Customers can expect to find that the vast majority of Parkerville’s retail lumber has been kiln-dried to industry standards and has been surfaced (skip-planed) on two sides with one edge ripped straight. The list below reflects those species that you’re most likely to find in our inventory; however, with the exception of our curated wood products, this list does not reflect all of the lumber we may have on hand at any given time.
If you’re looking for something in particular, or simply want to check what we may have on hand before visiting us, please feel free to call our office at (860) 649-9663. We’d be more than happy to help.
Its heartwood is yellowish brown, occasionally with a reddish or olive-colored hue, darkening with age. Narrow sapwood is pale yellow and is clearly differentiated from the heartwood. Its grain is usually straight, though it can be interlocked, with a fine, uniform texture and good natural luster.
This species’ heartwood is a light yellowish-brown, sometimes with a pinkish hue. Color tends to darken to a more golden brown with age. Pale sapwood is not well defined. Figured grain is occasionally present, such as curly or mottled grain. Grain is straight to interlocked, with a medium uniform texture and a good natural luster.
Also known as Common Beach, it has heartwood that is pale straw color, sometimes with a pink or brown hue. Veneer tends to be slightly darker colored, as slicing the veneer usually requires the wood to be prepared with steam, which gives the wood a more golden tone. Its grain is straight; fine to medium uniform texture and moderate natural luster.
Bloodwood has bright, vivid red heartwood that can darken to a brownish red over time. A good finish and avoiding direct sunlight will slow this color fade. Bloodwood is very dense and durable.
Has a yellowish-brown body with dramatic dark brown to almost black stripes. Color tends to darken with age. Also, the grain patterning can be quite striking, particularly in flatsawn areas. Its grain on most decorative pieces is usually figured in some way, and also tends to be interlocked, though pieces with plain and straight grain can also be found. Medium uniform texture and a naturally oily/waxy feel.
Also known as Kevazingo or African Rosewood, its heartwood ranges from a pinkish red to a darker reddish brown with darker purple or black streaks. Sapwood is a pale straw color and is clearly demarcated from the heartwood. The grain is straight to interlocked and has a uniform fine to medium texture and moderate natural luster.
It has a heartwood color can vary a fair amount, from a pale yellow-orange to a darker reddish brown, usually with darker streaks throughout. Pale yellow sapwood is sharply demarcated from heartwood. Color tends to darken and homogenize with age. It has a grain that is typically straight but can be irregular or wild on some pieces. The grain is uniform fine to medium texture with good natural luster.
It has a heartwood that is a relatively uniform light pinkish to reddish brown; colors tend to darken with age. Random pockets of gum and natural oils are commonly present. The grain patterning and figures tend to be somewhat bland.
This beautiful wood offers a kaleidoscope of different colors, ranging from yellow, orange, red, and shades of brown with streaks of black or purple. Its sapwood is typically a very pale yellow. Colors are lighter when freshly sanded/cut, and darken with age. It has a grain that is straight to interlocked, with a fine, even texture, and good natural luster.
Also known as African Ebony, Nigerian Ebony, or Cameroon Ebony, this species of ebony is among the most expensive of all available lumbers. It has heartwood that is usually jet-black, with little to no variation or visible grain. Occasionally, dark brown or grayish-brown streaks may be present. This species is extremely hard on tools. Grain is usually straight but can also be interlocked with fine even texture with very high natural luster.
Also known as Striped Ebony or Amara Ebony, its heartwood has a dramatic striped appearance, somewhat similar to Zebrawood. It can have a yellow to reddish brown body with darker brown or black stripes. Sharply demarcated sapwood is a pale gold color. Its grain is usually straight, but can sometimes be interlocked; fine uniform texture and good natural luster.
Known formally as Katalox, its heartwood is dark reddish brown to nearly black, sometimes with a strong purple hue. Sapwood is sharply demarcated and is pale yellowish white. Pieces with curly or wavy grain are not uncommon. Its grain is usually straight, but can also be irregular or interlocked, with a fine even texture and good natural luster.
Also known as Tigerwood, Jobillo, or Muiracatiara, it has heartwood is typically a medium reddish brown with irregularly spaced streaks of dark brown to black. Color tends to darken with age. Some pieces of goncalo alves may be completely uniform in color with no streaks or stripes. Grain can be straight, but is usually wavy or interlocked and can have a fine, uniform texture with good natural luster
Also known as Brazilian Walnut or LapachoIpe, this species’s hartwood is olive-brown with occasional lighter or darker streaks. It has a fine texture but appears oily. Ipe is very hard and can be challenging to work with. It is incredibly resistant to rot and decay. It has a fine to medium texture, with the grain varying from straight to irregular or interlocked with a moderate natural luster.
Also known as African Teak, its heartwood is usually a yellow to golden or medium brown, with the color tending to darken over time. Pale yellow sapwood is clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Iroko has a medium to coarse texture, with open pores and an interlocked grain.
Also known as Brazilian Cherry, it has a heartwood that varies from a light orangish brown to a darker reddish brown, sometimes with contrasting darker grayish brown streaks. Its color tends to darken upon exposure to light. Sapwood is a light grayish yellow, clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Grain is typically interlocked, with a medium to coarse texture and has good natural luster.
This unique species has a very conspicuous flecking that gives this wood its namesake. The wood itself is a medium to dark reddish brown with grey or light brown rays, which resemble the spots of a leopard. It has a fairly pronounced and coarse texture and straight grain.
Alternately known as Limba, Korina, Afara, Black Limba, and White Limba, its heartwood is a light yellowish to golden brown, sometimes with grey to nearly black streaks and veins. Wood with such darker figures are referred to as Black Limba, while plain unfigured wood is called White Limba. It has sapwood that is a pale greyish to yellowish brown,
Also known as khaya or Acajou d’Afrique, this mahogany’s heartwood can vary in color from a pale pink to a deep reddish brown and can darken over time. African Mahogany has moderate rot resistance and is easy to work with overall. Its grain is straight to interlocked, with a medium to coarse texture with good natural luster and a high degree of chatoyancy.
This species is also known as Genuine Mahogany or Honduran Mahogany. Its heartwood color can vary a fair amount, from a pale pinkish brown to a darker reddish brown. Color tends to darken with age. Mahogany also exhibits an optical phenomenon known as chatoyancy. Grain can be straight, interlocked, irregular, or wavy with a medium and uniform texture, with moderate natural luster.
Also known as Horse Apple, Hedge Apple, and Bois d’arc its heartwood is golden to bright yellow, which inevitably ages to a darker medium brown with time: primarily due to exposure to ultraviolet light. Osage Orange’s grain is straight, with a fine to medium texture with a high natural luster.
Also known as African padauk, Vermillion or simply Padauk its heartwood color can vary, ranging from a pale pinkish orange to a deep brownish red. Most pieces tend to start a vibrant reddish orange when freshly cut, darkening substantially over time to a reddish/purplish brown. Grain is usually straight, but can sometimes be interlocked, with a coarse, open texture and good natural luster.
With a deep purple-violet color when freshly cut, Purpleheart will mature to a grayish purple to brown color over time. It can add a beautiful accent of color to a project, but also has very high strength and is shock, crush, and rot resistance. It is commonly used in heavy exterior construction such as bridge and dock building, boat construction, tools, furniture and more.
Also known as Chakte Kok, this wood can vary in color, from a bright, watermelon red to a light orange/pink, down to a darker brownish red. Redheart’s vibrant color quickly fades to a reddish brown in direct sunlight, though this color change can be slowed using specific finishing techniques. Its grain is usually straight or irregular, with a fine, even texture with a low to medium natural luster.
Heartwood ranges from light brown to deep purplish brown; brownish-mauve is most common. Sometimes with contrasting darker brown stripes. Sharply demarcated sapwood is pale yellow. Its grain is usually straight or slightly interlocked with a fine to medium texture, with good natural luster.
Sapele is golden to dark brown and is characteristically similar to Mahogany. It is also known for having a variety of figured grain patterns, particularly when quarter sawn. Sapele is also used for its resistance to rot.
Also known as Burmese Teak or Genuine Teak, it has a golden to medium brown color and ages to a silvery brown. Teak is remarkably resistant to rot and decay. Old-growth teak is considered by some to perform better than plantation Teak, however, there are ethical concerns surrounding its harvest. Its grain is straight, though it can occasionally be wavy or interlocked. Coarse, uneven texture, and moderate to low natural luster.
Also known as Tropical Walnut or Nogal, its heartwood tends to be darker than temperate walnut species, with a deep chocolate brown color, and sometimes with a purplish hue. May also contain streaks of lighter-colored wood mixed throughout the heartwood, which can sometimes be extensive and result in a high degree of waste. Grain figuring such as curl seems to be much less common than other walnut species.
Wenge’s heartwood is medium brown, sometimes with a reddish or yellowish hue, with nearly black streaks. However, unlike most other dark hardwoods, the heartwood of wenge can lighten (rather than darken) when exposed to sunlight. Its grain is straight, with a very coarse texture. Low natural luster.
Also known as Pau Amarello, this wood has a pale to golden yellow with a high natural luster. Color ranges from pale to golden yellow, darkening only slightly with age. Sapwood is a pale yellow/white. Its grain is usually straight, though some figured pieces may have wavy or interlocked grain and can have a fine uniform texture and a naturally high luster.
Also known as Zebrano, this beautiful wood has a heartwood that is a light brown or cream color with dark blackish brown streaks vaguely resembling a zebra’s stripes. Depending on whether the wood is flatsawn or quartersawn, the stripes can be either chaotic and wavy (flatsawn), or somewhat uniform (quartersawn).
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Certain species-specific information included on this site has been graciously provided by The Wood Database.
Customers can expect to find that the vast majority of Parkerville’s retail lumber has been kiln-dried to industry standards and has been surfaced (skip-planed) on two sides with one edge ripped straight. The list below reflects those species that you’re most likely to find in our inventory; however, with the exception of our curated wood products, this list does not reflect all of the lumber we may have on hand at any given time. Click on any item below to view the item’s details.
If you’re looking for something in particular, or simply want to check what we may have on hand before visiting us, please feel free to call our office at (860) 649-9663. We’d be more than happy to help.
Click here for current pricing on our exotic lumber.
Certain species-specific information included on this site has been graciously provided by The Wood Database.
Parkerville Wood Products
580 Parker Street
Manchester, CT 06042
GPS Address
22 Mitchell Drive
Manchester, CT 06042
When planning a trip to our facility, please note that you must have proper footwear to enter the shop and lumber mill area. Safety regulations require that open toe shoes or sandals are not to be worn on the shop floor. Thank you for your cooperation.
Parkerville Wood Products
580 Parker Street
Manchester, CT, 06042
GPS Address
22 Mitchell Rd
Manchester, CT, 06042
When planning a trip to our facility, please note that you must have proper footwear to enter the shop and lumber mill area. Safety regulations require that open toe shoes or sandals are not to be worn on the shop floor. Thank you for your cooperation.
In celebration of President’s Day, our selection of 4/4 Cherry is on sale! Regular 4/4 Cherry is discounted to $3.99 bf with 8+” wide at $4.49.
Sale runs until February 24th!
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