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satinwood
Chloroxylon
Chloroxylon (family Rutaceae) A
monotypic genus, comprising
C. swietenia, which yields satinwood, an attractive pale timber used for veneer, and also a gum. It occurs in Sri Lanka and southern India.
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Wood of the month - satinwood. (Column)
Magazine article from: Wood & Wood Products; 7/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; WOOD OF THE MONTH Many species lay claim to the name satinwood, among them Brazilian satinwood, Euxylophora paraensis, East Indian satinwood, Chloroxylon swietenia, West Indies satinwood, Zanthoxylum flavum, Jamaica...
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Movingui a Good Satinwood Substitute.
Magazine article from: Wood & Wood Products; 1/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...sometimes called African or Nigerian satinwood because its heartwood is very lustrous...the more highly figured wood resembles satinwood. In Know Your Woods, Albert Constantine...have invited comparisons to Nigerian satinwood. According to the Encyclopedia of Wood...
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Where will Watching Paint Dry end? Think gloss or satinwood? Heritage or contemporary?(Features)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 6/12/2004; 700+ words
; ...and the wives of Premier Division footballers will pale into insignificance in the face of weightier topics. Think gloss or satinwood? Heritage or contemporary? Water or white spirit to clean the brushes? Roller, brush or the speed pad? Increasingly...
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A chip off the old block? Not Dave Viscount Linley is the Royal with a job. He's in furniture - pounds 450 magazine racks, satinwood tables, that sort of thing. How do you ensure this top-drawer joiner isn't a posh cowboy? Check out his builder's bum
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 10/16/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...photograph frames at pounds 160 a go through to oak magazine racks (pounds 450), sycamore key boxes (pounds 650), walnut and satinwood circular tables which, frankly, I daren't ask the price of, and an incredible, port-cullis desk, which I do. (pounds...
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Movingui offers lustrous gold tones and interesting figures. (Wood of the Month).
Magazine article from: Wood & Wood Products; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...earned the commercial name of Nigerian satinwood from the highly attractive veneer it...featuring a figure that is reminiscent of satinwood. The grain can be interlocked and sometimes...figured movingui veneer in a category with satinwood and avodire. Satinwood is the most expensive...
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 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
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JUNK TO DESIGNER; Turn bundle of bargain buys into a room full of chic clobber.. all for only pounds 155.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 3/5/2006; 700+ words
; ...Laura Ashley. 1/4 tin Buttercup Fool 6 satinwood, pounds 9.99 for 750ml, Dulux (01753...WE USED 1/4 tin of Moroccan Velvet 4 satinwood, pounds 9.99 for 750ml, Dulux (01753...sand the table all over and paint with satinwood paint in spring shades of fresh cream...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Blissful bedroom; A bright new look doesn't have to mean spending a fortune and enduring days of upheaval. This gorgeous room was transformed in less than 48 hours...(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 4/25/2009; 700+ words
; ...surface on which to paint any colour satinwood that you like. Budget idea Amanda...for 250 ml, International Paint and a satinwood to finish. How we did it.. It's...painted in soft turquoise 50GG 57 203 satinwood, pounds 9.99 for 750ml, Dulux. Canvas...
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Homes & Holidays: MAKEOVER - 5 WAYSWAYS TO UPDATE; GET that summer feeling in March by letting the sunshine in. Warm colours can totally transform even the drabbest-looking room into one that will put a smile on your face.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 3/7/2004; 700+ words
; ...they were picked out in Jasmine White Satinwood, a matt finish gloss paint suited to woodwork (Satinwood, pounds 8.99 for 750ml, Dulux...were painted in the same Jasmine White Satinwood. A fresh coat of black gloss on the...
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 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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Record Woman; Ideas on tap.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 1/17/1996; ; 668 words
; ...pencil, and paint on the grey/eggshell satinwood. When the grey is dry, use a two pence...triangle. Paint with silver eggshell/satinwood paint. If you've got an oil-based...the lower section with Jade eggshell/satinwood paint. Peel off the masking tape as...
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 "Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)")
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Thonet's work is proof that quality will always endure
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 2/3/2007; 700+ words
; ...is the good George III card table in satinwood with broad crossbanding in Goncalo Alves...is an attractive Edwardian cabinet in satinwood, crossbanded throughout with tulipwood...parquetry work box veneered in East Indian satinwood and sabicu with a silver mount may be...
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satinwood
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
satinwood name for a hard and durable wood with...rue family). East Indian or Ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or dark-brown heartwood...and backs of brushes. West Indian satinwood, sometimes called yellowwood, is considered...
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Thomas Sheraton
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...instead of the oval forms favored by these two predecessors. Sheraton's early designs, usually intended to be carried out in satinwood, are often highly ornamental and strongly express the influence of Louis XVI furniture, especially in the shaping of tabletops...
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George Hepplewhite
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...noted for distinctive chair backs in shield, oval, interlaced hearts, ladder, and wheel forms and for the use of much satinwood and painted beechwood as well as mahogany. His small pieces, e.g., inlaid work tables, fire screens, knife boxes...
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Chloroxylon
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
Chloroxylon (family Rutaceae ) A monotypic genus, comprising C. swietenia , which yields satinwood, an attractive pale timber used for veneer, and also a gum. It occurs in Sri Lanka and southern India.
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furniture
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
...style, first at Abbey Street (1785–91) and then at Capel Street (1792–1814). He used fashionable satinwood embellished with marquetry inlays to create furniture that echoed the work of the English architect and furniture designer...
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