Griffin Exotic Wood

Figured woods (various types)


This is the exciting page for various figured woods that just don't fit somewhere else.  We will have an ever changing inventory, and most are here because they are available only occasionally or just once.  Usually there are not many pieces available, so if you like what you see be sure to buy what you want soon as they may go quickly. Read the whole description to get the facts on what is being sold, dried pieces will say "dried", stabilized pieces will say "stabilized" etc. Might be noted somewhere in the description or the item.

Grading explanation for figured wood:
Gallery grade minus (gg-) is a nicely figured piece that has some figure scattered around, not tight or all over figure
Gallery grade (gg) is a highly figured piece of wood. It has very high and intense figure on at least two parallel sides, or very good figure on 3 or 4 sides.
Gallery grade PLUS (gg+) is a piece with rare intense figure that appears on all 4 surfaces of a square. Usually uncommon to rare.



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Black Box Burl from Australia.   This one is rarely seen on the market.   Density is extremely high but it sands well.   As it dries (these are dry) tiny splits naturally develop all over the pieces next to every eye cluster.  Some people leave the splits as a design element but I spent hours filling them all with superglue instead for this group.   If you want to fill them, it is simple but takes a bit of time.  We've done most of that already.  For this type of burl expect to glue them inside once you get well under the surface.  Otherwise leave the splits as a design element, the wood is very strong so should be no problem in not filling them if you don't want to . If you want shorter or smaller sizes we are still drying them but they are almost ready, inquire by email if you want us to check availability.   
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Pieces not listed below or that give an out of stock notice in the cart are sold
Black Box Burl
piece A
1.5 x 1.5 x 15 7/8 inches

Price: $128.00

Black Box Burl
piece D
1.5 x 1.5 x 10.25 inches

Price: $70.00


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Black Butt wood is a timber used quite a bit for flooring in Australia.  It isn't seen much on the market outside of Australia.  These pieces have nice figure. A one time offering, we have no more.   The wood is quite hard but easy to sand.  
Black Butt Wood
piece 6
3/4 x 3/4 x 5 inches

Price: $4.50

Black Butt Wood
piece 7
3/4 x 3/4 x 5 inches

Price: $4.50

Black Butt Wood
piece 8
3/4 x 3/4 x 5 inches

Price: $4.50


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These thicker pieces have been fully slow dried over many years.  A wood that is nice to work, has great figure and changes appearance from every light angle. This makes the full extent of the figure hard to show in photos, you really need a video for something like this.  A favorite of woodturners and other woodworkers for many years. ALL are GG+/GG grade

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Pieces not listed below or that give an out of stock notice in the cart are sold
Figured Ceylon Satinwood
piece B
1.25 x 2 7/16 x 6.5 inches

Price: $15.00


Click the photo for the second view, usually 3 or four sides have figure .
An Extremely rare offering, these have been banned for export for a number of years, the few pieces you can still find online are selling for far more than our prices! NOTES:

Pyinma
piece 1
1.5 x 1.5 x 12 inches

Price: $12.00

Pyinma
piece 2
1.5 x 1.5 x 12 inches

Price: $12.00

Pyinma
piece 11
1.5 x 1.5 x 12 inches

Price: $12.00


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These Bowl blanks were cut from the same thick board. All are basically the same in figure, color etc. All have been carefully dried over years.  
Shedua high figure
piece A
Dried
2 7/8+ x 6 x 6 inches

Price: $55.00

Shedua high figure
piece B
Dried
2 7/8+ x 6 x 6 inches

Price: $55.00

Shedua high figure
piece C
Dried
2 7/8+ x 6 x 6 inches

Price: $55.00


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  Some unusual burls for one time sale.  NOTES:
The American elm burl has been soaked in superglue which was then sanded off multiple times.   You likely will have to glue it more on the inside but we really worked all the glue in we could from the outside.  These were so extraordinary for elm I decided to put a couple hours+ additional work into them just to make them nice.   We have no more elm like these, nor have I seen any for sale.  The Gmelia burl is the last piece we have in the shop, and it is a very nice solid and pretty piece.  
No surprises: ALL four sides visible in photos:
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Pieces not listed below or that give an out of stock notice in the cart are sold
Gmelia Burl
piece 7
3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 5 1/8 inches

Price: $139.00


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Some of these burls, like white teak are very uncommon. Also the Cordia burl comes from the island of Vanuatu, this is not one we'll see again once it is gone. NOTES:

No surprises: ALL four sides visible in photos:
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Pieces not listed below or that give an out of stock notice in the cart are sold
White Teak Burl
piece 1
2+ x 2.75 x 10 1/8 inches

Price: $98.00


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  Some very rare burls for sale.  Shorea burl (or Sal burl) is used for ayurvedic medicine in India,  and other extracts are used in the cosmetic industry.   I have never seen another piece of this burl for sale in the USA, if you have tell us we'd like to know.   Laos ironwood burl is very rare, note that Laos banned all timber exports about 6-7 years ago.

No surprises: ALL four sides visible in photos:
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Pieces not listed below or that give an out of stock notice in the cart are sold
Laos Ironwood Burl
piece 18
2.75 x 2.75 x 5.25 inches

Price: $116.00












































































































































































































































































































































 


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