Gently Contoured Purpleheart, Eucalyptus & Ash Wood Hair Pin

This handcrafted hair pin is made from dark Purpleheart with broad lustrous Red River Gum Eucalyptus band. With a deep lustrous orange/red hue. Lighter coloured Ash wood makes up the gently contoured length of this beautiful pin.

Purpleheart is a very strong wood from south America. This piece was left over from a local carpentry workshop. It is one of my favourite woods to work with. Sapele Mahogany comes from West, Central and East Africa. It is often used in furniture and cabinet making and as a veneer for marquetry. It is also used in the construction of musical instruments, for building boats and as a flooring material.

Red River Gum Eucalyptus is an iconic Australian tree. The timber has a reputation for durability, strength and its distinctive red colouring. Its wide availability has seen it used for a range of applications including heavy construction, railway sleepers, flooring, framing, fencing, plywood and veneer manufacture, wood turning, firewood and charcoal production. It was also commonly used as street paving throughout Sydney in the late 1800s. This piece was salvaged from a much loved giant that was felled in a garden in Bath in 2018.

Ash is an amazing tree. It's part of the ‘Sacred Triad’ of Oak, Ash and Thorn, and the Irish ‘Seven Noble Trees’. European Ash is a prolific species forming a very important role in the ecosystem of woodlands across Europe. We are loosing many Ash trees due to Ash die back and so it is an abundant timber at the moment. This Ash was gathered from tree work and pruning jobs I carried out in a woodland in a valley near Bath.

Measurements:

15.1 cm Long

2.6 cm Wide