Wooden Beads Represent Ethnic Adornment

Wooden beads are the most common and versatile beads types. They are cheap as wood beads are found in all the places where trees grow. Different wood types are used to create wood beads. These are found in online and craft stores.  As they are found from different wood types some are fragrant and come with different grain patterns. They come in different colors such as white, brown, dark or light brown, yellow, red, gray and black wood. The wooden beads are easy to dye and so are available in every imaginable color.

Wood properties

The wood properties dictate the beads popularity and its suitability for jewelry making include:

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·        Color: Wood is available in different shades and so you can get natural wood beads in different colors suitable to your jewelry design.

·         Pattern: The beauty is in the grain pattern of the wood. The grain pattern is the orientation of the wood's cell fibers that alternate light and dark regions. The grain pattern depends on the tree type and season.

·         Density: The wood density is important to create beautiful wood beads. Beads are harder to carve if the density is high and beads are a little heavier.

·         Softwood and Hardwood: Both, soft and hard are used in making beads. Hardwood is more beautiful, expensive and has high density, while softwood lacks a cover. Hence, hardwood has become endangered today.

Why wooden beads

Wood is versatile making it to be very spectacular. Wood is easy to carve and can be put into any shape. It is simple to paint, polish, lacquer, burn and oil to create small beads. They are light weight and even bold and chunky jewelry are not heavy on the neck, hands or ears. There are varieties of fragrant wood and creating jewelry with a sweet smell is possible.

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Wood Beads are used to decorate clothing articles, purses, hair accessories and jewelry items such as earrings, necklaces, bracelets and also prayer beads. So you can buy with or with no paint or varnish.

Buy wooden beads appearing similar in size, shape, color and appearance. Enlarge the online pictures and confirm if they are the same.

Check for cracks or else it will break. Consider buying hardwood beads and mahogany beads are harder to beads made of pine, oak or ash. Pine beads are softer to oak beads. Cypress and cedar pieces look similar, while yellow pine is cheapest than cypress, cherry, pecan or red oak. Confirm return policy.