Cheap Jewelry Boxes For Women: Amazing Facts
Many women not only treasure their costly jewelry but they also treat their cheap jewelry with the same care. Handcrafted cheap jewelry boxes for women make the best storage solution for storing these precious trinkets. Sometimes a piece of jewelry acts as a souvenir of places visited or of loving relationships in the past. It brings a whiff of nostalgia to the present and most women are very sentimental and tend to hold on to the slightest reminder of happier days in their life.
Wooden jewelry boxes are made from different types of common wood and have many types of embellishments. Depending on the type of wood and the design, these boxes could be priced reasonably. The prices may be low because these boxes are made from a commonly available wood and the embellishments did not take much time or effort and does not mean that the quality of these boxes are in any way compromised.
Even simple designs look awesome and boxes made of commonly available local rubber wood and embellished with marquetry with cherry or maple veneers and burls are not very expensive.
All burls are a product of ‘cambium’, which is a single layer of cells that lies between the wood (xylem) and the inner bark (phloem) tissues. A secondary layer of xylem cells is formed by the constant division of this layer of cells. In layman’s terms, the cambial cells produce an external growth that looks very much like a tumor, on the bark or the roots of the tree. It is said that these tumors, called ‘burls’, are caused by a great degree of stress most likely caused by the elements or even human interference.
The color of maple burls is usually pink and sometimes rustlike or white . The matching of maple burls usually results in a lot of wastage. Walnut burl is usually reddish or grayish brown in color and is from some parts of Arizona and California. The most popular is the ‘black walnut burl’ but it is very rare to find nicely shaped walnut burls.
Burls of exotic woods like Zebrawood, Thuya, and Kewazinga are definitely costlier but depending on the quantity used, it may not be very highly priced. Thuya burl is very highly revered in Morocco and weighs anywhere upto 1000 lbs. It gives out an aroma like cedar especially when it is being cut. It is a soft wood and can be easily carved and polished. But like almost all burls, this also tends to darken as the years go by.
So if you want to buy a wooden jewelry box that is classy and yet cheap, go for a simple box made of commonly available wood but one that has some exquisite marquetry work done with veneers and burls of exotic wood. This will look sleek and sophisticated and yet not cost much.
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