This piece was cut in the early 70s. We purchased it from an estate. It is completely dry and ready to use. This piece has hundreds of possible uses-anything from what it clearly is, a solid Redwood Lace Burl tabletop, to jewelry boxes, coffee tables, electric guitar tops, etc. This piece has some bark incursions, end splits, checks, and other minor defects. Overall, this piece is rare and something you can't find anymore. This piece has free shipping to terminal anywhere in the continental USA.

African Sapele is a beautiful, lustrous, iridescence wood with colors that range from light pink to brown and gold to red. It is easy to glue and finish, having similar working properties to Honduras Mahogany. Interlocked grain makes iridescent figure. It is great choice for Acoustic and electric guitars as well as high end jewelry boxes and humidors. Kiln dried and surfaced on two sides. This special material was cut from a $72,000 SUPERB pomelle figured log. It is all kiln dried and surfaced on two sides. This is an absolutely stunning batch of Sapele that you won't want to miss. It is the finest material we have ever had in stock! This has been surface sanded. It has sander skip at the numbered end (34" x 8" at the widest). This corner triangle area has a slight thickness taper eventually at the very corner edge tapering to 1-1/4". The live edge has several 3-12" checks that are generally within 3-4" of the edge of the board. The face has two small patches of checks. This board is 90% free of checks on the faces. The close up pictures show details of the checks. We are happy to answer any questions that you have!

Oleo Europa, grown throughout many areas of Central Europe, was planted by locals, soldiers, and anyone who has enjoyed eating olives or cooking with olive oil. Native European stock tends to produce larger boules with larger, thicker, and more stable lumber. Ideal for high end cabinets, end tables, and fancy turned articles. European Olive tends to have regular grain patterns (not fiddle back or burl) unlike the orchard trees in the United States. A rare and prized species in exotic lumber. Italy. This is the same species of olive that is sent from the "Holy land" it has just been grown elsewhere. These boards are rough, unsurfaced with natural defects, such as checks and voids, in each board.  They are kiln dried with live edge.  Will yield 2-5 usable cuttings Picture shown is a representation of these same boards AFTER trimming and planing. SHIPPING NOTE:  Please note that shipping for this item is not correct. Due to the nature of our shopping cart, it will bill you a small amount of shipping. THIS IS NOT YOUR FINAL SHIPPING AMOUNT. The additional cost of shipping will be added after your checkout process due to the heavy weight & large dimensions of this slab. We will email you with details once we receive your order (or please call or email us for a custom quote before checkout).

This wood is freshly cut as of August 2017. Some pieces will be wax sealed and some will not. There are bark incursions here and there, and occasional pieces may still have residual clay pockets. There are many exceptional pieces available with very few defects. These are much better than average quality! The color spectrum on these pieces ranges widely from blacks and blues to pinks and reds. Get your hands on this gorgeous wood before it’s gone! This piece has beautiful rustic properties, with incursions throughout, and will go fast! This would make an incredible table top! Each piece has its own unique and intriguing color, figure and burl. Some pieces may be a bit fragile. We do everything we can to avoid it, but there may be damage during shipping. All of these pieces have been air dried and contain residual moisture as of November 2, 2017. It can be shipped internationally if bark is removed.