Two-tone Wood

Two-tone wood is a material harvested from a tree that was originally two distinctive species of tree, resulting in the signiture contrast between grains.

Properties

Origin & Source

Although this may exceedingly rarely occur naturally if two closely-planted saplings are damaged and are forced to grow together, the much more common source of a tree that bears such wood is grafting, where two young trees are sliced along the stem and one half cleanly cut out.
Following that the two removed halves are exchanged and typically tied together, although some adept woodcutting skills allow for unbound joining.
The tree then continues along its natural growth, sometimes leaving the two halves running straight up, other times twisting to create the appearance of a coloured helix.

History & Usage

Cultural Significance and Usage

The wood is often used to symbolise the twosomeness of the gladden gods Beth and Bri, and how the two became close to and interacted with each other to create something evermore wonderful then each on its own.

Industrial Use

On a small scale two-tone wood may be grown using species with differing wood density, allowing for a log and tinder that burn fast to start with but keep hot for longer once the denser wood catches light.
This use of wood is primarily used for luxury camping, and serves very little use in other industries.

Depending on the quality of the wood the shift from quick- to slow-burning wood may be a seamless transition, though a wood with two vastly different burning speeds will burn out before the counterpart even begins to smoulder.

Manufacturing & Products

Apart from its usage as firewood two-tone wood is usually used for its easthetic qualities in ornaments and furniture, with perticular blends allowing for strong, elegant supports of hardwood transitioning into softer, lighter, beautifully carved seats, drawers or mirror-frames.
In rare cases, a branch of such a tree may be found suitable to create a Baymark, which is considered highly valuable.

Type

Organic