Ambrosia Maple with Ebiara Box - 152
Measures 13" x 9" x 5" $150
Ambrosia Maple - This box is made of maple. There are approximately 128 species , most of which are native to Asia, with a number also appearing in Europe, northern Africa, and North America. The ambrosia character in the maple wood is caused by a beetle which bores through the living wood, carrying a fungus on it's legs/carapace that is deposited on the wood fibers. As the sap continues to flow through the tree, it causes the fungus to spread out through the wood from the small holes carved by the beetle. This ambrosia fungus, which gives the wood it's name, causes discoloration in the maple lumber ranging through various shades of brown, but sometimes including orange, pink, green, and light purple. When boards are flat-sawn from these logs, the ambrosia signature is accentuated and the wood achieves a highly unique appearance with a distinctly rustic nature. Although created by this combination of beetle and fungus activity, ambrosia maple is sometimes referred to as "wormy" maple.
Ebiara - The top is made of Ebiara. Ebiara, Berlinia Bracteosa, (or Red Zebra Wood) grows in equatorial West Africa in Cameroon, Gabon, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Congo and Zaire. It is commonly called Mposso in West Africa. The wood that is produced from this tree looks like a hybrid cross of Zebra wood and Bubinga. It has the beautiful reds of Bubinga with the striking stripes of Zebra in one species! It is mainly used in boxes, cabinets, picture frames, turned articles, furniture and to make musical instruments.