste is medium sized tree, that gets upwards of 100 feet. It has a huge, spherical crown that often seems to be as wide at the tree is tall. Guanacaste is considered to be among the most majestic and beautiful trees in its native range. It is the definition of hardy and can thrive in almost any low elevation, or tropical climates. It has nearly a 100% germination rate, so it ain’t going anywhere any time soon. The orejón tree is believed to provide medical benefits. In Mexican medicine, the sap is thought to aid in illnesses such as the flu and bronchitis, while the astringent properties of its green fruit is used for diarrhea. The fruit and bark also contain tannins, which are useful for leather curing and soap manufacturing, while the sap can be used as a natural adhesive or substitute for glue, or chewed as a type of gum.
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Gaboon Ebony
$63.00 – $273.00
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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Cypress
$27.00 – $103.00
Cypress
$27.00 – $103.00Cypress is a common name for various coniferous trees or shrubs of northern temperate regions that belong to the family Cupressaceae. Here at Artisan Dice, we use Bald Cypress(Aka Taxodium distichum) also called Swamp Cypress. This tree is native to the Southern United States which includes our great state of Texas. This monster gets up to 120 feet and has a trunk diameter up to 6 feet thick. Most people love Swamp Cypress as a decorative tree as it has foliage that is light and eye catching. Cypress’ hardy lumber also gives it value as building materials and fence posts. This tree requires hot summers to grow which is why is thrives in the Southern United states and grows slowly in a lot of regions it has been brought to.
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Butternut
$27.00 – $103.00
Butternut
$27.00 – $103.00Butternut is a wood in the walnut family. It grows in north eastern United States and South Eastern Canada. This tree has a relatively short life when compared to other trees, approximately 75 years. Butternut has also been called White Walnut. It possesses a medium tan heartwood and a pale yellowish sapwood. The famous “Bush Butternut,” was planted in 1845 and still defies its average age today, living to be over 180 years old.
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Bullet Wood
$27.00 – $103.00Bullet Wood
$27.00 – $103.00Bulletwood comes from the “Balatá” and is a large tree that grows 100 – 150 feet tall that possesses wood so dense it can’t float. Its lumber, Bulletwood, is used for furniture, construction, and even the outer layers of some golf balls. The woods hardness gives our dice a satisfying feel in the hand and a satisfying “clack” as they bounce.
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Black Locust
$27.00 – $103.00
Black Locust
$27.00 – $103.00Black Locust is the toughest wood in North American and endemic to a few small regions in the United States. It was used by English colonists to build homes. Black Locust got its name because of its resemblance to Old World Locust. This tree has been planted all over the world because of its durability and the fact that it is a major honey plant. Black Locust is specifically prized for it’s Acacia Honey.
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Alder
$27.00 – $103.00
Alder
$27.00 – $103.00Alder is found all over the Northern Hemisphere, it’s a pioneer species that because of its symbiotic relationship with a nitrogen fixing bacteria it leaves behind nitrogen in the soil for surrounding plants and improves soil productivity. It provides between 120 to 290 pounds of nitrogen per acre. The catkins of some species of alder are ostensibly edible. The bark contains anti inflammatory properties, and some Native American cultures used Red Alder bark to treat poison oak and other skin irritants. The Blackfoot have traditionally use concoctions that included Alder bark to treat lymphatic disorders and even tuberculosis, it even has the power to fight various tumors!
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Jim Beam Oak Whiskey Barrel Dice
$42.00 – $167.00
Jim Beam Oak Whiskey Barrel Dice
$42.00 – $167.00Jim Beam has used the same ratio of corn, rye, and barley in its mash bill for over 200 years and the same yeast colony for 75 years. Their Bourbons are aged for twice the legally required minimums. Meaning that these blanks have been soaking in that liquid libation for a minimum of 4 years and some of the whiskeys aging 12 years or more. The barrels are coopered by hand, from charred white oak and metal hoops. You can see the char from the insides of these barrels preserved on the 6 side of every d6 we make from them.
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Malachite Dice with Copper
$84.00 – $428.00
Malachite Dice with Copper
$84.00 – $428.00Malachite has been mined since the 3rd millennium B.C. and smelted for its copper content. That copper is what gives Malachite its noted green coloration. Ancient Egyptians associated its green color, known to them as wadj, with rebirth and fertility. They believed that the afterlife contained an eternal paradise know as the “Field of Malachite”. Malachite, like Azurite and Lapis Lazuli, has been used as a pigment since antiquity, though it has more recently been replaced by its synthetic counterpart. Malachite is the second of the two copper carbonate minerals and results from the weathering of Azurite, which is why they are often found in deposits intermixed with one another. Both were melted down for the copper ore in antiquity, so it is fitting that we inlay these dice with Copper numbers.
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Azurite and Malachite Dice with Copper
$84.00 – $428.00
Azurite and Malachite Dice with Copper
$84.00 – $428.00These particular dice are made from a blend of Azurite and Malachite then inlaid with Copper. Azurite and Malachite are often found in nature together. Both minerals are the result of oxidized copper orders. And both minerals have been mined since ancient times. Pliny the Elder listed Azurite under the Greek name κυανός roughly translated as deep blue, this word is also the root of the English word cyan. In antiquity Azurite was used as a blue pigment. It was used as a far back as 2600 B.C. in Egyptian art work as well as being used in Japanese works after being heated to produce a deep blue similar to ultramarine which is derived from the much more expensive Lapis Lazuli. Azurite is unstable when exposed to air and moisture and will morph over time to Malachite, which limited is usefulness as a blue pigment. Though many colors were developed in the middle ages using Azurite as a base ingredient. When mixed with certain oils it will form greens and even grey-green tones with combined with egg yolks. Azurite was also used to develop a wide range of blue pigments from Azurro Della Magna to Aremenian Stone Blue.
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Howlite Dice Inlaid with Brass
$84.00 – $428.00
Howlite Dice Inlaid with Brass
$84.00 – $428.00These particular dice, have been crafted from Howlite and inlaid with Brass. Howlite was discovered in Nova Scotia by Henry How in 1868. It is most often found in irregular deposits resembling a dirty cauliflower. Once worked and polished, the dirty cauliflower appearance gives way to a lustrous white with black veining. Originally Howlite was tossed aside as nuisance mineral in gypsum mines until How’s discovery. These days you can find this mineral sold as “white” or “buffalo turquoise”. It is quite often dyed to resemble genuine turquoise, as the porous nature of Howlite allows it to take dyes readily. And like turquoise it is easily worked and used to make many decorative objects.
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