Brazilian Tulipwood

Brazilian tulipwood	Brazilian tulipwood endgrain

Brazilian tulipwood is the lightest colored of the true rosewoods, and has been long prized as a decorative wood, having been used in inlay bandings since the early days of European colonization of the New World. It's now hard to find Brazilian tulipwood in lengths longer than 3 feet, or widths greater than 4 inches, but that's not a problem for the applications I make of it: the central top of eight bookmatched slices in my Brazilian tulipwood jewelry box, and as a pink accent in the Amish quilt and serape jewelry box tops. It's also perfect for the tulips in my Dalbergia Garden jewelry box.