Bloodwood & Canary 10-Inch Pendant

No two pieces of Bloodwood are identical. The crimson grain shifts with every segment, which means the pendant hanging in your home exists nowhere else on earth. Handcut, hand-assembled, and turned on a lathe in a barn workshop in Richmond, Missouri — this is the opposite of a lighting fixture pulled from a warehouse shelf.

ABOUT THIS PIECE

Bloodwood is one of the densest, most visually striking hardwoods in the world — a deep arterial red that intensifies under finish. It doesn't come from a lumber yard. Sourcing it takes patience.

Each segment is precision-cut and hand-assembled into a ring pattern, then mounted on a lathe and turned into a single continuous form. What looks like a seamless bowl of color is actually dozens of individual pieces working in perfect geometry. The tolerances have to be exact or the whole thing fails.

Once turned, the fixture receives multiple coats of ultra-clear epoxy resin, hand-leveled between passes, until the surface achieves a depth that makes the wood appear to glow from within rather than reflect from the surface.

The hardware — porcelain socket, braided black nylon cord, solid canopy — is specified to the same standard as the wood. Nothing off the bottom shelf.

WHY IT COSTS WHAT IT COSTS

A $79 pendant from a big box retailer is injection-molded in a factory in thirty seconds. This one took days. You're not paying for materials — you're paying for the hours, the skill, and the fact that it will still be beautiful in forty years.

GETTING THE HEIGHT RIGHT

When you order, enter the finished cord length you need — this is the distance from your ceiling junction box to the bottom of the fixture.

Common starting points:
- Over a dining table: Measure from ceiling to tabletop, subtract 30–36 inches. Most 9-foot ceilings land around 48–54 inches of cord.
- Over a kitchen island: Subtract 28–32 inches from ceiling height.
- Entryway or open space: 6–12 inches of cord for a close-hung look, or longer for drama.

Not sure? Order a couple inches long — cord can always be shortened at install, but can't be extended. If you're still uncertain, reach out before ordering. We'd rather take five minutes to get it right.