It's a Japanese wood, a ash plywood I think
http://www.1000woodcuts.com/Studionotes/wood.htmlSHINADescription:This is a popular wood with hanga printmakers, also good for oil-based ink printmaking. Shina is a plywood, comes in several grades and thicknesses and it is precut to your particular taste.Use and characteristics:Most printmakers I know that use shina have to seal it with varnish or similar to prevent it from splintering. It is a soft wood, very easy to cut but is not suitable for very fine detail.
Shina Stearns's birth name is Shina Rose Coderre.
Takeshi Shina was born in 1966.
Shina Matsudo was born in 1973.
"Shina no Yoru" is a song in Japanese.
Yakir Shina was born on 1985-08-06.
Shina is a Japanese name meaning "good" or "virtue."
Shina Stearns was born on May 12, 1984, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.
Late Chief Osita Osadebe was Sir Shina Peters Father
90% of all Muslims are Sunni, while only 10% are Shina. However, Shina tend to be the extremists, and almost all Shina live in North Africa and Asia Minor.
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Pakistan