Amanda

Price: $650

 

Woods:

Crown: purpleheart, maple

 

Twist: masur birch

 

Base: African blackwood, purpleheart, maple, wenge

 

The twist: triple rope

 

Dimensions:

21.5 in x 5 in, 54.6 cm x 12.7 cm

 

Number of pieces: 229

 

Notes: A large, heavy candlestick with a diagonal slash of figure maple in a stave top of purpleheart.  The twist is masur birch from Scandinavia.  The masur birch pattern, usually appearing in silver or downy birch, was originally thought to be due to a beetle infestation but has since been discovered to be a genetic defect.
 

A Norwegian woodworker told me that the best masur birch is harvested and allowed to "season" by sinking it in a pond over the winter under the ice. In any case, the birch with the masur pattern is highly prized and, consequently, very expensive.  
 

This candlestick also features a segmented base with 24, 48, and
8 part rings.  The 8 part rings are composed of two woods that form and arc.  See if you can figure
out how the curves in the wood
were made.

 

Price: $650