Description
Our plinths are crafted by a finish carpenter with over 30 years experience working with wood. They are truly heirloom quality. It may be “easy” to make a rectangle in wood, but it’s exceptionally difficult to make one to this standard in an exotic wood such as zebrawood.
From Wikipedia:
“The wood of Microberlinia (also known as Zebrano) is imported from central Africa, (Gabon, Cameroon, and Congo). The heartwood is a pale golden yellow, distinct from the very pale color of the sapwood and features narrow streaks of dark brown to black. Zebrawood can also be a pale brown with regular or irregular marks of dark brown in varying widths. It is almost always quartersawn to get the exciting alternating color pattern.
It is a heavy, hard wood with a somewhat coarse texture, often with an interlocked or wavy grain. The interlocked grain of this wood, like that of many tropical woods, can make it difficult to work.”