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Thuya Burl
Thuya wood (pronounced two-ya) is from the Thuya tree (Tetraclinis articulate in Latin, and Araar in Moroccan). This biblical tree is a conifer from the cedar family, and is exclusively native to Morocco. This highly praised conifer grows only in the forests of the Atlas mountains east of Essaouira, the beautiful coastal town famous for its ancient and contemporary history, museums, art galleries, world music festival, and above all for its Thuya wood craftsmanship. Thuya wood was highly praised by Romans and Greeks, and its oils were used in religious rituals and ceremonies. Thuya trees reach maturity over many decades. Still the praised part of this tree is not the trunk, but the burl buried in the ground. The burl has a deeper color, a more concentrated aroma, and a fascinating grain. Today these burls are very scarce and hard to locate, extract, and transport. High demand over the centuries has greatly reduced the Thuya forests, and looking for underground burls is something like sifting through sand for grains of gold. Moreover, most of these burls are very small, therefore the fact that most of the items made from this luxurious wood are of a small nature. Another hindrance is that burls generally have large splits and defects that need to be cut out. When luck strikes and a large solid burl is found, it is bid on by artisans, and is sold to the highest bidder. Burls are moved from mountainous areas on mules and donkeys as they are the only form of transportation suited to the task. All that having been said, the real value of the Thuya handcrafted goods is in the highly skilled artists who intricately design Thuya burls into breathtaking masterpieces.
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Exhibition Thuya Burl Turning Square (5" x 1" x 1")
These blanks are dry and ready to use! There are burl eyes over 70-to-100% of the pieces and the lengths vary from 4-3/4 to 5 (plus or minus an 1/8). There may be a slight twist in some of the pieces but they were cut square! Dont miss out on this opportunity to use this wood, that is great for any fine turning project (jumbo cigar pens, intarsia, jewelry, etc).
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Thuya Burl Turning Square (5" x 1" x 1")
These blanks are dry and ready to use! There are burl eyes over 30-to-60% of the pieces and the lengths vary from 4-3/4 to 5 (plus or minus an 1/8). There may be a slight twist in some of the pieces but they were cut square! Dont miss out on this opportunity to use this wood, that is great for any fine turning project (jumbo cigar pens, intarsia, jewelry, etc).
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Thuya Burl Micro Lumber
Beautiful Moroccan Thuya burl that is expertly cut with lots of burl eyes! Dry and ready to use, most blanks are waxed except thin material, knife and pistol grips, and larger slab pieces. Great for many projects! This is a rare desert gem! There is an incursion on the opposite end from the numbers.
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Exhibition Thuya Burl Micro Lumber
Beautiful Moroccan Thuya burl that is expertly cut with lots of burl eyes! Dry and ready to use, most blanks are waxed except thin material, knife and pistol grips, and larger slab pieces. Great for many projects! This is a rare desert gem! This is a bookmatch to W68874. Must buy both pieces separately to get this bookmatch set.
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W68855
Thuya Burl Micro Lumber
Beautiful Moroccan Thuya burl that is expertly cut with lots of burl eyes! Dry and ready to use, most blanks are waxed except thin material, knife and pistol grips, and larger slab pieces. Great for many projects! This is a rare desert gem!
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W68851
Thuya Burl Micro Lumber
Beautiful Moroccan Thuya burl that is expertly cut with lots of burl eyes! Dry and ready to use, most blanks are waxed except thin material, knife and pistol grips, and larger slab pieces. Great for many projects! This is a rare desert gem! There is a slight live edge at the end.
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W68835
Thuya Burl Lumber
Beautiful Moroccan Thuya burl that is expertly cut with lots of burl eyes! Dry and ready to use, most blanks are waxed except thin material, knife and pistol grips, and larger slab pieces. Great for many projects! This is a rare desert gem!
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XF Thuya Burl Bowl Blank
Beautiful Moroccan Thuya burl that is expertly cut with lots of burl eyes! Dry and ready to use, most blanks are waxed except thin material, knife and pistol grips, and larger slab pieces. Great for many projects! This is a rare desert gem! There are a couple of minor hairline surface checks on the back face.
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W68814
Exhibition Thuya Burl Lumber
Beautiful Moroccan Thuya burl that is expertly cut with lots of burl eyes! Dry and ready to use, most blanks are waxed except thin material, knife and pistol grips, and larger slab pieces. Great for many projects! This is a rare desert gem! There are some slightly rounded corner edges. Excellent overall condition. Great for cutting into any high end projects!
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W68811
Thuya Burl Turning Square
Beautiful Moroccan Thuya burl that is expertly cut with lots of burl eyes! Dry and ready to use, most blanks are waxed except thin material, knife and pistol grips, and larger slab pieces. Great for many projects! This is a rare desert gem!
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W68806
Thuya Burl Micro Lumber
Beautiful Moroccan Thuya burl that is expertly cut with lots of burl eyes! Dry and ready to use, most blanks are waxed except thin material, knife and pistol grips, and larger slab pieces. Great for many projects! This is a rare desert gem! Both edges have lots of burl eyes because this piece is quartersawn. Could yield some beautiful pen blanks!
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