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| Birch |
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| Mahogany |
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Calamander
Also known as Zebrawood
Calamander is a member of the ebony family and derives from Sri Lanka. It is a dense hardwood, and it is distinguished by its strongly streaked yellow bands, alternating with dull brown to blackish stripes. Popular in the Regency period, it is light brown in colour stripped and mottled with black and was used for veneer and banding. Calamander was also used in the manufacture of small decorative boxes.
* So called because it was initially shipped from the Coromandel Coast in India, later from West Africa.
* Always applied as a veneer in Europe; only colonial furniture was made in the solid
* Calamander’s strong figuring was particularly admired in Britain in the early 1800´s
