Italian Briar Craft Hobby Carving Block - Bent Stem

This block is ready for you to carve into your favorite new smoking pipe. Great hobby for wood workers. The stem is acylic and can also be shaped, worked and polished. This pipe is made of Italian Briar, this is the scientific name and info on the wood: Briar wood originates from a shrub-like tree known as Erica Arborea and is actually part of the root structure. It isn't technically a tree at all, but a large shrub. ... Known as “tree heath”, the dense roots are usually dug out of the ground by hand and then divided into small blocks known as burls. It is a very hard wood and will require safe woodworking techniques, please do not attempt woodcarving without proper hand and eye protection.