Purpleheart with Oak in-lay wrapped in yellowheart:
This beautiful cross is hand-made from Purpleheart, Oak and Yellowheart woods.
These (3) three types of woods are blended together in such a way as to make them standout and will be a conversational piece for any room.
| Purpleheart Common names include: |
Distribution: Center of distribution in the north-middle part of the Brazilian Amazon region; combined range of all species from Mexico through Central America and southward to southern Brazil. The Tree: Trees grow to heights of 170 ft with diameters to 4 ft, but usually 1.5 to 3 ft; boles are straight, cylindrical, and clear 60 to 90 ft above buttresses up to 12 ft. high. Working Characteristics: Purpleheart is exported around the world as fine veneer and lumber. It is used for inlay, parquet and traditional flooring, overlay, architectural uses and fine furniture as well as for turnery and specialty items such as art objects, jewelry, picture frames and silverware handles. In the countries where it grows, the hard and heavy wood is also used for more utilitarian purposes due to its innate strength and unique properties.
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| Oak Common Name: hard oak, soft oak, white oak Botanical Classification: Quercus
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Characteristics:
Oak wood has a density
of about 0.75 g/cm³, great strength and hardness, and is very resistant to
insect and fungal attack because of its high tannin content. It also has
very attractive grain markings, particularly when quarter-sawn. Common Uses: Today oakwood is still commonly used for furniture making and flooring, timber frame buildings, and for veneer production. Barrels in which red wines, sherry, brandy and spirits such as Scotch whisky and Bourbon whiskey are aged are made from European and American oak. Tree is Native to: North America, Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America (Colombia only), Eurasia, in Africa. |
| Yellowheart Common Name: Yellowheart. Pau Amarello. Botanical Classification: Euxylophora Paraensis
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Characteristics: This beautiful exotic and imported hardwood is a bright yellow color, darkening only a little on exposure to sunlight. There is a little differentiation between heartwood and sapwood, or between spring and summer growth rings. The color is very consistent across the wood. It is usually straight grained and uniform. It dries relatively easily with limited checking and cracking. Common Uses: Flooring - furniture - knife handles - pens - scroll work - turnings - inlays - cabinetry. Working Properties: Yellowheart is relatively easy to work with both hand and power tools. It nails adequately, glues easily and sands to a high polish. This is not an oil wood, so it finishes with relative ease. Tree is Native To: Brazil.
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$55 each