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Bubinga Color is medium red-brown, with lighter red to purple-mauve veins. The grain is typically
straight. Fine pores are diffused through-out the wood. Texture is medium, and surface is highly
lustrous. Has excellent polishing qualities
straight. Fine pores are diffused through-out the wood. Texture is medium, and surface is highly
lustrous. Has excellent polishing qualities
Jatoba is also a very beautiful reddish-brown wood from the tropics. It is hard, heavy and very strong;
bends well, glues well and therefore used for furniture, shipbuilding, cabinetwork,
bends well, glues well and therefore used for furniture, shipbuilding, cabinetwork,
Padauk heartwood is vivid orange red, toning down to a dark purple-brown with red streaks upon
exposure. Grain is straight to interlocked. Texture is similar to African mahogany, being slightly open
grained. Weight varies from about 40lbs to 50lbs per cu. ft.
exposure. Grain is straight to interlocked. Texture is similar to African mahogany, being slightly open
grained. Weight varies from about 40lbs to 50lbs per cu. ft.
Pau amarello heartwood is a yellow colour, darkening a little on exposure to sunlight. There is little
differentiation between heartwood and sapwood, It is usually straight grained and uniform, with no
distintive taste or odour. It drys relatively easily with limited checking and cracking.
differentiation between heartwood and sapwood, It is usually straight grained and uniform, with no
distintive taste or odour. It drys relatively easily with limited checking and cracking.
Wenge heartwood is dark brown, almost black. There are fine pencil-thin, light tan lines interspersed
with blackish brown stripes on the surface.a On the tangential surface, the light lines show up as
undulating streaks, like waves on the water. . Wenge is straight grained, and very coarse textured.
with blackish brown stripes on the surface.a On the tangential surface, the light lines show up as
undulating streaks, like waves on the water. . Wenge is straight grained, and very coarse textured.
Willow wood is lightweight, but strong. Soft and easy to work, but surfaces may tend to be somewhat
wooly. Sharp cutting edges required for clean work. Appears to be Walnut when stained.
wooly. Sharp cutting edges required for clean work. Appears to be Walnut when stained.
Black Walnut sapwood is creamy white. Heartwood is a rich chocolate or purplish brown in colour,
with a dull sheen. Black walnut is normally straight grained and is noted for its beautiful grain
character, producing more figure variation than any other wood.
with a dull sheen. Black walnut is normally straight grained and is noted for its beautiful grain
character, producing more figure variation than any other wood.
Alder is a hardwood from the Pacific Northwest. It is very consistent in color and takes stain well. It
ranks third behind oak and pine as the wood most commonly used for ready-to-finish furniture. Alder
gives the look of many fine hardwoods.
ranks third behind oak and pine as the wood most commonly used for ready-to-finish furniture. Alder
gives the look of many fine hardwoods.
Oak is the wood most commonly used for ready-to-finish furniture. It is a very hard, open-grain wood
that comes in red or white varieties. Red Oak, which has a pinkish cast, is the more popular of the two.
White Oak has a slight greenish cast. Both woods stain well in any color
that comes in red or white varieties. Red Oak, which has a pinkish cast, is the more popular of the two.
White Oak has a slight greenish cast. Both woods stain well in any color
Aspen is a softer, light-colored, even-grained hardwood. It accepts most stains well, but may need a
sealer or a coat of mineral spirits to achieve an even stain. Non-penetrating stains work best on this
wood.
sealer or a coat of mineral spirits to achieve an even stain. Non-penetrating stains work best on this
wood.
Maple is a hardwood which colors range from a cream to a light reddish brown. Maple is usually
straight-grained and sometimes found with highly figured bird's-eye or burl grain. Maple is hard and
strong and has excellent resistance to abrasion and indentation.
straight-grained and sometimes found with highly figured bird's-eye or burl grain. Maple is hard and
strong and has excellent resistance to abrasion and indentation.
Tulipwood heartwood is pink-yellow in color with a design of deeper reds and violet. Grain is often
irregular. Fragrant. Fine texture. Extremely hard to work and causes severe blunting of cutting edges.
Glues well, and excellent to polish
irregular. Fragrant. Fine texture. Extremely hard to work and causes severe blunting of cutting edges.
Glues well, and excellent to polish
Olivewood has growth ring boundaries distinct and indistinct or absent, growthring limits marked by
few rows of thick-walled, radially flattened latewood fibres. Heartwood basically brown and yellow, with
streaks.
few rows of thick-walled, radially flattened latewood fibres. Heartwood basically brown and yellow, with
streaks.
Cocobolo heartwood, ranging from bright orange to deep reds and dark purple. Beautiful color and
grain, fine texture and relatively easy to work. Polishes beautifully.
grain, fine texture and relatively easy to work. Polishes beautifully.
Bacote is a hardwood with nice darker color. Tree is very small and normally is only found in 5 to 15
inch diameter trees. Wood is very dense and has many properties similar to Rosewood. Normally is
only found in narrower widths Yellowish green to brown with black stripes.
inch diameter trees. Wood is very dense and has many properties similar to Rosewood. Normally is
only found in narrower widths Yellowish green to brown with black stripes.
Zebrawood is a golden brown wood that looks like a zebra with pronounced dark brown stripes . Hard
and heavy.
and heavy.
Bloodwood is a rich strawberry red sometimes with golden yellow stripes.It can exhibits a fairly wide
range of color variation, from pale orange colors through to deep blood red.
range of color variation, from pale orange colors through to deep blood red.
Cherry has a pale yellowish sapwood and a darker heartwood. It's colour deepens to its a reddish
brown, almost mahogany-like colour when exposed to the sun. Cherry often shows a waving curly
figure when finished. Heartwood can have dark spots or fine black lines that are actually gum pockets,
brown, almost mahogany-like colour when exposed to the sun. Cherry often shows a waving curly
figure when finished. Heartwood can have dark spots or fine black lines that are actually gum pockets,
Eucalyptus
Macassar Ebony can vary to a dark chocolate brown with dramatic black or slightly grey and beige
streaks (macassar ebony from Indonesia).
streaks (macassar ebony from Indonesia).
PoplarThe sapwood is creamy white and may be streaked, with the heartwood varying from pale
yellowish brown to olive green. The wood has a medium to fine texture and is straight-grained; has a
comparatively uniform texture.
yellowish brown to olive green. The wood has a medium to fine texture and is straight-grained; has a
comparatively uniform texture.
Beech
Butternut white walnut, is the lesser known member of the black walnut (juglans nigra) family.
Butternut wood has the grain pattern of black walnut, a medium honey brown color with tan and red
highlights.
Butternut wood has the grain pattern of black walnut, a medium honey brown color with tan and red
highlights.
Ipe
Kingwood has variegated colors with a background of rich violet-brown, shading almost to a black
with streaks of violet-brown, dark violet and black, sometimes with golden yellow, presenting an
unmistakable appearance. Usually straight grained, uniformly fine textured and lustrous.
with streaks of violet-brown, dark violet and black, sometimes with golden yellow, presenting an
unmistakable appearance. Usually straight grained, uniformly fine textured and lustrous.
RedGum is pinkish brown to deep red brown with darker streaks and mottled or marbled with a satiny
luster. Moderately heavy and hard, not exceedingly strong.
luster. Moderately heavy and hard, not exceedingly strong.
Osage Orange is oak-strong, hickory-tough wood with a yellow appearance that fades to a Orange
hew. The Indians used the wood for war-clubs and bows,
hew. The Indians used the wood for war-clubs and bows,
Lacewood is a soft to medium density wood, medium to light brown, mostly know for it's fasinating
appearance. When cut correctly each piece shows many cross sections of cells, some 1/4" in
diameter and some as large as 3/4" distributed evenly across the wood.
appearance. When cut correctly each piece shows many cross sections of cells, some 1/4" in
diameter and some as large as 3/4" distributed evenly across the wood.
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Zirocote is tobacco brown with reddish brown with irregular blackish stripes and variegations. Outer
parts of the tree can have cream white portions.
parts of the tree can have cream white portions.