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Exotic Wood Blanks
Pen Blanks
Knife-Handle Blanks
Peppermill Blanks
Pool-Cue Blanks/
Spindle Stock
Turning Squares - Photos
Lumber: Boards/Planks

Burl Woods
Amboyna Burl
Austr. Brown Mallee Burl
Australian Burl Caps
Australian Eucalyptus Burl
Australian Jarrah Burl
Australian Myrtle Burl
Buckeye Burl
Maple Burl, Big-Leaf
Myrtle Burl
Thuya Burl
Walnut Burl

Assorted Woods
African Blackwood
Asian Satinwood, Figured
Australian Myrtle, Figured
Bocote
Bubinga, Clear & Figured
Bubinga, Curly
Burmese Blackwood
Canarywood
Cocobolo
Ebony, Black (Gabon)
Ebony, Black (Indian)
Ebony, Black-and-White
Ebony, Brown
Ebony, Mun
Guatemalan Mora
Hawaiian Koa
Honey Mesquite
Katalox
Kingwood
Leopardwood
Lignum Vitae (Argentine)
Louro Preto
Macadamia Nut
Maple, Birdseye
Maple, Curly
Maple, Figured
Marblewood
Mopane
Olivewood
Osage Orange
Padauk
Palm, Black
Palm, Red
Pink Ivory
Purpleheart
Redheart
Rosewood, Bolivian
Rosewood, Burmese
Rosewood, Caribbean
Rosewood, East Indian
Rosewood, Honduran
Satin
é/Bloodwood
Snake Wood

Tambootie
Tasmanian Blackwood
Tulipwood
Walnut, Curly & Figured
Wengé
Yellowheart
Zebrawood
Ziricote


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Name/Origin of
Exotic Wood
Photo Finished Product Photo (if available) Additional Details
Macadamia Nut

Botanical Name:
Macadamia integrifolia

Country of Origin: U.S. (Hawaii)

 
  • Comes from the same tree in Hawaii that produces macadamia nuts
  • A reddish wood, it often has a "bird's eye" look to it
  • Hard and dense
  • Somewhat difficult to work with, requiring sharp tools
Some Common Uses: Turnery, pens, knife handles, jewelry

Macassar Ebony

Botanical Name:
Diospyrus celebica

Country of Origin: India

  • Heartwood is strong, heavy, and hard
  • Mostly used for decorative purposes
  • Somewhat difficult to work with, requiring sharp tools
Some Common Uses: Turnery, carving, inlay work, pool-cue butts, musical instruments, walking sticks

Maple Burl
(Big-Leaf)

Botanical Name:
Acer macrophyllum

Country of Origin:
U.S., Pacific Northwest

  • Figure consists of swirly grain pattern
  • Heartwood color varies from creamish to dark brown
  • Can sometimes be sliced into highly decorative veneers for paneling
  • Sometimes contains natural bark inclusions and naturally occurring voids (which are not considered defects)
Some Common Uses: Turnery, furniture, floor lamps, framing, paneling

Marblewood

Botanical Name:
Marmaroxylon racemosum

Country of Origin:
Suriname
(South America)

  • Marble-like appearance
  • Heartwood is yellowish beige with maroon to black wavy streaks
  • Dense and hard
  • Turns and finishes well
Some Common Uses: Turnery, handles, furniture, flooring, marquetry

Mopane

Botanical Name:
Colophospermum mopane

Country of Origin:
Zimbabwe

 
  • Hard and dense
  • Oiliness of wood helps to prevent splitting
  • Fairly easy to work with
Some Common Uses: High-end furniture, inlay work, woodwind musical instruments

Mun Ebony

Botanical Name:
Diospyros mun

Country of Origin:
Laos (Southeast Asia)

  • Caramel-colored wood featuring irregular dark stripes
  • Hard and dense
  • Turns and finishes well
Some Common Uses: Turnery, handles

Myrtle Burl

Botanical Name:
Umbelluria californica

Origin:
U.S., Pacific Northwest

 
  • Heartwood is yellowish-brown with olive-brown streaks
  • Wavy and quilted figure
  • Durable and resilient
  • Somewhat difficult to work with
  • Polishes well
Some Common Uses: Turnery, furniture, cabinets, inlay work

Olivewood

Botanical Name:
Olea Europaea sub specie Africana

Origin:
Northern Africa

  • Indigenous to the Mediterranean Sea region
  • Dark brown streaks contrast attractively with yellowish sapwood
  • Wood is hard, but not difficult to work with
  • Olive trees often live for more than 1,500 years
Some Common Uses: Furniture, cabinets, jewelry boxes, dowels

Osage Orange (Argentine)

Botanical Name:
Maclura tinctoria

Country of Origin:
Argentina

  • Also known as "Mora"
  • Higher quality species than American Osage Orange (doesn't change color)
  • Uneven texture is created by darker and lighter yellow bands
  • Very dense hardwood
  • Stable, strong, and durable
Some Common Uses: Turnery, handles, musical instruments

Padauk

Botanical Name:
Pterocarpus soyaxii

Country of Origin:
Cameroon (Africa)

 
  • Heartwood is reddish-orange initially but changes color over time, becoming anything from bright red to coral pink
  • Turns and carves well
  • Very stable and durable
Some Common Uses: Turnery, handles, musical instruments, veneer, furniture, flooring, boats

Pink Ivory

Botanical Name:
Rhamnus zeyheri

Country of Origin:
South Africa

  • Pinkish red-striped figure is produced by bands of wood tissue in the growth rings
  • Somewhat difficult to work with, requiring sharp tools
  • Known as the royal wood of the Zulus
Some Common Uses: Turnery, carving, inlay, veneer, chess pieces

Purpleheart

Botanical Name:
Peltogyne paniculata

Country of Origin:
Suriname
(South America)

  • Heartwood is dullish brown when freshly cut, but changes rapidly to a vivid purple
  • "Purpleheart" is the trade name of timber produced by about 20 different species in the genus Peltogyne
  • Requires sharp tools for cutting
  • Grain is typically straight
Some Common Uses: Turnery, carving, pool-cue butts, handles, furniture, musical instruments, boat building, moldings

Red Palm

Botanical Name:
Cocos nucifera

Country of Origin:
Myanmar
(Southeast Asia)

 
  • Features distinguishing red stringy pattern
  • Heartwood is light yellow in color
  • Somewhat brittle and prone to splitting
Some Common Uses: Turnery

Redheart

Botanical Name:
Erythroxylon mexicanum

Country of Origin:
Mexico

 
  • Similar to Satiné/Bloodwood in character and color
  • Comes from a shrub that is fairly small and gnarly
  • Wood is typically smooth, with tight grain
  • Sands and polishes well
Some Common Uses: Turnery, carving

 


SatinÉ/Bloodwood

Botanical Name:
Brosimum rubescens

Country of Origin:
Suriname
(South America)

  • Heartwood is light reddish brown, and figure is a ribbon-like greenish gold
  • Turns and polishes well
Some Common Uses: Turnery, carving, pool-cue butts, furniture, musical instruments, marquetry

Snake Wood

Botanical Name:
Piratinera guianensis

Country of Origin:
Suriname
(South America)

  • Figure resembles the striped markings of a snake
  • Extremely dense
  • Somewhat challenging to work with because it splits fairly easily and tends to be splintery
  • Unless otherwise noted, our snake is air dried and hasn't been stabilized
Some Common Uses: Turnery, inlay work, handles, pool-cue butts, musical instruments, fishing rods, walking sticks

Tambootie

Botanical Name:
Spirostachys africana

Country of Origin:
Tanzania

  • Heartwood is rich brown with various shades of darker brown to black
  • Has an oily feel and sweet odor
  • Fairly easy to work with
  • Finishes well
Some Common Uses: Turnery, carving, cabinets, furniture, musical instruments

Tasmanian Blackwood

Botanical Name:
Acacia melanoxylon

Countries of Origin:
Tasmania and Australia

 
  • Despite its name, Tasmanian Blackwood is not actually black in color; heartwood is golden to dark brown
  • Also called Australian Blackwood
  • Widely regarded as a high-quality furniture timber
  • Finishes well
Some Common Uses: Turnery, carving, furniture, guitars, flooring, boat building

Thuya Burl

Botanical Name:
Tetraclinis articulata

Country of Origin:
Morocco

  • Thuya burls actually form on the roots of the tree and must be unearthed from underground
  • Figure consists of clusters of small, black "eyes"
  • Considered a national treasure in Morocco
  • Turns and polishes well
Some Common Uses: Turnery, carving, inlay work, handles, pool-cue butts

Tulipwood

Botanical Name:
Dalbergia variabilis

Country of Origin:
Brazil

 
  • Marked by irregular multi-colored streaks
  • Hard, heavy, and dense
  • Somewhat difficult to work with, but polishes well
Some Common Uses: Turnery, inlay work

Walnut Burl

Botanical Name:
Juglans nigra

Country of Origin:
United States

  • Renowned for its wavy, curly, and mottled figures
  • Quite strong
  • Deemed a superior wood for gun stock because it maintains its shape, is relatively light in weight, and absorbs shock well
Some Common Uses: Turnery, carving, furniture, musical instruments, gun stock

Yellowheart

Botanical Name:
Euxylophora paraensis

Country of Origin:
Brazil

 
  • Dries relatively easily with limited checking or cracking
  • Darkens only slightly on exposure to sunlight
  • Fairly easy to work with
  • Finishes well
Some Common Uses: Turnery, handles, furniture, cabinetry, inlay work

Zebrawood

Botanical Name:
Microberlinia brazzavillensis

Country of Origin:
Cameroon (Africa)

  • Name stems from vivid, striped pattern ingrained in wood
  • Trees are difficult to harvest due to large size and remote locations
  • Despite being fairly oily, Zebrawood holds finish well
  • Difficult to plane
Some Common Uses: Turnery, handles, furniture, veneer, flooring, boats

Ziricote

Botanical Name:
Cordia dodecandra

Country of Origin:
Mexico

 
  • Easy to work with
  • Very dense
  • High bending strength
  • Good finishing qualities
  • Heartwood is reddish brown with black veins
Some Common Uses: Turnery, tool handles, pool-cue butts, cabinets, furniture, veneer

 

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