| KALEIDOSCOPES |
| TELLICO TURNINGS |
| Everyone loves a Kaleidoscope. These fun, hand turned, little Kaleidoscopes are about 2-3/4 inch in length by approx 1-1/2 inch diameter and sparkle with color and changing patterns. The little toy kaleidoscopes will add pizzazz to your decor or for a short break and stress relief. Take a moment and watch all the changing colors when you take a peek through the Kaleidoscope eye piece. New kaleidoscopes are available Watch this page for new arrivals. |
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| COLORWOOD "FLAMING ASH" Red and Black mini egg kaleidosocope 2 1/2" High X 1 3/4" Diameter Colorwood is manufactured of layers of dyed hardwood veneers pressed together under very high pressure. The veneers can then be cut at an angle across the grain to create a unique looping pattern, or cut straight with the grain to create the "eyes" as seen on this piece. Colorwood are produced in many varieties of colors Colorwood is drilled, turned and finished the same as natural wood. The egg cup is turned from the same wood blank as the kaleidoscope Item Nr: 23-595 SOLD |
| COLORWOOD " GREY SHADOWS" Black and Grey mini egg kaleidosocope 2 1/2" High X 1 3/4" Diameter Colorwood is manufactured of layers of dyed hardwood veneers pressed together under very high pressure. The veneers can then be cut at an angle across the grain to create a unique looping pattern, or cut straight with the grain to create the "eyes" as seen on this piece. Colorwood are produced in many varieties of colors Colorwood is drilled, turned and finished the same as natural wood. The egg cup is turned from the same wood blank as the kaleidoscope Item Nr: 23-594 SOLD |
| SPALTED MAPLE Natural wood mini egg kaleidoscope with egg stand The egg is 2 1/2" High x 1 3/4" Diameter Maple (Acer saccharum)Spalting is a dark vein caused by a pattern of bacterial rot in dead wood that once stabalized often looks like a black ink line of varying thickness and great irregularity drawn through the wood. Item Nr: 23-592 $35.00 |
| TELLICO RIVER BIRCH Natural wood mini egg kaleidoscope 2 1/2" High x 1 3/4" Diameter Birch (Betula alleghaniensis) American birch, Birch, Gray birch, Silver birch, Swamp birch, and Yellow birch. This piece of wood was found on a river beach and appeared to have been part of a beaver dam. It has some fantastic grain lines throughout the egg. The egg stand is also from the same river birch. Item Nr: 23-596 $35.00 |
| PADUAK Natural wood mini egg kaleidoscope with Egg Stand The egg is 2 1/2" High x 1 3/4" Diameter Padauk: (Pterocarpus soyauxii) (Mbe, Mbil, Mututi, Ngula, Bosulu) Medium to hard wood, heartwood is deep orange red that will age to a deeper orange brown. From Africa; Cameroon, Zaire, Angola, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Nigeria. Item Nr: 23-593 $35.00 |
| THUYA BURL Natural wood mini ege kaleidoscope with egg stand The egg is 2 1/2" High x 1 1/2" Diameter Thuya Burl: (Tetraclinis articulata) A golden reddish brown wood with heavy small dark 'eyes'. A native wood of Morocco this is a hard, heavy and slightly aromatic wood. The wood is rare and expensive. Item Nr: 23-591 SOLD |
| ELM WOOD Natural wood mini kaleidoscope 2 1/2" High x 1 1/2" Diameter Elm, American (Ulmus americana) (American elm, Elm, Florida elm, Soft elm, Swamp elm, Water elm, and White elm) Elm wood is commonly used for crates, barrels, plywood, pallets, veneer, mill work, machinery, factory floors, and wheels. The American Elm was formerly found throughout the US and Canada. The formerly common and decorative tree is dying out as a result of the Dutch Elm disease. Item Nr: 23-590 $25.00 |
| MEXICAN BOCOTE Mini egg kaleidoscope 2 1/2" High Bocote (Cordia Elaegnoides) (Anachuite, Bois de Rose, Canalete, Cordia, Laurel, Peterebi, Salmwood, Siricote) Spectacular background colors of dark brown to red with multicolored stripes that vary from yellow to orange to dark brown. This wood is sometimes called Mexican Rosewood and is somewhat hard to find. A native wood of Central America, Mexico, parts of the Caribbean and Jamaica. Item Nr: 23-521 $25.00 |
| TULIPWOOD Mini egg kaleidoscope 2 1/2" High Tulipwood (Dalbergia Frutescens) (Pau Rosa, Bois de Rose, Pinkwood, Pau de Fuso, Jacaranda Rosa) A hard dense wood with a pinkish to yellowish hearwood with pronounced stripes of violet, salmon and rose with a medium to fine texture and a pleasantly mild fragrance. A native wood of Central and Latin America, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana and Venezuela Item Nr: 23-520 $25.00 |