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Anigre
Very
light to medium golden. Cut in both flat sliced and quartered. Highly figured
quarters are very popular in veneer. This wood is quite poplar and I have used
the veneers on quite a few projects
Olive Ash Burl
Offering
an incredible amount of intricacy and detail, Olive Ash Burl is one of the most
pronounced woods available. Its beauty is awe inspiring. It accepts staining and
finishes well. Beautiful for table tops in starburst patterns.
Bubinga
These colorful woods make dramatic accents, edgings and
inlays. The beautiful red color does not degrade over time. All wood is kiln
dried and shelf aged to excellent working quality.
Carpathian elm Burl
Carpathian Elm Burl is a very rich looking wood varying in
color from pale pink to white with brown and sometimes black burl marks. A burl
is originated from a growth and sometimes disease (Dutch Elm Disease) which
causes clusters or dormant buds, rings,
or eyes with a swirly grain encompassing the burl. Burls are
highly prized veneer with a price tag to match. A decorative veneer
used in high quality architectural wood working, high class furniture
making, automobile dashboards, limousine interiors and as accents or inlays.
Cherry
Cherry
wood offers a fine grain and smooth texture. There are a number of interesting
grain variations and colors. It is not uncommon to have some minor gum deposits
throughout. Cherry wood will have many color variations ranging from red to
yellow and green all on the same piece. This color discrepancy offers the
challenge in natural and light staining because it can be pronounced. It accepts
stain and finish well.
Curly Cherry
My curly Cherry lumber is hand selected for color, grain
structure and maximum figure from the finest Northern stock. Curly Cherry will
be the base for heirloom quality furniture and projects that will be highly
prized for years to come! Cherry will age to a beautifully rich patina that has
made it the choice for fine furniture since the beginning of our great country.
Striped Ebony
Macassar ebony is a true ebony as
witnessed by its copious black striping. It is very hard and heavy and is one of
the most expensive exotic woods in the market.
Jatoba
Found in
Central and South America, this specie is very hard and strong. Over 125% harder
that red oak, Jatoba has shock resistant qualities similar to ash and hickory.
After you finish it, stand back and look at the fine grain that appears. Because
of its hardness, Jatoba can be used for many things besides custom furniture
including , tool handles and flooring.
Lacewood
very dense, tight fine grain, very deep red color. retains
its colors well, so great on intarsia projects, comes to a beautiful sheen, but
because of its hardness, must work down the paper grit sizes to sand to
perfection.... well worth the work..
Madrone Burl
This wood is fairly light in color with a pinkish tint.
Madrone burl is not the most spectacular looking wood, but can make a nice
bolster to complement cherry.
Honduran Mahogany
Honduran
Mahogany is often considered by cabinetmakers to be one of the finest woods in
which to create fine furniture. It offers a straight to interlocked grain with a
medium coarse texture. Its consistent grain throughout offers an elegance, which
really shows through. It accepts stains and finishing well.
African Mahogany ribbon stripe
One of the true mahoganies and renowned
for use in fine furniture. Darker and somewhat coarser than Honduras Mahogany.
Works and finishes well.
Crotch Mahogany
Comes from where a large limb separates from the main trunk
of a tree. Has a feather like appearance and is in great demand.
Makore Mottle
This wood comes redder than
mahogany and is much less prone to turn dark.
Makore is readily available in veneer and in somewhat lesser quantities in
lumber. This is a very versatile species coming from the west coast of Africa.
Maple
Maple
is a dense wood, which holds up well to wear and abrasion. It offers a straight
grain, occasionally curly with a fine texture. Maple shows a simple yet
admirable beauty. It is often done in a clear finish to enhance its natural
beauty. Accepts stain and finish well.
Birds Eye Maple
The
unique beauty of Birds Eye Maple is remarkable. It offers the same durability as
traditional maple but with a few additional features. The wood often shows a
rainbow luster, which reflects elegance. It has tiny circles throughout offering
a unique and attractive pattern to the wood.
Tiger Maple
Figured maple comes in a variety of descriptive terms: curly, tiger, fiddle
back, quilted, Birdseye, and some I've probably forgotten or never heard about.
I like to stain this wood a light maple stain and then finish with tung oil to
get the rays to "pop" and then top coat with lacquer for durability.
Quilted Maple
Yet another figured maple.
Red Oak
I
use Northern/Appalachian or Upland red oaks, which tend to grow more slowly,
generally have a more uniform grain pattern than lowland or southern red oaks.
Southern oak is easier to mill, due to its softer texture, but does have more
tendency to splinter and tear out. Red Oak finishes and stains easily. It has
none of the blotching problems that are associated with birch or maple. The open
pores absorb more stain, so the grain pattern becomes quite evident when a dark
stain is applied to red oak. If you hope to achieve a near glass like appearance
with the top coat, it is almost always necessary to use a pore filler. For
effect I
will top coat a couple of times and then tint the pore filler a contrasting
color
fill the pores, sand and then top coat again. The effect is quite fascinating.
White Oak quarter sawn
Most mission purists are looking for the
classic "ribbon and ray" flake pattern that is produced when red or white oak is
"quarter sawn". Many people however do not know the difference between and
Quarter Sawn, and Plain Sawn and Rift Sawn. The annual growth rings in the tree
from which boards are cut produce the most prominent part of the grain pattern.
Plain sawn lumber has growth
rings that are less than 30° orientation to the surface of the board. This
produces the indistinct oak grain pattern that you typically see in cabinets
and
less expensive furniture and flooring.
Padauk
Purple Heart
Beautiful deep purple
wood that I have used for a number of projects in accents and complete pieces. I
use a coat of Armorall under my lacquer and this has been found to help in
retaining its beautiful purple color. It also waxes to a wonderful sheen.
Teak
The color of teak lends
itself to the manufacture of rustic furniture, which
might mean the wood is left with a coarse grain. On the other hand, the I like
to create a rustic design through the use of sunken and beveled joints. Teak is
a great exterior wood that will age beautifully to a silvery grey finish if left
unattended. Frequent oiling with Teak oil or Linseed oil will maintain its fresh
color. Teak was always used in boats and ships due to its ability to withstand
the elements, and not splinter..
Black Walnut
Owing
to its great beauty and good working characteristics, Black Walnut is one of the
most valued woods in North America. Since colonial times, its wide range of
figures has graced the finest American cabinetwork. It offers a generally
straight grain with a medium coarse texture. Its color variation includes
browns, grays and purples. Veneers show a brilliance of figures, which are
mesmerizing. Accepts stains and finish exceptionally well.
Wenge
Well known in Africa as a carving wood, and long prized on
the continent
as a cabinet wood, Wenge is used for fine furniture, interior and exterior
joinery, paneling and turning. Regarded as a premier flooring wood as well.
Alternative to Ebony as a nearly black accent wood
Color and Stain Options
All stains and colors are custom
mixed and samples made for approval. Colors and stains can vary from panel to
panel, due to the infinite variety of naturally occurring wood-grain patterns
