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BOTANICAL NAME
Ochroma pyramidale
ORIGIN
Costa Rica
THICKNESS
8/4, 16/4
APPEARANCE
Extremely light weight & soft, colour white, most often used when buoyancy required, excellent choice for models.
Balsa
BOTANICAL NAME
Brosimum paraense
ORIGIN
Brazil
THICKNESS
4/4, 8/4
APPEARANCE
Very hard & dense, uniformly deep red in colour.
Bloodwood
BOTANICAL NAME
Cordia elaeagnoides
ORIGIN
Mexico
THICKNESS
4/4, 8/4
APPEARANCE
Heavy & dense, available in short lengths & narrow widths, colour orange to brown with black grain.
Bocote
BOTANICAL NAME
Guibourtia demeusei
ORIGIN
Cameroon
THICKNESS
4/4, 8/4
APPEARANCE
Heavy & dense, purple and red with dark purple grain, course texture.
Bubinga
BOTANICAL NAME
Centrolobium paraense
ORIGIN
Brazil
THICKNESS
4/4
APPEARANCE
Yellow with red & brown streaks, medium texture.
Canarywood
BOTANICAL NAME
Sickingia salvadorensis
ORIGIN
Mexico
THICKNESS
4/4
APPEARANCE
Fine texture, sap wood cream colour, heart wood red.
Chatekok
BOTANICAL NAME
Dalbergia retusa
ORIGIN
Mexico
THICKNESS
4/4, 8/4
APPEARANCE
Very hard & dense, fine grain, oily, wide range of colours orange, yellow, brown, purple, red, black, finishes beautifully, difficult to glue.
Cocobolo
BOTANICAL NAME
Diospyrus crassiflora
ORIGIN
Nigeria
THICKNESS
4/4
APPEARANCE
Heavy & dense, black colour, preferred by instrument makers, close grain.
Ebony, Gabon
BOTANICAL NAME
Diospyros celebica
ORIGIN
Malaysia
THICKNESS
4/4
APPEARANCE
Heavy & dense, fine and even texture, black with caramel marbling.
Ebony, Macassar
BOTANICAL NAME
Dalbergia stevensonii
ORIGIN
Gautemala
THICKNESS
4/4
APPEARANCE
Dense, close grain, narrow widths & short lengths, colour range from cream to purple & brown.
Honduras Rosewood
BOTANICAL NAME
Dalbergia latifolia
ORIGIN
Malaysia
THICKNESS
4/4, 8/4
APPEARANCE
Heavy, brown with purple & dark brown grain.
Indian Rosewood
BOTANICAL NAME
Machaerium villosum
ORIGIN
Bolivia
THICKNESS
4/4
APPEARANCE
Heavy, course texture, similar to Brazilian Rosewood in colour.
Jacaranda Pardo
BOTANICAL NAME
Hymenaea courbaril
ORIGIN
Brazil
THICKNESS
4/4, 5/4, 8/4
APPEARANCE
Heavy, dense, stable, medium open grain, colour varies from red to brown, excellent for flooring and marine uses.
Jatoba
BOTANICAL NAME
Grevillea robusta
ORIGIN
Brazil
THICKNESS
4/4, 8/4
APPEARANCE
Similar to lacewood but darker in colour and heavier. Colour orange brown with lighter flecking resembling the pattern of fish scales.
Leopardwood
BOTANICAL NAME
Swietenia macrophylla
ORIGIN
South/Central America
THICKNESS
4/4, 5/4, 8/4, 12/4, 16/4
APPEARANCE
True genuine mahogany, stable, very workable, excellent choice for cabinetry and marine purposes, colour ranges from light to medium red brown.
Mahogany, South American
BOTANICAL NAME
Astronium fraxinifolium
ORIGIN
Brazil
THICKNESS
4/4, 6/4
APPEARANCE
Also referred to Goncalo Alves, heavy, dense, reddish brown with dark brown streaks.
Muiracatiara
BOTANICAL NAME
Juglans neotropica
ORIGIN
Peru
THICKNESS
4/4
APPEARANCE
Soft, colour uniform dark brown, even texture.
Nogal
BOTANICAL NAME
Pterocarpus soyauxii
ORIGIN
Congo
THICKNESS
4/4, 8/4, 12/4
APPEARANCE
Heavy, dense, porous, colour bright orange when milled ages to brown, aroma of vanilla when cut.
Padauk
BOTANICAL NAME
Euxylophora paraensis
ORIGIN
Brazil
THICKNESS
4/4
APPEARANCE
Dense, interlocking grain, colour uniformly bright yellow.
Pau Amarello
BOTANICAL NAME
Machaerium spp
ORIGIN
Bolivia
THICKNESS
4/4
APPEARANCE
Heavy, dense, fine grain, rich brown & grain ranges from purple to black.
Pau Ferro
BOTANICAL NAME
Peltogyne pubescens
ORIGIN
Guyana
THICKNESS
4/4, 8/4
APPEARANCE
Dense, fine texture, colour deep purple ages to dark brown.
Purpleheart
BOTANICAL NAME
Elaeois guinecnsis
ORIGIN
Indonesia
THICKNESS
4/4, 8/4
APPEARANCE
Soft, porous, splintery, colour tan with abundant & very unique dark brown flecks.
Red Palm
BOTANICAL NAME
Entandrophragma cylindricum
ORIGIN
Zaire
THICKNESS
4/4
APPEARANCE
Quarter sawn resulting a ribbon stripe appearance, colour medium red brown, medium texture.
Sapele
BOTANICAL NAME
Cedrela spp
ORIGIN
Peru
THICKNESS
4/4, 16/4
APPEARANCE
Strong aroma which deters insects, used to make humidors, appearance like Genuine Mahogany, colour medium red brown.
Spanish Cedar
BOTANICAL NAME
Pyrus communis
ORIGIN
Germany
THICKNESS
4/4
APPEARANCE
Medium hardness, fine grain, salmon colour.
Swiss Pear
BOTANICAL NAME
Tectonis grandis
ORIGIN
Myanmar
THICKNESS
4/4, 5/4, 8/4, 12/4
APPEARANCE
Oily texture makes gluing difficult, high silica content, medium brown colour, excellent marine and exterior choice.
Teak
BOTANICAL NAME
Dalbergia frutescens
ORIGIN
Brazil
THICKNESS
4/4, 6/4, 8/4
APPEARANCE
Heavy, dense, colour cream with pink, fuchsia and purple grain, aromatic.
Tulipwood
BOTANICAL NAME
Millettia laurentii
ORIGIN
Zaire
THICKNESS
4/4
APPEARANCE
Dense, hard, very dark rich brown, course texture, open grain, heavy.
Wenge
BOTANICAL NAME
Microberlinia brazzavillensis
ORIGIN
Cameroon
THICKNESS
4/4
APPEARANCE
Quarter sawn, course texture, very porous, cream with dark brown vertical grain.
Zebrawood
Balsa
Extremely light weight & soft, colour white, most often used when buoyancy required, excellent choice for models.
Benge
Hard & dense, medium texture, colour gold with dark brown & black grain.
Bloodwood
Very hard & dense, uniformly deep red in colour.
Bocote
Heavy & dense, available in short lengths & narrow widths, colour orange to brown with black grain.
Bubinga
Heavy & dense, purple and red with dark purple grain, course texture.
Canarywood
Yellow with red & brown streaks, medium texture.
Chatekok
Fine texture, sap wood cream colour, heart wood red.
Cocobolo
Very hard & dense, fine grain, oily, wide range of colours orange, yellow, brown, purple, red, black, finishes beautifully, difficult to glue.
Ebony, Gabon
Heavy & dense, black colour, preferred by instrument makers, close grain.
Ebony, Macassar
Heavy & dense, fine and even texture, black with caramel marbling.
Honduras Rosewood
Dense, close grain, narrow widths & short lengths, colour range from cream to purple & brown.
Incensio
Course interlocking grain, reddish brown, even colour, aromatic.
Indian Rosewood
Heavy, brown with purple & dark brown grain.
Jacaranda Pardo
Heavy, course texture, similar to Brazilian Rosewood in colour.
Jatoba
Heavy, dense, stable, medium open grain, colour varies from red to brown, excellent for flooring and marine uses.
Kingwood
Heavy, dense, narrow widths & short lengths, range of beautifully unique purple, pink and brown colours.
Leopardwood
Similar to lacewood but darker in colour and heavier. Colour orange brown with lighter flecking resembling the pattern of fish scales.
Mahogany, South American
True genuine mahogany, stable, very workable, excellent choice for cabinetry and marine purposes, colour ranges from light to medium red brown.
Muiracatiara
Also referred to Goncalo Alves, heavy, dense, reddish brown with dark brown streaks.
Nogal
Soft, colour uniform dark brown, even texture.
Padauk
Heavy, dense, porous, colour bright orange when milled ages to brown, aroma of vanilla when cut.
Pau Amarello
Dense, interlocking grain, colour uniformly bright yellow.
Pau Ferro
Heavy, dense, fine grain, rich brown & grain ranges from purple to black.
Purpleheart
Dense, fine texture, colour deep purple ages to dark brown.
Red Palm
Soft, porous, splintery, colour tan with abundant & very unique dark brown flecks.
Sapele
Quarter sawn resulting a ribbon stripe appearance, colour medium red brown, medium texture.
Spanish Cedar
Strong aroma which deters insects, used to make humidors, appearance like Genuine Mahogany, colour medium red brown.
Swiss Pear
Medium hardness, fine grain, salmon colour.
Teak
Oily texture makes gluing difficult, high silica content, medium brown colour, excellent marine and exterior choice.
Tulipwood
Heavy, dense, colour cream with pink, fuchsia and purple grain, aromatic.
Wenge
Dense, hard, very dark rich brown, course texture, open grain, heavy.
Zebrawood
Quarter sawn, course texture, very porous, cream with dark brown vertical grain.
Ziracote
Narrow widths & short lengths, dense, dark with brown and black marbling.