Wood library / Exotic hardwoods

European Boxwood

European Boxwood

Very fine-textured, smooth, pale yellow wood with little visible figure. Used for precise work such as seals, chess pieces and woodwind instruments.

WOODWAY MAGAZINEIts very fine texture suits seals, chess pieces and woodwind instruments.

Smooth pale yellow boards with very little visible figure.

Scientific name

Buxus sempervirens

Origin

Europe

Colour

Smooth pale yellow

Characteristics

Very fine grain · Plain pale yellow · Suitable for precision work

Suggested uses

Seals · Carving · Instrument making · Small objects

Colour, figure, knots and cracks vary even within the same species. Check photographs, condition and usable dimensions of the actual piece before ordering.