Goncalo Alves
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 […]
Iroko
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.
Ebony, Mexican
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 […]
Rosewood, Honduran
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.
Walnut, Peruvian
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 […]
Oak, Red
Red Oak has a heartwood that is light to medium brown, commonly with a reddish cast. Paler sapwood is not always sharply demarcated from the heartwood. Quartersawn sections display prominent ray-fleck patterns. The grain is straight, with a coarse, uneven texture. The pores are large and open.
Holly
Holly has a very uniform, pale white color with virtually no visible grain pattern. Knots are common, which can reduce the usable area of the wood. Can develop a bluish/gray fungal stain if not dried rapidly after cutting. Holly is usually cut during the winter and kiln-dried shortly thereafter to preserve the white color of […]
Elm, American (Carbon Smart)
Its heartwood is light to medium reddish brown with sapwood that is paler and usually well-defined. The grain is interlocked (making it very resistant to splitting), with a somewhat coarse, uneven texture. Carbon-Smart Wood™ comes from naturally fallen trees in US cities, and is not from harvested trees.
