MOKUREI COLLECTION / ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHMOKUREI STUDIO / SPECIMEN 006
European Boxwood
Buxus sempervirens
Clear pale-cream to lemon-yellow tone that deepens gradually with age.
- Botanical family
- Buxaceae
- Average dry density
- 965 kg/m³ (≈12% MC)
- Janka hardness
- 2,940 lbf
- Native distribution
- Europe, N. Africa & W. Asia
- Grain & texture
- Extremely fine and even
Original photograph © Mokurei Studio · timber held in the studio collection. Identification supplied by the studio; physical-property values are literature references, not measurements of the pictured piece.
Material character
An unusually fine, homogeneous structure suited to detailed cutting and very crisp edges.
Notable applications
Woodwind instruments, chess pieces, engraving blocks and precision carving.
Of particular interest
Before modern alternatives, boxwood was a favoured choice for finely engraved printing blocks and small mechanical components.
Workshop note
Slow-growing and often available in modest dimensions rather than wide boards.
Wood identification is provided by the Mokurei Studio collection, not independently laboratory-verified. Technical figures are reference averages, not measurements of the photographed piece; they vary with provenance and moisture.