Rather nice add on to my sewar collection

[wildwolberine]

Curious- what kind of wood is this? The grain reminds me of banati.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by wildwolberine

Curious- what kind of wood is this? The grain reminds me of banati.

Hello WW,

I really don't know but you're correct, it looks similar to banati. It shows a really nice chatoyancy in the sunlight.

Regards,
Detlef

[Pendita65]

Detlef,

It is a true beauty, and is the gilded material subsea?

Regards, Martin

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Pendita65

Detlef,

It is a true beauty, and is the gilded material subsea?

Regards, Martin

Thank you Martin, and yes, I think that the ferrule/bolster combination is made from suassa. I used a silver cloth to polish it up and it got dark.

Regards,
Detlef

[naturalist]

Originally Posted by wildwolberine

Curious- what kind of wood is this? The grain reminds me of banati.

It seems kemuning (Murraya paniculata) for me, a curly kemuning. Aging along the time, very well specimen. Kemuning is one of famous wood for hilt/handle from Sumatra to Lombok also for people in southern part of Sulawesi.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by naturalist

It seems kemuning (Murraya paniculata) for me, a curly kemuning. Aging along the time, very well specimen. Kemuning is one of famous wood for hilt/handle from Sumatra to Lombok also for people in southern part of Sulawesi.

Thank you very much for the identification!

[kai]

I was thinking of kemuning but am not fully convinced - for this timber, it would be very strong and regular chatoyance even in burl...

Regards,
Kai