BOLIVIAN ROSEWOOD
Chocolate brown or violet brown & black streak · High strength · Good steam bending · Coarse texture only · Blunting effect on cutting tools · Pre-bore for nailing · Special glue may be required

BUBINGA
Medium red-brown with lighter red to purple veining · Grain is straight or interlocked · Texture is moderately coarse · Works easily although gum pockets may cause difficulty · Nailing required pre-boring · Finishes well

JATOBA
Grain is commonly interlocked with a medium to coarse texture · Heartwood is a salmon red to orange-brown marked with dark brown and russet brown streaks · Works, glues, stains well

LACE WOOD
Light pink to reddish brown color · Strong grain characteristics (lace like) that may affect machining · Medium to course texture · Finishes well

LYPTUS
Lyptus comes from a sustainable managed forest in Brazil. It is a natural hybrid of Eucalyptus. Lyptus is a hardwood that is stronger than hard maple, yet matures in about 15 years. It is light to dark red in color with a grain that resembles Genuine Mahogany.

PADOUK
Heartwood is a vivid blood red, toning down to dark purple-brown with red streaks upon exposure · Grain is straight to interlocked · Course texture machines very easily · Excellent finish is obtainable

PERUVIAN WALNUT
Dark chocolate brown color · Similar in color & work ability to American black walnut · Normally very clear

PURPLEHEART
Violet purple to purple brown · Tough & strong · Moderate to fine textures · Decay resistant · Saws, planes, and turns well

SAPELE QT’D SAWN
A rather fine textured wood · Heartwood ranges in color of mahogany to a dark reddish or purplish brown · Works fairly easy I nterlocked grain offers difficulties in planing · An African tree .

SPANISH CEDAR
Color varies from a pale pinkish-brown to a dark reddish-brown · Grain is usually straight · Texture is moderately coarse · Works, glues, and stains well

ZEBRAWOOD
Heartwood is a light golden-yellow with narrow veining or streaks of dark brown to almost black, giving the surface a zebra stripe appearance · Grain is interlocked or wavy which makes the wood difficult to work with.