Rare-Earth Magnetic Viking Knife Board
Oregon Myrtlewood is a broadleaf evergreen native to Southwestern Oregon and Northwestern California. It grows prolifically in this coastal region. The crushed leaves have a powerful aromatic scent which can be used as a sure identification and are frequently used in cooking as a substitute for True Bay, plus they are also noted as a flea repellant when freshly crushed. Oregon Myrtlewood possesses a wide variety of beautiful colors and grain patterns and is noted by many as being one of the world’s most beautiful woods. The color of the wood is often influenced by the minerals in the soil, which could be a factor in its popularity on the Oregon coast. The colors range from blonde to black with many shades of honey, browns, satiny grays, with reds and greens in between. What we have here is a blood ocean from the dark abyss with waves crashing against the shore. Buried within the wood are high-quality rare-Earth magnets that are positioned in a specific way to take advantage of their m