The wood used on this wine stopper is called Zebrawood, and is truly an exotic wood distinctive for its zebra like light and dark stripes. The term, "zebrawood" is shared by several other woods with this particular appearance. The most common species available are from West Africa. They are an equatorial tree of medium to large size, gregarious, and can grow to heights of 150 feet with trunk diameters of 4 to 5 feet. It is commonly growing in pure strands along riverbanks.
It has a relatively small following of woodworkers that even knows it exists, but those that do and venture to use it, are awed by its dramatic color banding.
This is one of the tallest pieces in my collection and measures 7” overall x 1 ¾” wide. Just the wood protion is 4” long.
