Canarywood
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 […]
Bubinga
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 […]
Bocote
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 […]
Bloodwood
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.
Anigre
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.
Afrormosia
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.
Oak, White
This Oak has a heartwood that is light to medium brown, commonly with an olive cast. Paler sapwood is not always sharply demarcated from the heartwood. Quartersawn sections display prominent ray-fleck patterns. This is a very dense and heavy wood with a grain that is straight, with a coarse, uneven texture.
Pine, Eastern White
It has a heartwood that is a light brown, sometimes with a slightly reddish hue, and the sapwood is a pale yellow to nearly white. Color tends to darken with age. Pine is easy to work with and is one of the most common timbers used in construction. It has a grain that is straight […]
