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Natural Woods I
Wood in all their natural glory
(Apologies, I would love to keep all the woods listed alphabetically, but logistically it is not feasible for this page/software)
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Dalbergia Melanoxylon |
Dalbergia Melanoxylon |
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African Blackwood (with Sapwood) |
African Blackwood Burl |
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Native to Africa. A member of the Rosewood family. |
Native to Africa, this is one of the more rare burls. |
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Pterocarpus Indicus |
Pterocarpus Macrocarpus |
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Golden Amboyna Burl |
Dragon's Blood Amboyna Burl |
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Long considered the premier Burl wood, Amboyna can be either golden or more reddish in color. Burls are fairly common as with the example above. This is the burl material first used for Rolls Royce interiors |
Long considered the premier Burl wood, Amboyna can be either golden or more reddish in color. Burls are fairly common as with the example above. This is the burl material first used for Rolls Royce interiors |
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Acer Saccharinum |
Prunus Avium |
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Ambrosia Maple |
American Cherry |
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Native to North America, this wood has been attacked by the Ambrosia beetle larvae. The holes cored by these larvae are then infiltrated with a fungus that changes the coloration of the wood. So this wood will have worm holes as well as spaulting, but the spaulting follows the path of the worm holes. |
Native to North America, this wood darkens to a deep burgundy with time. |
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Ulmus Americana |
Agathis Australis |
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American Elm |
Ancient Kauri |
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Native to North America, this wood is fairly rare now due to the devastation from Dutch Elm Disease. The stock I have was cut over 25 years ago. |
At between 35,000-50,000 years old this is the oldest workable wood in the world.
Kauri Trees are large Conifers similar to the Sequoias in California. One of the main excavators in New Zealand used a chainsaw to carve an internal spiral staircase in a Kauri Stump that their office was then built around. |
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Aningeria Sp. |
Balnesia Sarmientoi |
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Anigre |
Argentinean Lignum Vitae |
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Native to Africa |
Native to Argentina |
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Olea Europaea |
Acer Saccharum |
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Bethlehem Olive Wood |
Birdseye Maple |
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Native to Bethlehem, these pieces come from the annual trimmings of the Olive trees that is required to continue their fruit production. |
Native to North America |
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Sequoiadendrom Giganteum |
Prunus Serotina |
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Birdseye Redwood |
Black Cherry |
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Native to California |
Native to North America |
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Terminalia Superba |
Juglans Nigra |
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Black Limba (or Spaulted Limba) |
American Black Walnut |
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Native to Africa. |
Native to North America |
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Hibiscus Elatus |
Dalbergia Maritima |
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Blue Mahoe |
Bois De Rose |
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Native to Jamaica |
Native to Madagascar |
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Machaeriam Scleroxylon |
Melanorrhea Usitata |
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Morado (or Bolivian Rosewood) |
Burmese Lacquer (or Borneo Rosewood) |
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Native to Bolivia. Not a member of the Rosewood family. |
Native to SE Asia. Not a member of the Rosewood family. |
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Natural Woods I
