Lexicon:Modern/Halvek

Halvek
Stage	Modern CLT
Pronunciation	/ˈhal.vek/
Part of speech	Noun
Etymology	from Middle hālvēkē, from Proto halvek
Related words	Fyrn, Naev, Taul

Halvek — the slow hardwood of the temperate forests. Ship timber, wheels, tool handles, and furniture that is meant to last.

Notes

A century in the growing and priced accordingly. Halvek is what a keel is cut from, what a wheelwright wants, and what a guild master’s bench is made of. It is not burned by anyone who can help it. Standing Halvek is a real asset and is treated as one. A stretch of good Halvek within reach of a road is worth holding, and the clearing of it is a decision a family makes once in three generations.

Native timber. The bark plates rather than fissures and the wood carries mineral through it, which is why it takes an edge off a tool faster than an imported wood does.