Exotic Wenge Wood and its' Magical Properties

A few days ago I was headed over to the Kona side to camp at Makalawena Beach. The moon would still be quite full then and offer a beautiful light that night. And as a friend and I drove the coast of the Island I remembered that I wanted to work on my own custom machette. So I called Peter, "Jungle Man" of South Kona I gave him a call so I could grab a machette blade from him. It was in flow, met him at Coffee and Epicurea to make the exchange. I had the exact exchange amount in my bag and all is well. Next I would find that my dear friend Roger new of a place where I could get some wood to create the handle. Aloha Woods is where we went. I walked in the front door to find two friendly individuals sitting at the counter. I asked if they would sell me some scrap wood. The guy smiled and took us back into the warehouse where I was surrounded by a sea of the most amazing and powerful woods ever. I mean if you could have seen these woods. The grains and textures, the essences and flavors in the air. There was lychee wood and koa wood, there was mango wood and redheart wood. And then there was Wenge Wood. I asked as I felt this sturdy and strong wood, "where is this from?" The gentlemen told me it was from South Africa and that the blossoms on the tree were heart shaped. I took a nice slab of that along with a piece of Koa wood. And it was then that I knew I wanted to research this wood and find out all about it. As I went around touching and feeling the different woods I imagined creating a wood handle from both Koa and Wenge enscribed utilizing a dremmel tool with my mark. Wenge wood is indigenous to Tropical West Africa, a place I am wanting to go to.
The grain of Wenge looks as though an animal climbed. Not only will this make a strong and sturdy handle for my machette but I would come to learn that woods are quite magical and powerful in there properties. Wenge has the ability to give off a very relaxed energy, encouraging slow, even thought. It can be a perfect tool for meditation, especially for those who have trouble slowing their thoughts. It is also a healing wood, useful for a variety of physical as well and emotional healing applications. Worn as a pendant of some sort, this wood would could create a more even mood and centered thought. It has the ability to calm the temper and encourage learning. This wood is not for the impatient, if they hope to utilize it for quick power. I believe that the area of Tropical West Africa must play a part in this wood's ability to give off that meditative and emotional healing state. Right now the prototype to my machette handle has been cast.


Wenge
Wood Origin:
Tropical West Africa
Gender Association:
Masculine
Planetary Association:
Saturn, Venus
Elemental Association:
Fire, Air, Spirit