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The name of this piece is "Enchanted."
The dimensions are 7.5" high, 10" wide, and 6.5" deep.
This Jewelry Box has two Secret Drawers!
The type of wood used in this Keepsake Box is Walnut with Buckeye Burl on the drawer front. The drawers are lined with suede material. There are no stains or dyes, rather only a protective finish to enhance the natural wood color.
Walnut Characteristics: There is a distinct difference in color between the nearly white sapwood of walnut and the heartwood, ranging from a deep, rich, dark, almost chocolate brown to a purplish black. The wood often has a purplish cast with dark streaks. The tree is Native To: Native to the eastern United States, from southern Minnesota east to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and south to the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. It is also grown in Texas and north through Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
The buckeye tree is medium-sized, reaching less than 100 feet with a trunk diameter of up to three feet. Its wood is relatively light in weight as well as color. When burl is part of its composition, dark areas are also prominent. The wood also has a unique texture. Fine dust, rather than shavings, is produced when cutting tools are applied. This characteristic lends itself to a smooth finish. However, it is also very porous. So, extra amounts of polish or finish material are needed to protect the finish.
Buckeye Burl is an unusual species. Colors range from blue-black to golden whites with a nice mixture in between. Buckeye is a very difficult and expensive wood to the mill. When milling, some of the obstacles faced are rocks, sand, dirt, bullets, and rattlesnakes. Yes, rattlesnakes inside the voids in the burl! The Base of the tree (root wad) that is underground produces 90% or more of the burl. The burls can range from 50 pounds to several thousand in their natural state. When converting a burl into usable wood, there is usually 60-75% waste.
