Exotic Species of Lumber

African Mahogany is an exotic wood with a deep reddish brown color. The grain can be straight, but is typically interlocking. Working this wood is ...

Black Limba is an exotic hardwood species from west Africa. It is a light colored wood with dark streaks running through the wood, giving it a beau...

Bloodwood is an exotic wood that is sometimes referred to as cardinal wood, for its obvious beautiful deep rose color. With age its color does dark...

Canary is an exotic wood that is yellow to orange in color, typically variegated with light to dark red streaking. It has a medium to high luster. ...

Leopardwood is an exotic wood with dark reddish-brown color with strong broad rays. This material is straight grained with medium texture. The high...

Padauk is an exotic wood that is a bright orange or almost crimson wood when freshly cut, but oxidizes to a darker, rich purple-brown over time - a...

In an effort to preserve a natural resource, this Teak is plantation grown and harvested in and around Colombia to preserve the natural (Burmese) t...

Purple Heart is an exotic species whose mechanical properties are reported to lie somewhere between those of Greenheart and Oak, having exceptiona...

Heartwood is a golden to dark reddish brown. Color tends to darken with age. Besides the common ribbon pattern seen on quartersawn boards, Sapele i...

Tigerwood is one of the most radical exotic hardwoods found on the United States market today. It comes from the upland, neotropical forests of Sou...

Wenge is an exotic wood, native to the open forests of Zaire, Cameroon, Gabon, the southern regions of Tanzania, and Mozambique. It is also found i...

White Wenge (also known as Lati or Yaya) is an African wood with a Janka hardness of 1200. This wood has a light brown heartwood with a lighter yel...

Yellowheart is an exotic wood with a pale to golden yellow color when freshly cut, and darkens only slightly over time. Perfect for turned objects,...

Zebrawood is an exotic wood native to the Western African countries of Cameroon and Gabon. It is a hard wood, with a medium to coarse texture. The ...