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The Fascinating English Brown Oak: Ideal for Embellishing Jewelry Boxes Large Enough for All Your Jewelry

It is not hard to find jewelry boxes large enough to organize and safely store your jewelry. But when you consider the size of the jewelry box, it would be best to get one that has some exquisite embellishment on it that will attract attention away from the bulky appearance of the box.

Safe and organized storage of jewelry is quite challenging for women. A woman who loves jewelry usually ends up having a zillion tiny boxes and pouches, which come with the jewelry . And she would be constantly hunting for the right pair of earrings or necklaces to go with her outfit.

Any woman who loves collecting jewelry would welcome a beautifully handcrafted large jewelry box. This will not only be spacious enough to hold different sizes and types of jewelry, it will also enhance the aesthetic appeal of her bedroom and the furniture. But a box completely carved out of a rare or exotic wood will be quite exorbitantly priced.

You can, instead, go in for a beautiful jewelry box that is made out of locally available white mahogany embellished with some artwork like marquetry. Marquetry uses several different matched pieces of veneer and burls of rare and exotic imported wood like the absolutely classy English Brown Oak.

The English Brown Oak (Quercus robur, Quercus petraea) of the Fagaceae family is an interesting example of exotic wood. It is not a tree in itself but an English Oak that has fallen victim to a fungus. Interestingly, the beef steak fungus does not cause harm to the tree and just changes the color of the heartwood to a rich honeybrown that is not possible to reproduce with stains. Only when the tree is cut, milled, and dried, does the fungus die.

This wood has several names: Pollardok, White Oak, French Oak, Brown Oak, Polard Oak, Yugoslavian Oak, European Oak, German Spessart Oak, and the English Oak. The density of this wood is approximately 42 to 45 lbs per cubic foot. And the oak from Germany, has about 30 to 40 growth rings to an inch as opposed to the 8 growth rings of the English Brown Oaks from other countries like Yugoslavia, Great Britain, Poland, France, and Canada.

It has a very high level of resistance to rot caused by damp environs and the high level of tannic acid in its wood cells can be highly corrosive. Depending on where it’s from, the color could vary from a deep, rich brown to a light biscuit colored tan. It has very beautiful silvery grains that make this wood very attractive for making jewelry boxes or in marquetry. The price of the wood is usually high even though it can vary depending on its country of origin and age.

The true marquetarians, who are the experts in marquetry, love to use the English Brown Oak in their work as it provides a touch of sophistication and charm to their art. It especially looks great on the lids of jewelry boxes and transforms a dull wooden box into a classy piece of art!

This article was brought to you by MarqART Gift Shop. Our jewelry boxes are original works of art, no two creations are the same. Each wood shown has its own unique wood grain pattern and color. MarqART comes from combining the words marquetry (wood inlay) + Art (a creation of beauty) an apt name for our products. A fine addition to your dressing table or as a gift. Please visit http://www.marqartgiftshop.com to browse & buy exotic jewelry boxes that will give you a lifetime of pleasure!
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