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Why Choose Chakte Viga?
Nice orange color that deepens with age and exposure. Moderately hard but a joy to work despite a slight odor when working. Similar to Birch in hardness, workability, and texture.
Turn your own beautiful pens that will make your family and friends smile. Using these hand-sorted pen blanks from Woodworkers Source means you get only the highest quality blanks that are cut square from premium kiln dried lumber.
Thickness | 3/4" (≈ 3/4" approx) |
Width | 3/4" |
Length | 6" |
Quantity | 4, 10 or 20 blanks |
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Furniture, inlay, cutting boards, flooring, turnings, small parts, knife handles, segmented turnings, picture frames
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