I am from yuma arizona and this stuff is everywhere around here. It is however protected.
Desert ironwood grows predominantly in the deserts of arizona and california usa as well as mexico.
Desert ironwood. Yes desert ironwood can be found in the south western part of arizona. Arizona desert ironwood knife gun handle supplier. 520 647 3453 ironwood stabilized burl blank specializing in knife handle craft blanks since 1998.
Arizona ironwood palo de hierro palo de fierro genus. These pen blanks are desert ironwood and have nice color and grain patterns. They have no visible defects.
Usage of the name ironwood in english may or may not include the tree that yields this heavy wood. It is one of the hardest and densest woods in the world with a specific gravity around 12 or more. Olneya tesota is a perennial flowering tree of the fabaceae family legumes peas beans etc which is commonly known as ironwood or desert ironwoodit is the only species in the monotypic genus olneyathis tree is part of the western sonoran desert complex in the southwestern united states which includes flora such as palo verde saguaro ocotillo brittlebush creosote bush and mesquite.
Tesota the desert ironwood only grows in the washes and valleys of the sonoran desert below 2500 foot elevation. Its also favored for carving by the indigenous seri people. Ask about custom size orders and wholesale discounts on arizona ironwood.
3260 lbf desert ironwood is perhaps one of the most highly regarding of all woods in knife making with its density stability and grain patterns and colors creating a unique combination of characteristics thats ideal for decorative handles. Ironwood is a common name for a large number of woods or plants that have a reputation for hardness or specifically a wood density that is over 1000 kgm 3 and sinks in water. The blanks in the picture are representative of what is being sold but are not the actual one.
Only pieces of wood that have fallen off of the remaining tree can be picked up and taken and you may not drag large pieces of wood through the desert or uproot a tree. Burl wood desert ironwood block amboyna burl burl lumber desert ironwood lumber desert ironwood pen blanks desert ironwood burl block desert ironwood knife scales honduran rosewood burl spalted beech bowl blank. Difficult to obtain and dry properly this beautiful and very dense hardwood has a great deal of chatoyance luster which gives great depth and color to finished projects.
This is true desert ironwood olynatesota a unique species that is a staple for the carving trade in mexico and is scarce on the us market. The sonoran desert is located in southwestern arizona southern california and the northwestern part of mexico.