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The species we have included in this assortment were all chosen for their ease in turning. This is the perfect sampling of species for a beginning turner interested in imported woods.
Species listed below are shown left to right in the photograph.
Mesquite - 3 x 3 x 5 1/2-6"
African Blackwood - 1 3/8-1 1/2 x 1 3/8-1 1/2 x 7 1/2 and longer
Cocobolo - 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 12"
Striped Ebony - 13/8-1 1/2 x 1 3/8-1 1/2 x 12"
Mexican Bocote - 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12".
Muhuhu - 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12"
East Indian Rosewood - 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12-14"
The first image shows how you will receive these pieces. In the second photograph, we have surfaced all the pieces to show what the wood looks like in a more finished form.
The pieces show in this photograph are representative of the pieces you will receive.
Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
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Also called Letterwood and Leopardwood. Color: dark red to reddish brown with irregular black speckles or stripes. Fine textured and highly lustrous. Very hard and heavy, 75-84 lbs/cu ft. Takes a beautiful finish. Very rare and very expensive. Guyana and Surinam.
Our bargain boxes contain the mill ends and cut offs from producing the other products that are on our website. The pieces in this box may contain defects.
Net weight is 14 lbs.
Box size is 6 x 6 x 20".
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Also called Letterwood and Leopardwood. Color: dark red to reddish brown with irregular black speckles or stripes. Fine textured and highly lustrous. Very hard and heavy, 75-84 lbs/cu ft. Takes a beautiful finish. Very rare and very expensive. Guyana and Surinam.
Our bargain boxes contain the mill ends and cut offs from producing the other products that are on our website. The pieces in this box may contain defects.
Net weight is 14.5 lbs.
Box size is 6 x 6 x 20".
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A wood of biblical importance, no wood is more closely associated with history and the development of civilization than Olivewood. A beautifully variegated timber. Partially air-dried.
Our bargain boxes contain the mill ends and cut offs from producing the other products that are on our website. The pieces in this box may contain defects.
Net weight is 7.5 lbs.
Box size is 6 x 6 x 20".
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Bundle A contains a mix of species, including Curly Black Limba, Figured Claro Walnut, Curly Myrtle, Port Orford Cedar, Curly Hard Maple, Asian Ebony, Sitka Spruce, Amazon Rosewood, Palisander, and African Blackwood. 17 pieces.
Bundle B contains a mix of species, including Black Limba, Sitka Spruce, Santos Rosewood, Curly Myrtle, Palisander, Red Chacate, Chakte-viga, Bird's-eye Maple, New Guinea Striped Ebony, African Blackwood, and Castello Boxwood. 16 pieces.
Bundle C contains a mix of species, including Figured Claro Walnut, Curly Myrtle, Curly Hard Maple, Port Orford Cedar, Bird's-eye Maple, Curly Big Leaf Maple, Asian Ebony, Sitka Spruce, Red Chacate, Chakte-viga, and Santos Rosewood. 20 pieces.
Due to CITES regulations, these can only be shipped to addresses in the United States.
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Also known in the guitar trade as Korina. This is a fairly lightweight, light-colored wood from West Africa with excellent tonal qualities. Occasional logs have a dark colored heart which produces what we call Black Limba.
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Called by some woodworkers African Rosewood, Bubinga is a deep, lustrous, brownish-red color with a fine, darker striping. The figure makes the wood doubly beautiful. It is very hard and heavy and takes a glassy, smooth finish. Kiln-dried. Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
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Also known in the guitar trade as Korina. This is a fairly lightweight, light-colored wood from West Africa with excellent tonal qualities. Occasional logs have a dark colored heart which produces what we call Black Limba.
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This brick-red colored West African hardwood was once one of the more common imported hardwoods but has become increasingly scarce in the last couple of years. It is easy to work, takes a nice polish and is dimensionally stable. Kiln-dried.
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Related to Lignum vitae. It is hard and heavy, oily, and a beautiful shade of green. It also has a very decorative grain on the radial surface.
Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers within the U.S.A.
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The heartwood is white or cream to light brown or reddish brown. Because of the generally small size of available logs, most sawmills produce flatsawn boards which will show a broken curl on the surface and a fiddleback curl on the quartersawn edge. Hard and heavy, 45 lbs/cu ft. Easy to work and takes a smooth polish. U.S.A.
Anyone who buys over $100.00 worth of wood can pick one of these 2 pieces for free and we'll deduct the price when we figure out shipping for your order. First come, first serve.
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(Dalbergia sp.)
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This Brazilian hardwood is occasionally seen to have the bright, brilliantly hued colors as found in these boards. It has medium density and is easy to work and finish. Kiln-dried.
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Castello Boxwood, though not a true Buxus species, still has a very fine texture and a lovely light canary yellow color. This is truly a dream wood to mill.It is an excellent turnery wood, capable of very fine detail. Also very popular for making scale timbers and other parts for model ships. Air-dried.
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Bocote is an oily wood with a yellowish to dark brown color accented with irregular black stripes and streaks. It has a spicy smell and is hard, heavy and strong. It is easy to work and takes a very nice polish. This beautiful wood is seldom seen in woodworker's shops.
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Called by some woodworkers African Rosewood, Bubinga is a deep, lustrous, brownish-red color with a fine, darker striping. The figure makes the wood doubly beautiful. It is very hard and heavy and takes a glassy, smooth finish. Kiln-dried. Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
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This tree is native to the Pacific Northwest. It has the distinction of having the largest leaf of the Maples-up to 15" in diameter. This is a soft Maple. The tree can produce many different types of figure, including quilted (tubular, popcorn, & cloud), curly (fiddleback, broken, & basketweave), and burl.
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This is fantastic wood with grain so fine you can hardly see the annular rings. Quartersawn. Kiln-dried.
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This is fantastic wood with grain so fine you can hardly see the annular rings. Quartersawn. Kiln-dried.
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The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. Its stability and lovely tonal qualities make it an excellent instrument wood.
Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
