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Irish Oak for Perfumers Cases

To the Celts the oak is one of the three magical woods, along with apple and yew. In fact the word Druid comes from the Irish word for oak: Dair. Dair is the seventh letter of the Ogham tree alphabet. The oak symbolizes strength and power. I chose this very special wood for the cases for the kits for NN Academy of Perfuming Arts. The oak in the cases is from Lisnavagh House in Co Carlow. The oak died of natural causes before being felled. Each perfumers case will have a number that can be entered into a website and the owner of the case will be able to read the story of the tree their case was made from.
I visited Lisnavagh house myself and chose the timber. It was amazing to see the timber in it's rough state. I chose a beautiful timber with natural silver rays.
Lisnavagh House is a a Gothic Revival mansion owned by William & Emily McClintock Bunbury. The timber mills is in the old stables on the grounds of the estate.

Here is a model of the case. The finished case will be slightly different. The cases will have three shelves and will be portable, with space for scent strips and bottles of medium like alcohol or oil. There will be a leather carry handle and the front panel will slide off completely to allow easy access to the essences. The case is designed to hold at least 21 small bottles. It is ideal for working outdoors or for taking to clients homes when designing custom blends.
The lid of the cases will have the NNAPA crest done by hand in pyrography. Only cases sold to students will have the NNAPA crest. Other designs are available on request.

The kits will have a very special price tag just for NNAPA students, including 21 undiluted essences, the kit in total including this amazing case will cost students only €200.00. I will be offering the case for sale to non-students at a special price of €150.00. I will be posting a photo of the finished kit really soon.
We are still taking names for the prospective students list. Email me at ruth@naturesnexus.org to add your name to the list. You will be kept up to date of all future classes.
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