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MOKUREI STUDIO / SPECIMEN 033
Thuya Burl
Tetraclinis articulata (root burl)
Dense clusters of eyes and fluid swirls against amber-gold to deep chestnut.
- Botanical family
- Cupressaceae
- Average dry density
- 680 kg/m³ (≈12% MC)
- Janka hardness
- 1,160 lbf
- Native distribution
- Northwestern Africa, with isolated Mediterranean populations
- Grain & texture
- Swirling burl eyes; fine to medium texture
Material character
Highly figured root burl with a distinct cedar-like aroma.
Notable applications
Decorative boxes, marquetry, turned objects and collector handles.
Of particular interest
The name thuya is frequently confused with the genus Thuja, but Atlas thuya burl comes from Tetraclinis.
Workshop note
Properties are species-level references and cannot predict the behaviour of an individual root burl.
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.