
Wood library / Exotic hardwoods
Marblewood
Marblewood
Contrasting light and dark colours recall marble. The board's figure can become the focal point of a piece.
WOODWAY MAGAZINEA rare wood with black lines flowing over a pale ground like marble.
Black lines branch across a golden-brown ground.
- Scientific name
- Zygia racemosa
- Origin
- South America and elsewhere
- Colour
- Light ground with dark stripes
- Characteristics
- Bold stripes · Colour contrast · Decorative grain
- Suggested uses
- Boards · Furniture accents · Sculptural objects · 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.
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