Our “Model Maker” Classic Wood Sunglasses are Stylish, Ultra lightweight and So Comfortable You’ll Forget You’re Wearing Them.
A Quick Guide To Understanding The Features of the Hardwoods We Use:
All our hardwoods are among the most valued in any wood craft making industry. They are beautiful, strong… and considered to be premium woods. For these reasons, we feel they are worthy of being transformed into lightweight, elegant and very comfortable sunglasses. You will literally forget that you are wearing them—they are that comfortable.
Cherry Finishes
Top: Natural
Bottom: Soft BuffÂ
Cherry
Strong, smooth and can be sanded to a glass like finish. Its color varies from light brown to reddish brown, with a distinctively attractive grain.
Mahogany Finishes
Top: Natural
Bottom: Soft BuffÂ
Mahogany
One of the most coveted woods in the world for fine furniture making. Also popular for those skillfully crafted, classic runabout motor boats popular during the 1930’s-1950’s. Color can vary from deep red-brown to dark red with a very distinctive grain and medium coarse texture.
Maple Finishes
Top: Natural
Bottom: Soft BuffÂ
Maple
A very dense, fine textured and moisture resistant wood that can withstand a bit more abuse. Its color is pale to light brown, with natural swirls and twists in the grain.
Walnut Finishes
Top: Natural
Bottom: Soft BuffÂ
Walnut
Picture a rich chocolate river with the occasional lighter shade quiescently streaming its way through like a small canoe wake. Walnut is a hard, dense, tight-grained texture that can polish to a smooth finish. The color ranges from vanilla white to a dark chocolate color.
Frame Combinations
Cherry-Walnut
Cherry frames and arms on the outside, laminated to 14 additional layers of contrasting Walnut and Cherry for beauty and strength.
Cherry-Maple
Cherry frames and arms on the outside, laminated to 14 additional layers of contrasting Maple and Cherry for beauty and strength.
Mahogany-Maple
Mahogany frames and arms on the outside, laminated to 14 additional layers of contrasting Maple and Mahogany for strength and beauty. This is the only combination available for mahogany.
Maple-Walnut
Maple frames and arms on the outside, laminated to 14 additional layers of contrasting Walnut and Maple for beauty and strength.
Walnut-Cherry
Walnut frames and arms on the outside, laminated to 14 additional layers of contrasting Cherry and Walnut for beauty and strength.
Walnut-Maple
Walnut frames and arms on the outside, laminated to 14 additional layers of contrasting Maple and Walnut for beauty and strength.
