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Alder Wood Profile

Alder is a soft wood and sometimes contains knots. This species is considered a great option for laser cutting and engraving and produces and nice dark burn when engraved. When finish is applied, Alder darkens quite a bit and can look similar to Cherry. Alder trees do not grow very large, so we rarely carry stock wider than 6".

Common Names: Alder, Red Alder, Western Red Alder, Pacific Coast Alder, Alnus rubra
Origin: Coastal Pacific Northwest
Color: Light tan to reddish brown wood color, color darkens and reddens with age

Ash Wood Profile

Ash wood possesses decent strength properties for its weight and is shock resistant. It has high elasticity which makes it a popular choice for bows and steam bending projects. Applying a stain to Ash produces a similar look to Red Oak. Ash trees are currently under attack from invasive emerald ash borer in the US. This has steadily increased the price and reduced the availability of wider stock.

Common Names: Ash, White Ash, American White Ash, Biltmore Ash, Fraxinus americana
Origin: Midwest and eastern United States
Color: Light cream sapwood with light brown heartwood

Aspen Wood Profile

Aspen wood is closest to white in color and is soft but fairly strong. It is fine-grained, uniform in texture, and generally lacks a distinctive pattern. Closely related to Poplar, Aspen is a great all-purpose wood and good for beginner woodworkers.

Common Names: Aspen, Bigtooth Aspen, Populus grandidentata
Origin: Midwest and northeast United States
Color: Pale light yellow to nearly white with non-distinctive grain, the whitest wood we carry, a good substitute for Holly

Basswood Wood Profile

Basswood is a very light and soft wood. Its softness combined with a fine, even texture makes it ideal for wood carving and wood burning.

Common Names: Basswood, American Basswood, Lime, Linden, Tilia americana
Origin: Midwest and eastern United States
Color: Creamy white to very light tan

Beech Wood Profile

Many often overlook American Beech as a utility hardwood, but because of its durability and low cost, Beech can be exceptionally useful in woodworking. It is great for laser engraving and is a cheaper alternative to more expensive woods like Hard Maple. Beech has a fine, even texture.

Common Names: Beech, American Beech, Fagus grandifolia
Origin: Midwest and eastern United States
Color: Pale cream, sometimes with a pink or brown hue

Black Limba Wood Profile

An exotic hardwood from west Africa. Black Limba is a light colored wood with dark streaks running through the wood giving it a beautiful variegated appearance. Unlike most exotic hardwoods that are dense and difficult to work, Black Limba is easy to work with even for the beginner woodworker. Black Limba is also renown for it's acoustic properties and some of the most valuable guitars in the world are made with Limba wood.

Common Names: Limba, Korina, Afara, Terminalia superba
Origin: Tropical western Africa
Color: Limba wood is a yellowish to golden brown, with grey to nearly black streaks and veins. Wood with the darker figuring is referred to as Black Limba, while plain unfigured wood is called White Limba.

Bloodwood Wood Profile

Bloodwood is exceptionally hard, durable, and possesses a rich blood-red color. It is a superbly beautiful wood in person. Bloodwood often holds tension which makes it prone to twisting and warping, so it is best used in small pieces or as an accent. Not recommended for laser cutting.

Common Names: Bloodwood, Satine, Satinwood, Pau rainha, Brosimum paraense
Origin: South America
Color: Bright vivid red, sometimes with yellow streaks, color darkens and deepens with age and after a finish is applied

Blue Pine Wood Profile

Blue Pine is pine wood featuring a unique blue-gray stain caused by a harmless fungus. This material was once highly abundant across the U.S. after the mountain pine beetle, which carries the fungus, impacted vast stands of pine. Now that the beetle epidemic has settled, authentic Blue Pine is much harder to source. To deliver this beautiful look consistently, our Blue Pine is carefully crafted by allowing the fungus to naturally infiltrate the lumber before it is kiln dried. Blue Pine is an exceptional choice for Intarsia woodworking or any project that would benefit from its unique, rustic, and beautiful coloring and patterns.

Common Names: Blue Stain Pine, Beetle Kill Pine, Denim Pine, Pinus strobus
Origin: U.S.
Color: Features a unique blend of pale whites, deep grays, and striking blue-black mineral streaks.

Bolivian Rosewood Wood Profile

Bolivian Rosewood has many names and is closely related and compared to Rosewood. It is also called Morado, Santos Rosewood, or Pau Ferro (which loosely translates as "Ironwood"). An exceptionally hard and beautiful wood, Bolivian Rosewood displays a range of colors with dramatic, swirly grain patterns.

Common Names: Pau Ferro, Morado, Santos Rosewood, Machaerium scleroxylon
Origin: Brazil and Bolivia
Color: Color varies widely ranging from reddish/orange to a dark violet/brown, usually with contrasting darker black streaks.

Bubinga Wood Profile

Bubinga has a close resemblance to Rosewood and is often used in place of more expensive woods. Bubinga is very strong, hard, and beautiful—a truly unique wood.

Common Names: Bubinga, African Rosewood, Kevazingo, Guibourtia
Origin: Africa
Color: Vivid pinkish red to dark reddish brown with dark purple or black streaks

Butternut Wood Profile

Sometimes called White Walnut, Butternut is closely related to Black Walnut.Butternut wood is considerably a lighter color than Black Walnut and is very soft and lightweight.

Common Names: Butternut, White Walnut, Juglans cinerea
Origin: Midwest and eastern United States
Color: Light to medium tan, similar grain to Walnut but considerably lighter color

Canarywood Wood Profile

Canarywood can almost be rainbow colored with dark red streaks along with the natural orange, yellow, and brown coloration. It has medium texture and weight with open pores. Canarywood is said to have good acoustic properties and is sometimes used for speaker enclosures or entertainment system cabinets.

Common Names: Canarywood, Canary, Yellow Tarara, Centrolobium spp
Origin: Central America, South America
Color: Irregular in color with a range from a pale yellow/orange to a darker reddish brown with streaks of red, purple, and black

Cherry Wood Profile

Cherry wood has long been a popular wood for cabinet and furniture making in the United States.

Common Names: Cherry, Black Cherry, American Cherry, Wild Cherry, Prunus serotina
Origin: Midwest United States
Color: Pale pinkish brown when freshly cut, darkens to rich reddish brown as it ages

Curly Maple Wood Profile

Curly Maple is Maple wood with a unique wavy or curly pattern in the grain. The ripples in the grain pattern create a three dimensional effect that looks like the wood has curled along the length of the board. The pattern is most noticeable after a finish is applied. This is a medium figured wood, and some boards may be brown in color.

Common Names: Curly Maple, Curly Soft Maple, Flame Maple, Fiddleback Maple, Acer rubrum
Origin: Midwest and eastern United States
Color: Creamy white, sometimes with reddish-brown heartwood, curly pattern that shows best after a finish is applied

Hard Maple Wood Profile

Unlike other hardwoods, Hard Maple is usually sapwood and not heartwood. It is known for its durability and strength and is commonly used for flooring, butcher blocks, and large furniture.

Common Names: Hard Maple, Sugar Maple, Rock Maple, Acer saccharum
Origin: Midwest and eastern United States
Color: Creamy white to light yellow or pale tan

Leopardwood Wood Profile

Leopardwood (also called Lacewood) is a moderately hard wood with a lace or leopard print pattern. While we often carry up to 8" wide stock, narrower boards best show the natural pattern.

Common Names: Lacewood, Brazilian Lacewood, South American Lacewood, Silky Oak, Roupala montana
Origin: South America
Color: Pink to reddish-brown, light grey or brown marks resembling a lace or leopard print pattern

Mahogany Wood Profile

African Mahogany is the most common substitute for the classic (but endangered) Honduran Mahogany. It is very durable and produces a beautiful, highly lustrous finish.

Common Names: Mahogany, African Mahogany, Khaya Mahogany, Ogwango, Senegal Mahogany, Khaya ivorensis
Origin: Tropical Africa
Color: Ranges from light pink or salmon brown to darker reddish-brown

Padauk Wood Profile

Padauk is a moderately hard wood with a striking, bright orange color. It is extremely durable and rot resistant.

Common Names: Padauk, African Padauk, Vermillion, Pterocarpus soyauxii
Origin: Central and tropical west Africa
Color: Bright orange red when freshly cut, darkens to reddish-brown with age

Poplar Wood Profile

Poplar wood has been a common utility hardwood in the United States for generations with good reason. It is soft and lightweight but very strong with a fine, even texture. Poplar is a good choice for beginner woodworkers.

Common Names: Poplar, Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar, Tulipwood, White Poplar, Liriodendron tulipifera
Origin: Midwest and eastern United States
Color: Grayish-white to pale yellow sapwood with green to brown heartwood, color darkens and browns with time and light exposure

Purpleheart Wood Profile

True to its name, Purpleheart wood boasts a rich, violet-purple color. It also has a fine even texture and is very hard, dense, and durable.

Common Names: Purpleheart, Purple Heart, Amaranth, Pau Roxo, Violetwood, Peltogyne spp
Origin: Central and South America
Color: Dull grey to purplish-brown when first cut, quickly darkens to violet-purple when exposed to light, darkens over time with continued UV light exposure until it appears dark brown with a hint of purple

Red Cedar Wood Profile

Commonly known as Eastern Red Cedar, this wood has a strong and distinctive aroma. It is soft with a fine even texture. The trees are very slow growing and most that are harvested tend to be small in diameter. This results in boards that are often narrow and knotty. Please note, Red Cedar is a very knotty wood and there is no number of knots that we consider unacceptable, we only sort for color and "sound knots".

Common Names: Red Cedar, Eastern Red Cedar, Red Juniper, Juniperus virginiana
Origin: Eastern United States
Color: Light reddish or violet-brown with pale yellow or white streaks

Red Oak Wood Profile

Red Oak is a timeless, American classic used for furniture, flooring, cabinetry, joinery, and architectural millwork. It is hard, strong, and moderately priced, so many woodworkers greatly value this species. Red Oak has large, open pores and a distinctive grain.

Common Names: Red Oak, Northern Red Oak, Gray Oak, American Red Oak, Quercus rubra
Origin: Midwest and eastern United States
Color: Light to medium brown, commonly with a reddish tinge

Spanish Cedar Wood Profile

A favorite for making cigar boxes and humidors, Spanish Cedar is famous for its sharp and distinctive cedar scent.

Common Names: Spanish Cedar, Cedro, Cedrela odorata
Origin: Central and South America
Color: Uniform light pinkish to reddish brown. Darkens with age.

Sycamore Wood Profile

As a hardwood, Sycamore is often underrated and has been used in the past as a secondary wood for things like draw sides and pallets. But its pleasant cream color is handy for intarsia woodworking, and it won't break the bank either!

Common Names: American Plane, American Planetree, Buttonwood, Platanus occidentalis
Origin: Midwest and eastern United States
Color: Mostly white to light tan sapwood with some darker, reddish-brown heartwood streaks in most boards

Tigerwood Wood Profile

Also called "Goncalo Alves", Tigerwood is known for it's striking appearance as well as its stiffness and durability. Darker brown markings often contrast against the medium brown background of Tigerwood, giving it its characteristic tiger-like pattern. Tigerwood is naturally resistant to insects and decay, making it a suitable choice for many outdoor applications.

Common Names: Goncalo Alves, Jobillo, Kingwood, Astronium spp.
Origin: Brazil
Color: Tigerwood is a medium brown color, usually with streaks of dark brown to blackish. Color tends to darken with age.

Walnut Wood Profile

Walnut has been popular among woodworkers in the United States for generations as it offers a rich brown color and easy workability. All our Walnut thin wood and lumber is Black Walnut and has been steamed to match the sapwood and heartwood color.

Common Names: Walnut, Black Walnut, American Walnut, Eastern Walnut, Juglans nigra
Origin: Midwest and eastern United States
Color: Dark nut brown

Wenge Wood Profile

Wenge is a very hard, exotic, dark brown wood with black streaks. It makes a great substitute for Ebony. Wenge is great to add that extra special pop to your woodworking project.

Common Names: Wenge, African Rosewood, Faux Ebony, Awoung, Mibotu, Bokonge, Millettia laurentii
Origin: Central Africa
Color: Dark brown with black streaks, appears nearly completely black with a finish

White Limba Wood Profile

Limba trees produce two types of lumber. White Limba, from the upper parts of the tree is a creamy yellowish color. While wood from the lower sections of the tree often has dramatic dark veins or streaks and is marketed as Black Limba. Unlike most exotic hardwoods that are dense and difficult to work, White Limba is easy to work with even for the beginner woodworker. Limba is also renown for it's acoustic properties and some of the most valuable guitars in the world are made with Limba wood.

Common Names: Limba, Korina, Afara, Terminalia superba
Origin: Tropical western Africa
Color: Limba wood is a yellowish to golden brown, sometimes with grey to nearly black streaks. Wood with the darker figuring is referred to as Black Limba, while plain unfigured wood is called White Limba.

White Oak Wood Profile

White Oak is naturally rot-resistant and strong. These qualities make it a good choice for outdoor use. White Oak has traditionally been used to make railroad ties, fence posts, ships, and whiskey barrels.
White Oak usually has a finer texture and more patterned grain than Red Oak.
See Quarter Sawn White Oak for a more stable option with straighter grain.

Common Names: White Oak, American White Oak, Stave Oak, Fork-Leaf Oak, Ridge White Oak, Quercus alba
Origin: Midwest and eastern United States
Color: Light to medium brown commonly with an olive cast

Yellowheart Wood Profile

Few woods are as consistent and vibrant a yellow as Yellowheart which almost always has a very uniform, bright yellow. Yellowheart has a fine even texture and naturally high luster.

Common Names: Yellowheart, Aspidosperma
Origin: Brazil
Color: Color ranges from pale to golden yellow, darkens only slightly with age

Zebrawood Wood Profile

Zebrawood is famous for its dramatic pattern resembling zebras stripes. It has medium to coarse texture and interlocking grain with large pores.

Common Names: Zebrawood, Zebrano, Zingana, Microberlinia brazzavillensis
Origin: West Africa
Color: Light brown or cream color with pronounced dark brown streaks