Greenwood, with its own deep-rooted relationship to woodworking tradition, receives this veneer as naturally as the heartwood receives its grey-to-black veining — the darker figuring that distinguishes Black Limba arriving here not as an exotic curiosity but as a material that speaks the local language of honest craft. Where Greenwich demanded sophistication in its architectural millwork, Greenwood finds in these same golden-brown sheets a versatility suited to its evolving residential and commercial landscape, the sapwood's pale greyish-yellow tones blending seamlessly into heartwood without harsh demarcation, much as the community itself blends heritage with forward motion. As the veneer ages and its color deepens toward those characteristic amber-dark tones that only time can produce, the installations across Greenwood become living records of when builder and material first met — a quality that resonates with particular force as the demand for Black Limba pushes steadily eastward toward the lakefront communities now emerging around
