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Hand-crafted Sipo Mahogany Box
Asking Price: $89
Pros:
-This beautifully hand-crafted African Sipo Mahogany box would be perfect for storing your jewelry, keepsakes, or other precious items. It is lined with a high quality microfiber Ultrasuede fabric and finished with multiple coats of hand-rubbed tung oil.
-This Sipo Mahogany box measures 7.75 inches (19.7 cm) long by 3 inches (7.6 cm) wide by 2 inches (5.1 cm) deep.
-Sipo Mahogany (scientific name: Entandrophragma utile; but also known as Sipo or Utile in the woodworking trade) is an exotic tropical hardwood from Western and Central Africa. Along with African Mahogany and Sapele, Utile is one of the three African woods most often used as a true Mahogany substitute.
-This exotic hardwood box was made by AustinFineWoodworks, a small woodworking firm based in Austin, Texas. While there isn't very much information on the internet about this company, we do know that it is run by Paul Jordan and has received stellar Etsy reviews.
-This Sipo Mahogany box has corner splines made from Wenge and Sugar Maple to provide both strength and visual contrast.
- Sipo Mahogany's attractive grain and rich reddish-brown color closely mimics the appearance of true Honduran Mahogany, especially when quarter-sawn (like on the sides of the box in the photo above). Because of this, many experienced woodworkers believe that Utile is the finest Mahogany alternative on the market today. Simply put, Sipo Mahogany combines the best elements of all the African-origin, mahogany-like woods.
-As a tangible asset aficionado, I believe it is imperative to use premium storage for your valuable hard assets. Coins, jewelry, bullion or any of a number of other compact treasures would comfortably fit in this handsome Sipo Mahogany box.
-There is something truly special about exotic hardwoods! And at a price of only $89, I believe this fine Sipo Mahogany box is well worth owning.
Cons:
-This Utile wood box is relatively modest in size, measuring less than 8 inches on its longest axis. Of course, AustinFineWoodworks has larger exotic wood boxes available if you want something slightly bigger.
-Although it is superbly constructed, this box is a new creation. And while it could very well be a desirable future antique, we will not know that for certain for another few decades. On the whole, I find this to be a very minor drawback.
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