Lexicon:Modern/Ombari
| Ombari | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /om.ˈba.ɾi/ |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Etymology | from Proto ombari |
| Related words | Tekwara, Zhorai, Eldershore |
Ombari — the dense dark hardwood of the southern forests. Eldershore’s carving timber.
Notes
Heavy, close-grained, and near black when finished. The great gates of Eldershore are Ombari, as are the lineage hall doors, the market hall columns, and the carved beams that visitors from the north remember longest. It does not float, which limits how it is moved, and it will blunt a tool that is not kept sharp. Eldershore carvers regard both facts as tests rather than difficulties.
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.