Handcrafted wooden pen – Bubinga, Kenya, Africa, Silver, Ballpoint
£500.00In Latin Guibourtia or African Rosewood. it is valued because of its strength to weight ratio, its beautiful figuring, and its close resemblance to rosewood. Bubinga Heartwood is a pink, vivid red, or red-brown with purple streaks or veins, on exposure becomes yellow or medium brown with a reddish tint. The trees can grow quite large and five-foot diameter logs are not uncommon. This particular piece is from Kenya Africa. I receive few unique pieces of this wood during my travel there.