Brazilian Bloodwood

Also called Satine, Cacique, and Cardinalwood. The heartwood is a rich strawberry red, in sharp contrast to the light colored sapwood. Takes a high, lustrous finish. Kiln-dried.

Item Number: W38103

$58.70

A 1 7/8 x 3 9/16 x 36 1/8"

American Holly

Holly is the whitest wood commercially available. Our stock was cut during the winter and quickly dried in a vacuum kiln to prevent discoloration. The result is very white wood without gray or bluish staining. The wood is fine-grained and is excellent for turnery, inlays, musical instrument edge bandings, etc. The grade is common and better which means that there can be some defects, mainly knots.

Item Number: W38102

$30.55

B 1 15/16 x 3 x 11 5/8"

$34.75

C 1 15/16 x 2 7/8 x 13 13/16"

$25.60

D 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 16 1/8"

$46.85

F 2 x 2 1/2 x 20 3/4"

Castello Boxwood

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.

Item Number: W38101

$25.80

B 1 3/4 x 2 9/16 x 18 3/8"

$32.15

C 1 1/2 x 2 5/16 x 29 5/8"

Thuya Burl

This comes from the Atlas mountains in Morocco and has a beautiful golden chatoyance. Its color varies from a rich, lustrous golden brown to nearly black. Thuya burl is hard and dense with a high oil content, but tends to be brittle. The eyes, perfectly round, are scattered about in some burls like the figure in bird's-eye maple; in others they are grouped as islands. Due to it's desert occurrence, the wood sometimes contains small defects or inclusions but most can be repaired with cyanoacrylate (super) glues. A rare species, this exquisite wood is used for inlays, small boxes, turnery, and precious objects.

Item Number: W38099

Thuya Burl Turning Squares

This comes from the Atlas mountains in Morocco and has a beautiful golden chatoyance. Its color varies from a rich, lustrous golden brown to nearly black. Thuya burl is hard and dense with a high oil content, but tends to be brittle. The eyes, perfectly round, are scattered about in some burls like the figure in bird's-eye maple; in others they are grouped as islands. Due to it's desert occurrence, the wood sometimes contains small defects or inclusions but most can be repaired with cyanoacrylate (super) glues. A rare species, this exquisite wood is used for inlays, small boxes, turnery, and precious objects.

Item Number: W38098

$66.05

C 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 12"

$77.75

F 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 14 1/8"

$83.25

H 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 15 1/8"

Thuya Burl Turning Squares

This comes from the Atlas mountains in Morocco and has a beautiful golden chatoyance. Its color varies from a rich, lustrous golden brown to nearly black. Thuya burl is hard and dense with a high oil content, but tends to be brittle. The eyes, perfectly round, are scattered about in some burls like the figure in bird's-eye maple; in others they are grouped as islands. Due to it's desert occurrence, the wood sometimes contains small defects or inclusions but most can be repaired with cyanoacrylate (super) glues. A rare species, this exquisite wood is used for inlays, small boxes, turnery, and precious objects.

Item Number: W38097

$40.25

A 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 7 5/16"

$44.05

C 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 8"

$90.55

E 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 14 3/16"

$96.05

F 1 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 16 3/16"

Brazilian Bloodwood Turning Squares

Also called Satine, Cacique, and Cardinalwood. The heartwood is a rich strawberry red, in sharp contrast to the light colored sapwood. Takes a high, lustrous finish. Kiln-dried.

Item Number: W38096

Brazilian Bloodwood Turning Squares

Also called Satine, Cacique, and Cardinalwood. The heartwood is a rich strawberry red, in sharp contrast to the light colored sapwood. Takes a high, lustrous finish. Kiln-dried.

Item Number: W38095

Ribbon Stripe Figured African Mahogany

This crotch was custom sawn for us in Ghana. Some of these have extraordinary figure with a high level of chatoyance. In almost everyone the crotch figure has opened up and will need to be filled with a clear or colored epoxy resin, acrylic resin, or amalgam to give them a smooth surface but will be well worth the effort. Rare.

Item Number: W38094

Macassar Ebony

A classically striped Ebony from Asia. Quartersawn.

Item Number: W38093

$77.85

B 7/8 x 4 3/8 x 34 7/16"

Figured Shedua Turning Squares/Pepper Mill Blanks

Also called Ovangkol and Amazakoue. This wood is increasingly becoming popular as an acoustic guitar wood. The color varies from a rich, golden brown to a lustrous grayish brown usually with a black stripe.

Item Number: W38092

Figured Sapele Turning Squares

The Sapele tree is found in tropical West & Central Africa. Even when without figure as this board Sapele has an amazing luster and takes a beautiful polish.

Item Number: W38091

$10.90

A 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 11 5/8"

Malagasy Ebony Turning Squares - striped with color

This Ebony is unsurpassed for its beauty and blackness. It is fairly fine-textured and takes a high polish. Finest ebony in the world. Rare.

This species has been newly added to the CITES list and as a consequence, we are limiting sales to the United States only.

Item Number: W38090

Malagasy Ebony Turning Squares - mostly black

This Ebony is unsurpassed for its beauty and blackness. It is fairly fine-textured and takes a high polish. Finest ebony in the world. Rare.

This species has been newly added to the CITES list and as a consequence, we are limiting sales to the United States only.

Item Number: W38089

Castello Boxwood

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.

Item Number: W38087

$16.15

B 1 1/2 x 2 x 17 3/16"

Bubinga

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.

C has a little figure.

Item Number: W38086

Brazilian Satinwood

Also called Pau Amarello and Yellowheart, the heartwood is a bright yellow color deepening slightly with age. Fairly hard and heavy, easy to work, and capable of taking a high polish. Kiln-dried.

Item Number: W38085

$44.85

A 15/16 x 7 3/8 x 31 1/8"

Zebrawood

This striped wood develops a beautiful golden patina as it ages.

Item Number: W38084

$46.90

A 1 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 26 1/4"

Thuya Burl

This comes from the Atlas mountains in Morocco and has a beautiful golden chatoyance. Its color varies from a rich, lustrous golden brown to nearly black. Thuya burl is hard and dense with a high oil content, but tends to be brittle. The eyes, perfectly round, are scattered about in some burls like the figure in bird's-eye maple; in others they are grouped as islands. Due to it's desert occurrence, the wood sometimes contains small defects or inclusions but most can be repaired with cyanoacrylate (super) glues. A rare species, this exquisite wood is used for inlays, small boxes, turnery, and precious objects.

Item Number: W38082

Thuya Burl

This comes from the Atlas mountains in Morocco and has a beautiful golden chatoyance. Its color varies from a rich, lustrous golden brown to nearly black. Thuya burl is hard and dense with a high oil content, but tends to be brittle. The eyes, perfectly round, are scattered about in some burls like the figure in bird's-eye maple; in others they are grouped as islands. Due to it's desert occurrence, the wood sometimes contains small defects or inclusions but most can be repaired with cyanoacrylate (super) glues. A rare species, this exquisite wood is used for inlays, small boxes, turnery, and precious objects.

Item Number: W38081

$122.40

A 1 3/4 x up to 7 x up to 9 1/2"

$160.50

C 1 5/8-1 3/4 x up to 9 x up to 11"

Thuya Burl

This comes from the Atlas mountains in Morocco and has a beautiful golden chatoyance. Its color varies from a rich, lustrous golden brown to nearly black. Thuya burl is hard and dense with a high oil content, but tends to be brittle. The eyes, perfectly round, are scattered about in some burls like the figure in bird's-eye maple; in others they are grouped as islands. Due to it's desert occurrence, the wood sometimes contains small defects or inclusions but most can be repaired with cyanoacrylate (super) glues. A rare species, this exquisite wood is used for inlays, small boxes, turnery, and precious objects.

D has a saw cut that goes in about an one inch on one end. Dimensions are only of usable area.

Item Number: W38080

$72.00

A 1 5/8 x up to 5 3/8 x up to 7"

$90.40

B 1 13/16 x up to 5 3/4 x up to 7 1/4"

Snakewood Bundle

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.

14 pieces.

Item Number: W38079

Thuya Burl

This comes from the Atlas mountains in Morocco and has a beautiful golden chatoyance. Its color varies from a rich, lustrous golden brown to nearly black. Thuya burl is hard and dense with a high oil content, but tends to be brittle. The eyes, perfectly round, are scattered about in some burls like the figure in bird's-eye maple; in others they are grouped as islands. Due to it's desert occurrence, the wood sometimes contains small defects or inclusions but most can be repaired with cyanoacrylate (super) glues. A rare species, this exquisite wood is used for inlays, small boxes, turnery, and precious objects.

Item Number: W38078

$114.30

B 1 5/8-1 3/4 x up to 9 1/4 x up to 9"

Bird's-eye Maple

The heartwood is white or cream to light brown or reddish brown. Figured somewhat like that of burl with many small eyes separate from each other. Hard and heavy, 45 lbs/cu ft. Easy to work and takes a smooth polish. U.S.A.

Item Number: W38077

$14.15

C 7/8 x 3 9/16 x 16 5/16"

$21.20

D 7/8 x 4 x 19 3/8"

$24.45

F 13/16 x 4 1/4 x 22 5/8"

Camphor Burl Book-matched Set

This rare burl is from S.E. Asia and is seldom seen on the world market. It is fine-grained and varies in color from a light reddish-brown to almost scarlet. It is easy to work and has a very pungent, spicy scent. For a burl it is remarkably stable. Green to partially air dried.

Item Number: W38075

Camphor Burl Bowl Blanks

This rare burl is from S.E. Asia and is seldom seen on the world market. It is fine-grained and varies in color from a light reddish-brown to almost scarlet. It is easy to work and has a very pungent, spicy scent. For a burl it is remarkably stable. Green to partially air dried.

Item Number: W38074

$58.30

B 4 1/8 x 7 5/8 x 7 5/8"

Camphor Burl Bowl Blanks

This rare burl is from S.E. Asia and is seldom seen on the world market. It is fine-grained and varies in color from a light reddish-brown to almost scarlet. It is easy to work and has a very pungent, spicy scent. For a burl it is remarkably stable. Green to partially air dried.

Item Number: W38072

$24.75

A 3 7/16 x 5 7/16 x 5 7/16"

$29.45

D 4 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2"

Camphor Burl Bowl Blanks

This rare burl is from S.E. Asia and is seldom seen on the world market. It is fine-grained and varies in color from a light reddish-brown to almost scarlet. It is easy to work and has a very pungent, spicy scent. For a burl it is remarkably stable. Green to partially air dried.

Item Number: W38071

$54.65

A 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2"

Thuya Burl Knife Handle Blanks

This comes from the Atlas mountains in Morocco and has a beautiful golden chatoyance. Its color varies from a rich, lustrous golden brown to nearly black. Thuya burl is hard and dense with a high oil content, but tends to be brittle. The eyes, perfectly round, are scattered about in some burls like the figure in bird's-eye maple; in others they are grouped as islands. Due to it's desert occurrence, the wood sometimes contains small defects or inclusions but most can be repaired with cyanoacrylate (super) glues. A rare species, this exquisite wood is used for inlays, small boxes, turnery, and precious objects.

Item Number: W38069

$20.00

A 1 x 1 5/8 x 5"

$20.00

C 1 x 1 5/8 x 5"

$20.00

E 1 x 1 5/8 x 7 15/16"

Thuya Burl Turning Squares

This comes from the Atlas mountains in Morocco and has a beautiful golden chatoyance. Its color varies from a rich, lustrous golden brown to nearly black. Thuya burl is hard and dense with a high oil content, but tends to be brittle. The eyes, perfectly round, are scattered about in some burls like the figure in bird's-eye maple; in others they are grouped as islands. Due to it's desert occurrence, the wood sometimes contains small defects or inclusions but most can be repaired with cyanoacrylate (super) glues. A rare species, this exquisite wood is used for inlays, small boxes, turnery, and precious objects.

Item Number: W38068

$36.05

A 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 7 11/16"

$60.55

B 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 11"

$63.30

C 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 11 1/2"

$63.60

E 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 13 9/16"

$77.40

F 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 14 1/16"

Lacewood Edge Binding Billets

Beautiful, lustrous grain with big, silvery medullary rays on the edge.

Item Number: W38065

Figured Castello Boxwood

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.

Item Number: W38064

$65.25

B 2 9/16 x 3 3/8 x 24 1/8"

$56.70

D 2 1/2 x 3 x 24 3/16"

$65.65

E 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 24"

Castello Boxwood Turning Squares

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.

Item Number: W38063

$13.20

E 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 12"

$13.05

F 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 11 7/8"

$13.20

G 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 12"

$13.85

H 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 12 9/16"

Castello Boxwood Turning Squares

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.

Item Number: W38062

Masur Birch Turning Squares

Also called Alpine Burl or Karelian Burl after the Finnish province of Karelia where it is often found. The high figure found in this wood is caused when the tree heals the damage done by an invasive boring beetle. The beetle infestation leaves the trees stunted and sometimes deformed but produces wood with small twists and swirls that highlight the darker, burly figure. Rare.

Item Number: W38061

$30.80

A 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 11 3/16"

$39.50

B 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 12 3/8"

$40.30

D 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 12 5/8"

$40.70

E 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 12 3/4"

$46.50

F 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 14 9/16"

Camphor Burl Turning Squares Bundles

This rare burl is from S.E. Asia and is seldom seen on the world market. It is fine-grained and varies in color from a light reddish-brown to almost scarlet. It is easy to work and has a very pungent, spicy scent. For a burl it is remarkably stable. Green to partially air dried.

A has 3 pieces.
B has 4 pieces.
C has 3 pieces.
D has 4 pieces.

Item Number: W38060

$30.00

D ea. pc. 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 5 3/4-9"

Camphor Burl Turning Squares

This rare burl is from S.E. Asia and is seldom seen on the world market. It is fine-grained and varies in color from a light reddish-brown to almost scarlet. It is easy to work and has a very pungent, spicy scent. For a burl it is remarkably stable. Green to partially air dried.

Item Number: W38057

$15.20

B 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 8 3/4"

$19.05

C 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 9 3/4"

Figured Shedua

Also called Ovangkol and Amazakoue. This wood is increasingly becoming popular as an acoustic guitar wood. The color varies from a rich, golden brown to a lustrous grayish brown usually with a black stripe.

Item Number: W38055

$80.00

B 1 7/8 x 5 11/16 x 36"

American Holly

Holly is the whitest wood commercially available. Our stock was cut during the winter and quickly dried in a vacuum kiln to prevent discoloration. The result is very white wood without gray or bluish staining. The wood is fine-grained and is excellent for turnery, inlays, musical instrument edge bandings, etc. The grade is common and better which means that there can be some defects, mainly knots.

Item Number: W38054

$80.70

B 1 13/16 x 3 x 32 7/8"

Bird's-eye Maple

The heartwood is white or cream to light brown or reddish brown. Figured somewhat like that of burl with many small eyes separate from each other. Hard and heavy, 45 lbs/cu ft. Easy to work and takes a smooth polish. U.S.A.

Item Number: W38053

Figured Imbuya

A Brazilian wood with a pleasant spicy odor. It has a nice crisp texture and is used for furniture, accessories, jewelry boxes, etc. Imbuya is a species that can exhibit almost all the different types of figure, i.e. quilt, curl, burly, blister, Pomelle, and mottle. Sometimes we find two or three different figures in one board!

Item Number: W38052

$40.30

C 13/16 x 5 1/2 x 32 7/16"

Figured Imbuya

A Brazilian wood with a pleasant spicy odor. It has a nice crisp texture and is used for furniture, accessories, jewelry boxes, etc. Imbuya is a species that can exhibit almost all the different types of figure, i.e. quilt, curl, burly, blister, Pomelle, and mottle. Sometimes we find two or three different figures in one board!

Item Number: W38051

American Holly

Holly is the whitest wood commercially available. Our stock was cut during the winter and quickly dried in a vacuum kiln to prevent discoloration. The result is very white wood without gray or bluish staining. The wood is fine-grained and is excellent for turnery, inlays, musical instrument edge bandings, etc. The grade is common and better which means that there can be some defects, mainly knots.

Item Number: W38050

$23.35

A 1 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 18 3/8"

$27.00

B 1 1/2 x 1 13/16 x 22"

$30.50

C 2 x 2 11/16 x 12 9/16"

$34.80

D 1 15/16 x 2 7/16 x 16 5/16"

Figured Imbuya

A Brazilian wood with a pleasant spicy odor. It has a nice crisp texture and is used for furniture, accessories, jewelry boxes, etc. Imbuya is a species that can exhibit almost all the different types of figure, i.e. quilt, curl, burly, blister, Pomelle, and mottle. Sometimes we find two or three different figures in one board!

Item Number: W38049

Lightly Figured Black Mesquite Turning Squares

A very few pieces of Mesquite are figured with what we call frog's-hair curl, a small, tight curl with as many as 12-15 curls per inch. A very stable wood. Air-dried.

Item Number: W38048

Figured Black Mesquite Turning Squares

A very few pieces of Mesquite are figured with what we call frog's-hair curl, a small, tight curl with as many as 12-15 curls per inch. A very stable wood. Air-dried.

B & D have wane on one corner.

Item Number: W38047

$48.90

F 2 7/16 x 2 7/16 x 19 3/4"

$55.20

G 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 21 3/16"

Camphor Burl Bowl Blank

This rare burl is from S.E. Asia and is seldom seen on the world market. It is fine-grained and varies in color from a light reddish-brown to almost scarlet. It is easy to work and has a very pungent, spicy scent. For a burl it is remarkably stable. Green to partially air dried.

Item Number: W38046

Camphor Burl Turning Squares

This rare burl is from S.E. Asia and is seldom seen on the world market. It is fine-grained and varies in color from a light reddish-brown to almost scarlet. It is easy to work and has a very pungent, spicy scent. For a burl it is remarkably stable. Green to partially air dried.

Item Number: W38045

$19.40

F 2 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 10 1/8"

Snakewood Turning Squares

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.

Item Number: W38043

Snakewood Turning Squares

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.

Item Number: W38042