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Globe: Locust (Domestic - local) hollowed
Cap & Finial: Walnut (Domestic)
Dimensions: 4.50" x 2.25"
Locust is considered an invasive species & "junk". All through the town I group up in (St. James) the very equally spaced massive Locust trees along 25A started in those positions as fence posts that took root.
It is a very hard wood and dulls tools quickly, but, it is a beautiful wood! The heart wood flickers between greens and yellows and the sap wood is white to greenish-white. Darker spots can appear but do not detract from the wood. The grain can show deep lustrous, almost holographic shimmer.
The globe looked so "lemony" and the finial so "chocolaty" the name should be no surprise. The globe came from the same piece as truf00042008.
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