Padauk beads Africa valuable wood ball 18mm

Beads, valuable Padauk tree, pterocarpus genus, Africa, 17-18mm, hole 2-3mm. Well sanded and unpolished! This type of wood contains natural coloring substances! When rubbed with oil solutions, the tree leaves pink-red streaks.
price is for 1 bead.
In stock 85 PCs.

The Padauk size of 12mm can be viewed here: www.livemaster.ru/item/35762034-materialy-dlya-tvorchestva-businy-padauk-afrika-tsennoe-derev

Paduk or Padauk-wood of trees of the genus Pterocarpus (pterocarpus) of the Legume family (Fabaceae). It is a valuable tree species. On a fresh cut, it has a bright red color,. which eventually darkens to a rich brown due to exposure to sunlight. Distribution: Central and tropical West Africa, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Zaire and Angola. Wood is durable and stable, not subject to rot. Also Paduk is not afraid of termites and other insects. The wood is padauk is easy to work, easy to bend glued, and polished. In the processing of the Paducah emit a weak, sweetish, pleasant aroma.
The surface can be varnished. When processing the surface, alcohol-containing liquids should be avoided, since the natural dyes of this wood are soluble in alcohol.
When stored, it must be protected from water, as the latter causes drips.

More beads made of wood can be found in the collection of the store "Beads made of wood"
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