Item Description
[Size] Total length: 6.75"; head part: 2" by 0.75".
Diameter of stick: 8mm at its thickest (near the head part), 5-6mm at the middle
of the stick [Material] Boxwood.
[Note] - Do not drop the hair stick. - Because this
unique piece is hand crafted of all natural materials, sizes, tones and colors
may vary slightly.
[About Boxwood] Boxwood is a small tree and shrub. Due to
the limited size of the material, it is rarely used for full-sized pieces of
furniture, but more often for small, carved objects or as decorative inlay.
Boxwood is very durable and dense (.83-.93 g/cm3), and its fine even texture
makes it especially suitable for carving.
Numerous varieties, which all produce material of similar characteristics,
are widely distributed throughout China; noted timber varieties are also
harvested in Hubei, Jiangxi, and Sichuan. The tree grows very slowly, with some
varieties reaching only 10-15 cm diameter after 100 years; forests of Laoshan in
Shandong produce boxwood trees with diameters reaching 30 cm.
The sapwood and heartwood of boxwood are indistinguishable, and their freshly
cut pale-yellow color turns to a warm brownish-yellow tone after exposure.
Because of its extremely small vessel cells, the texture is exceptionally smooth
and fine, and the surface polishes to a silky luster.
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