Wrightia Tinctoria aka 'Ivory Wood' aka 'Hale' or 'Beppale'

[Janx Spirit]

Aloha y'all -
Does anyone know if this wood is at all available in the US? I'm interested in the woodturning tradition in Channapatna (among other places) which uses colorful lac sticks applied to pieces on the spinning lathe to create a saturated, colorful, durable finish. Apparently this is the local wood widely used.

I am sure the technique could be applied to any number of different woods, and I've had some promising results so far, but if anyone knows a source for this wood, I would like to get some so I have a frame of reference.

Cheers -
Gregg

 

[daveflutes]

This may be the same ivory wood:

1pair Ivory wood 8x50x130mm

Shell inlay supplies, Mother of Pearl luthier supplies, Mother of Pearl

gondorinternational.com

They're in Australia. I've ordered from them in the UK and they were great, you'd have to check whether they do to the US.

 

[Friedrich9]

I wonder if what they have is Siphonodon australis? Grows up in Queensland I believe. Also called ivory wood

 

[Mr. Peet]

Hakea ivoryi, ivory needlewood is sometimes called ivory wood. However, most of the time it is one of the Siphonodon species.

 

[daveflutes]

Thanks for the info. They specialise in inlays rather than wood so getting a botanical name seems unlikely but they mostly do reclaimed Australian wood. I'll shout if I see Wrightia!