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- Exterior: Hevea-wood (see description below), walnut stained, beautiful "star" pattern.
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Interior: Hevea-wood. Inlaid points.
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Accessories: 2 sets of matching wood checkers (34x 8.5mm), 2 walnut
stained dice cups,
four standard dice and a doubling cube.
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Additional Features
Hidden magnetic locks.
Size when open: 60x 49cm (23.5x 19 inches)
- The backgammon sets weigh 3.3kg.
The stained
finish can also be described as Zebra wood, which is a general term (definition
Wikipedia) "The name zebrawood is used for wood with a figure that resembles the striping of a zebra, with dark stripes on a light background".
Hevea wood is a hardwood, it has several names, including "Rubberwood", "Parawood", "Asian Beech" or "Malaysian Oak,".
It has many uses: furniture, flooring, chopping boards and games to name but a few.
It's colour can vary from pale cream to light brown. It is moderately coarse, straight and even texture.
Rubber trees that have ended their productive life of producing latex — 25 - 30 years — are processed into an ecologically sustainable hardwood called Hevea wood.
Hevea is a stable wood, reducing the likelihood of warping, and can be successfully colour stained or oiled to enhance its appearance and prolong its life.
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