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AMBOYNA BURL
- Common Name: Amboina, Narra, Amboyna, Amboine
- Scientific Name: Pterocarpus indicus
- Family: Leguminosae Papilionaceae
- Origin: South-East Asia, Indonesia, India
Amboyna Burl comes from the Narra tree, a member of the padauk family. It is an exotic tree that grows in the areas between India and East Asia. Amboyna is considered one of the most beautiful and precious burls, also due to its scarce availability. Amboyna Burl is one of the most exclusive and coveted woods.
Amboina Burl is characterized by its renowned red-orange color, and by the snow-white sapwood. Its color combined with the gold and brown tones give thee wood a very elegant and exotic appearance and make it one of the most valued and unmistakable forest’s species. Amboyna is a dense, medium-hard and resistant wood. It smells pleasantly while working.
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Fields of use
Amboyna Burl is used in interior design projects, in car interiors, aircraft and, yacht interiors. Its scarce availability and its beauty make Amboyna a very refined, and precious wood. For this reason, it was also the first figured veneer to be used in Rolls Royce dashboards. It is also used in high hand show knives.
