
Stabilized curly Birch knife scales
Product information Species: Masur Birch Grain type(1): Curly Chatoyance(2): High Grade of figure(3): 5A Country of origin: Estonia Measurements: 5.9x1.6x.4" Inventory number: S034 Stabilized? Yes Dyed? Two colors Comments: N/A (1) Woods exhibit many different grain types based on their genetics, sometimes even exhibiting multiple types in one blank! A thorough list of grain types (though not all-encompassing), is: Straight, Burl, Curly, Fiddleback, Crinkle, Quilted, Flamed, Pomelle, Bubbly, Lace, Birdseye, Spalted, Crotch, Angel-step, and Spaghetti. Of these types of figure, oftentimes the most sought-after and rare varieties are: burl, fiddleback, crinkle, pomelle, lace, and birdseye. This is only a subjective assessment, however, and exceptionality of blocks of wood should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. (2) All of these types of grain may be visually obvious in a given piece of wood, or may sometimes only present themselves when the wood