The name of this piece is Mollusk The box dimensions are 8" wide, 4" high, 5.5" deep. Type of wood used in this piece is African Sapele with Buckeye Burl on the drawer front. The drawer is lined with suede material. There are no stains or dyes, rather only a protective finish, to enhance the natural wood color. Sapele: Sapele is a large rainforest tree from Africa. It is reported to grow to heights of 150 feet (45 m), with trunk diameters of 48 to 72 inches (120 to 180 cm). Boles are usually clear and cylindrical to heights of 80 to 100 feet (24 to 30 m). The sapwood is gray-pink or cream in color. The heartwood is pink when freshly cut, but it matures to a red-brown or purple-brown color. The tree is native to: The geographical range of Sapele is reported to extend from the Ivory Coast to the Cameroon, eastward through Zaire to Uganda. It is reported to be found in different forest types, including deciduous, evergreen, and transitional zones. Buckeye Burl is an unusual species. Colors range from blue-black to golden whites with a nice mixture in between. Buckeye is a very difficult and expensive wood to mill. Some of the obstacles faced when milling are rocks, sand, dirt, bullets, and rattlesnakes. Yes, rattlesnakes inside the voids in the burl! The Base of the tree (root wad) that is underground produces 90% or more of the burl. The burls can range from 50 pounds up to several thousand in their natural state. When converting a burl into usable wood there is usually between 60-75% waste.