Makore Cutting Board Strips

$11.00 ea.
Makore Cutting Board Strips
Start dreaming up the perfect cutting board. Full of color, striped, checkered, round or rectangular, these cutting board strips are your paintbrush to a beautiful creation. Get 10 to make your board at least 16" wide cutting board, so be sure to grab a few extra to let the inner artist go to work.
Why Choose Makore?
Usually a fine, straight grain wood, but some logs will have an interlocked grain that produces an attractive mottled figure. The wood glues well but is difficult to work, as the timber contains silica which rapidly dulls the tools.What Size Is This?
Thickness | 1-3/4" |
Width | 1-3/4" |
Length | 18" |
Grade | Kiln dried, clear |
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3.58
lbs /Bd. Ft.Wood Texture
Ease of Finishing

Makore is an exotic wood from Africa
Usually a fine, straight grain wood, but some logs will have an interlocked grain that produces an attractive mottled figure. The wood glues well but is difficult to work, as the timber contains silica which rapidly dulls the tools.

Reddish-brown to maroon

A very large tree. May reach a height of 180-200 feet with trunk diameters often over 48" and sometimes up to 120". Boles are straight, cylindrical and may be free of branches for 100 feet.

Aganokwe, Baku, Makore

Furniture, cabinets, interior millwork, exterior aplications, high end furniture, art pieces, veneer, interior panels, airplane cabinetry.
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