{"product_id":"india-pterocarpus-santalinus-bracelet-clay-grade","title":"India — Pterocarpus Santalinus Bracelet, Clay Grade","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe same tree. A different cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClay-grade red sandalwood\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003eniliao\u003c\/em\u003e in Chinese — refers to material cut from the outer layers of the trunk, closer to the sapwood, where the grain is less defined and the colour less saturated than furniture-grade heartwood. The name comes from the texture: the wood has a slightly softer, more matte surface than the dense, lustrous heartwood, with a colour that sits closer to orange-red than the deep burgundy of the finest material. It is the same \u003cem\u003ePterocarpus santalinus\u003c\/em\u003e, the same restricted species, the same slow-grown tree — just a different part of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe distinction between furniture grade and clay grade is a collector’s distinction, not a quality judgment. Clay-grade material shows different properties: the surface develops a different kind of patina with handling — warmer, more orange — and the grain, though less defined, has its own character. Some collectors prefer it precisely because it is less immediately impressive and more gradually revealing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese beads are cut from clay-grade red sandalwood — the orange-red tone characteristic of the outer wood, the surface matte rather than lustrous. The weight is the same as furniture-grade material. The patina process begins immediately with handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Andhra Pradesh, India · Eastern Ghats\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pterocarpus santalinus, clay grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bracelet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne piece only. What you see is what ships.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YOJINMI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280955924549,"sku":"YJM-PTS-IN-002","price":128.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/1011\/5397\/files\/20260704054859_99_46_ea3d264a-6783-4e44-8f33-9dd8f1f96cfa.jpg?v=1783120751","url":"https:\/\/yojinmi.com\/products\/india-pterocarpus-santalinus-bracelet-clay-grade","provider":"YOJINMI","version":"1.0","type":"link"}