European boxwood lumber. Kiln dried and surfaced on two sides. Boxwood is renowned for its capacity to hold crisp fine details and it has a smooth fine texture. Other species in different genera tend to have similar appearances and working characteristics ie fine texture hard and heavy and perhaps get marketed under the boxwood name much like many woods are called by the mahogany name. Boxwoods ability to hold crisp details in carvings and lathe work in combination with its color and silky fine texture truly make it a classic.
Every sheet or strip that comes out of our shop has been expertly dimensioned to exacting tolerances. Bark on lumber is a prohibited import to many countries such as the biggest market in the usa. Boxwood has been known as a great turning and carving wood for hundreds of years. Castello boxwood calycophyllum multiflorum castello boxwood though not a true buxus species still has a very fine texture and a lovely light canary yellow color.
This piece of lumber has nice figure with 1 penetrating bug hole present. This is suitable for threaded boxes. 84 lumber boxwood european logs squares boxwood zapatero squares briar mediterranean. You can be sure that your order will be dimensioned correctly and the edges square.
Crown timberyard offers precision milled hardwood in many species including castello boxwood swiss pear holly hard maple cherry walnut and mahogany. The european boxwood and topiary society ebts is devoted to encouraging the appreciation cultivation and knowledge of boxwood and topiary and to further extend both historic and scientific research in the subject. Also very popular for making scale timbers and other parts for model ships. This is truly a dream wood to millit is an excellent turnery wood capable of very fine detail.
There is a slight bug trail on the edge grain. It has an incredibly fine grain and is an excellent wood for woodturning and even ornamental turning as it accepts fine details like few woods are capable of. Castello boxwood has fine uniform texture that is silky smooth takes a high lustrous finish. We hold many rare species for furniture and guitar making that are essential in special crafts.
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