EXOTIC TURNING WOOD Australian Brown Mallee(193) measurements from the highest dimensions 20"x12.75"x4" 508x323x102mm You will receive the exact piece as shown. For your consideration, exotic wood brown malee burl with live edges. This burl is known for brown to reddish heartwood. Awesome flamed figure, light brown color, easy to turn. It will produce excellent results with hand and machine tools turns superbly, will glue, and stain very well. Highly favored for fine inlay work, pepper mills, custom high-end pool cues, bowl blanks, brush backs, knife handles, musical instruments, pistol grips, decorative and figured veneers, bowls, jewelry boxes, and other expensive specialty items. Brown Mallee is the dominant tree in the cool temperate rainforest and in the mixed wet eucalypt forests. The wood has been used since European settlement and has become a sought-after cabinet timber. Color varies from brown to a deep red brown and fiddle-back grain, stripey color and burl figure is highly coveted. Brown Mallee is perhaps the rarest of the myrtle color decorations, the “tiger stripe” of contrasting dark brown - black is caused by fungal discoloration. Brown Mallee is most often produced from cull trees with too much center defect to meet pulpwood specifications. The most dominant tiger stripe is displayed in quarter sawn timber. Brown Malle generally produces excellent results with both hand and machine tools; however, areas of figured wood with abnormal grain can pose difficulties in machining. Can be difficult to air-dry heartwood material without defects. Responds very well to steam bending. Turns superbly. Glues, stains, and finishes well. Brown Mallee generally produces excellent results with both hand and machine tools; however, areas of figured wood with abnormal grain can pose difficulties in machining. Can be difficult to air-dry heartwood material without defects. Responds very well to steam bending. Turns superbly. Glues, stains, and finishes well. Heartwood is a brown or light pink brown. Narrow sapwood is paler, and is ambiguously demarcated by a zone of intermediate coloration. Can have a wavy or curly grain which has a very satiny appearance. Much more uncommon, Brown Mallee can also have dark big eyed figure in the wood, Shipping & handling: To be delivered free within the USA via US Mail. We offer combined shipping discounts on multiple purchases. We accept pay pal and all major credit cards. Please check out our other items! Please be sure to add us to your favorites list. Return policies : NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING MATERIAL THAT HAS CRACKED DUE TO IMPROPER HANDLING OR STORAGE. If you are not satisfied, you must notify us within 2 business days after receiving your material. After contacting us, you may return your items, at your expense in the same condition it was shipped within 7 days of receipt for an exchange, credit or refund minus the shipping charges you paid to receive the item/items. Refund will be given only on the price of the item/items paid for. All returns must be received in the same condition as were shipped to you. NO merchandise will be accepted if it has been altered in any way such as: cut, turned, surfaced, scrapped, stained or damaged. |