Walnut and Yellowheart Box - 183
Measures 8 " by 5" by 3.5" tall. - $40
Walnut, Black – From Eastern United States. Heartwood can range from a lighter pale brown to a dark chocolate brown with darker brown streaks. Color can sometimes have a grey, purple, or reddish cast. Black walnut is important for its attractive timber, which is hard, dense, tight-grained and polishes to a very smooth finish. When kiln-dried, walnut wood tends toward a dull brown color, but when air-dried can become a rich purplish-brown. Because of its color, hardness and grain, it is a prized furniture and carving wood. Veneer sliced from walnut burl is one of the most valuable and highly prized by cabinet makers and prestige car manufacturers. Walnut is also used by makers of stringed instruments such as the violin and guitar and for the body of pipe organs.
Yellowheart – From Brazil. The heartwood color ranges from pale to golden yellow, darkening only slightly with age. Sapwood is a pale yellow/white. The grain is usually straight, though some figured pieces may have wavy or interlocked grain. Fine uniform texture and a naturally high luster. Comonly used for flooring, furniture, boatbuilding, accents, and turned objects.