Brazilian Kingwood Half Logs

A true rosewood. The wood is variegated with different shades of purple and darker stripes. The specific gravity is 1.2 so it is hard and heavy. Used for inlays and bandings, turnery, and fancy furniture accessories.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

These half logs have heart defects which include cracks and voids.

Item Number: W35996

$138.00

D up to 2 3/4 x up to 5 3/4 x 31 1/2"

$171.00

F up to 2 3/4 x up to 6 x 36 1/4"

Tasmanian Tiger Myrtle Bowl Blanks

Native to southern Australia and Tasmania. Yellowish-pink to reddish-pink in color, it is fine-grained, stable in service, and easy to work for both turnery and cabinetry. Takes a very nice, high finish.

Item Number: W35995

$39.25

C 2 11/16 x 7 1/4 x 7 1/4"

$30.30

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

Tasmanian Tiger Myrtle Bowl Blanks

Native to southern Australia and Tasmania. Yellowish-pink to reddish-pink in color, it is fine-grained, stable in service, and easy to work for both turnery and cabinetry. Takes a very nice, high finish.

Item Number: W35994

$33.55

B 2 3/4 x 6 5/8 x 6 5/8"

$32.45

D 2 9/16 x 6 3/4 x 6 3/4"

Figured Castello Boxwooid

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.

A and D have a little color on one face.

Item Number: W35993

Figured Castello Boxwooid

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: W35992

$24.10

B 2 x 2 x 18 1/8"

Canarywood Turning Squrares

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.

Item Number: W35991

$15.80

D 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 20 3/16"

$14.75

E 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 20 1/8"

Figured African Padouk Turning Squares

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.

Item Number: W35990

$5.90

C 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12 9/16"

$13.30

G 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 18 1/8"

East Indian Rosewood Turning Squares

This is grown on plantations in Indonesia where it is called Sonokeling. These came from a tree large enough and old enough to look much like the old-growth lumber from India.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: W35986

$7.10

A 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 10 3/4"

$12.60

G 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 10 5/16"

Quilted Big Leaf Maple

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.

Item Number: W35985

Quilted Big Leaf Maple

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.

Item Number: W35984

$10.40

D 7/8 x 2 13/16 x 17 3/8"

Wenge Turning Squares

Most Wenge comes from the interior of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), and is floated to market on the Congo river. It is fairly hard and heavy with a medium to coarse texture. The heartwood is very dark brown with fine, nearly parallel black veining. Very rich looking when finished. Kiln-dried.

Item Number: W35983

$11.00

A 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 x 8"

$10.25

C 2 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 8 9/16"

$13.25

D 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 x 9 5/8"

Mediterranean Olivewood Turning Squares

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.

Item Number: W35981

$3.95

B 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 5"

$4.25

C 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 5"

$5.75

E 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 8 11/16"

$7.55

F 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 9 5/8"

$10.50

G 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 13 7/16"

Tasmanian Blackwood Turning Squares

The heartwood of Tasmanian Blackwood is a golden-brown to reddish-brown color, oftentimes with darker streaks. It is extremely lustrous and takes a beautiful, smooth finish. It is a very close match to Koa and the type of figuring and tonal qualities is similar.

Item Number: W35980

$14.50

A 2 11/16 x 2 11/16 x 9 5/8"

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.

B has some grayish color.

Item Number: W35979

$15.10

B 13/16 x 3 7/16 x 17 1/4"

$21.55

C 7/8 x 3 7/16 x 22 7/8"

$21.10

D 15/16 x 3 x 24"

$17.80

E 15/16 x 2 1/2 x 24 1/4"

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: W35978

$11.30

B 7/8 x 3 7/16 x 12"

$12.90

C 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 13"

$19.15

D 15/16 x 4 7/8 x 13 3/8"

$14.10

E 7/8 x 3 7/16 x 15"

$17.35

F 15/16 x 3 7/8 x 15 1/4"

$15.90

G 15/16 x 3 5/16 x 16 3/8"

$20.75

H 7/8 x 4 9/16 x 16 5/8"

Zebrawood

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

Item Number: W35977

$25.35

A 2 x 2 3/4 x 18 15/16"

Zebrawood Turning Squares

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

Item Number: W35976

Zebrawood Turning Squares

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

Item Number: W35975

Figured European Pearwood Bundles

Almost all Pearwood imported into the U.S.A. has been steamed to bring out a more pinkish-red color and to prevent drying stresses. Formerly the wood was used for carving, turning, drawing instruments, wood engravings, textile printing blocks, and tool handles. Stained black it is an excellent substitute for Ebony. Contemporary uses include woodwinds such as recorders, furniture, kitchen accessories, jewelry and other boxes, and architectural uses such as paneling and doors.

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

Item Number: W35971

Figured European Pearwood

Almost all Pearwood imported into the U.S.A. has been steamed to bring out a more pinkish-red color and to prevent drying stresses. Formerly the wood was used for carving, turning, drawing instruments, wood engravings, textile printing blocks, and tool handles. Stained black it is an excellent substitute for Ebony. Contemporary uses include woodwinds such as recorders, furniture, kitchen accessories, jewelry and other boxes, and architectural uses such as paneling and doors.

Item Number: W35969

Figured European Pearwood

Almost all Pearwood imported into the U.S.A. has been steamed to bring out a more pinkish-red color and to prevent drying stresses. Formerly the wood was used for carving, turning, drawing instruments, wood engravings, textile printing blocks, and tool handles. Stained black it is an excellent substitute for Ebony. Contemporary uses include woodwinds such as recorders, furniture, kitchen accessories, jewelry and other boxes, and architectural uses such as paneling and doors.

Item Number: W35968

$69.95

A 3 7/8 x 4 x 18 9/16"

Canarywood

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.

Item Number: W35964

$45.95

B 1 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 36"

$35.80

C 7/8 x 4 5/8 x 36 3/8"

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: W35963

Figured 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.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: W35961

$25.70

C 15/16 x 5 x 31 9/16"

$31.50

E 7/8 x 6 1/4 x 33 1/8"

Curly/Quilted Big Leaf Maple

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.

Item Number: W35960

$26.40

B 13/16 x 6 1/8 x 30 1/2"

$25.80

D 13/16 x 5 9/16 x 32 7/8"

$31.25

E 13/16 x 5 1/8 x 36"

Alaskan Yellow Cedar

This is fantastic wood with grain so fine you can hardly see the annular rings. Quartersawn. Kiln-dried.

Item Number: W35959

$49.05

B 1 15/16 x 5 x 40 1/2"

$56.10

D 1 15/16 x 5 x 46 5/16"

$54.60

E 1 7/8 x 4 7/8 x 47 3/4"

New Guinea Striped Ebony Turning Squares

This wood originated from a small, sparsely inhabited island off the east coast of New Guinea. Some of these trees grow to enormous dimensions. One of the first logs we received from here was 3 1/2 feet in diameter, 18 feet long, and weighed 7 tons. It is fine-grained and takes a glassy smooth finish. Most of these pieces have a "marble-cake" look to the end grain that is outstanding.

Item Number: W35956

$15.70

A 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 11 15/16"

$15.70

C 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 11 15/16"

$29.30

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

$42.45

F 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 17 3/8"

Tasmanian Tiger Myrtle Turning Squares

Native to southern Australia and Tasmania. Yellowish-pink to reddish-pink in color, it is fine-grained, stable in service, and easy to work for both turnery and cabinetry. Takes a very nice, high finish.

Item Number: W35955

$21.30

B 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 9"

$22.20

C 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 9 3/8"

Tasmanian Tiger Myrtle Turning Squares

Native to southern Australia and Tasmania. Yellowish-pink to reddish-pink in color, it is fine-grained, stable in service, and easy to work for both turnery and cabinetry. Takes a very nice, high finish.

Item Number: W35954

Tasmanian Tiger Myrtle Turning Squares

Native to southern Australia and Tasmania. Yellowish-pink to reddish-pink in color, it is fine-grained, stable in service, and easy to work for both turnery and cabinetry. Takes a very nice, high finish.

Item Number: W35953

$6.40

C 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 10 3/4"

$9.00

E 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 10 7/8"

Tasmanian Tiger Myrtle Turning Squares

Native to southern Australia and Tasmania. Yellowish-pink to reddish-pink in color, it is fine-grained, stable in service, and easy to work for both turnery and cabinetry. Takes a very nice, high finish.

Item Number: W35952

$18.00

D 2 9/16 x 2 9/16 x 8 3/4"

$18.10

E 2 9/16 x 2 9/16 x 8 13/16"

Tasmanian Tiger Myrtle Turning Squares

Native to southern Australia and Tasmania. Yellowish-pink to reddish-pink in color, it is fine-grained, stable in service, and easy to work for both turnery and cabinetry. Takes a very nice, high finish.

Item Number: W35951

$11.00

E 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 10"

$11.00

G 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 10"

Figured Ceylon Satinwood Turning Squares

This wood is primarily from Sri Lanka and has been a valuable wood of commerce for several centuries. The wood has a look that begs it to be touched. When finely polished and finished Satinwood has a smooth, silky feel with a lustrous depth.

Item Number: W35950

Figured Ceylon Satinwood Turning Squares

This wood is primarily from Sri Lanka and has been a valuable wood of commerce for several centuries. The wood has a look that begs it to be touched. When finely polished and finished Satinwood has a smooth, silky feel with a lustrous depth.

Item Number: W35949

$24.90

F 2 x 2 x 14 15/16"

Figured Bubinga Bundles & Turning Squares

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.

A has 3 pieces.
B has 3 pieces.

Item Number: W35947

$14.00

B ea. pc. 1 5/8-2 x 1 5/8-2 x 7-8 5/16"

$18.00

C 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 22 1/8"

Ziricote Bundles & Turning Squares

Ziricote is another timber we get from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. It is a lovely wood with a very pronounced ray fleck on radial surfaces sometimes producing a "landscape" effect much like picture jasper.

A has 4 pieces.
B has 4 pieces.
C has 5 pieces.

Item Number: W35946

$5.40

D 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 5 3/4"

Mediterranean Olivewood Bowl Banks

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.

Item Number: W35944

$25.65

A 2 9/16 x 6 x 6"

$25.00

B 2 1/2 x 6 x 6"

$26.25

E 2 5/8 x 6 x 6"

$25.65

F 2 9/16 x 6 x 6"

Chakte-viga Turning Squares

Found in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and related to Pernambuco (Guilandina echinata). It is sought after for house posts in Mexico as it is said to be impervious to termites and other insect pests. It is a lovely light to dark orange color, is fairly hard and heavy, and is capable of taking a very high polish. Rare.

Item Number: W35942

$17.40

B 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 10"

Chakte-viga Turning Squares/Pool Cue Blanks

Found in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and related to Pernambuco (Guilandina echinata). It is sought after for house posts in Mexico as it is said to be impervious to termites and other insect pests. It is a lovely light to dark orange color, is fairly hard and heavy, and is capable of taking a very high polish. Rare.

Item Number: W35940

$19.40

B 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 22 3/4"

$17.35

C 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 23 5/8"

Mexican Bocote

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.

Item Number: W35938

$15.15

A 1 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 15 5/8"

$21.10

C 13/16 x 3 3/4 x 22 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: W35936

$21.20

B 15/16 x 2 7/8 x 25 1/8"

$21.90

C 15/16 x 2 3/4 x 27 1/8"

$25.30

D 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 18 3/4"

Curly Eucalyptus

Item Number: W35935

$21.90

A 1 x 5 x 15 3/4"

$20.55

C 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 18 3/4"

$30.85

E 1 x 5 x 22 3/16"

$28.05

F 1 x 4 7/16 x 22 3/4"

West African Ebony

Sometimes called Gabon or Gaboon, this Ebony is sometimes jet black but oftentimes has grayish streaks that mostly disappear when finished or after the made object has been put into service. This Ebony has a marked resistance to checking that is characteristic of some of the Indian and Asian species. It has a wonderful texture and is easily carved, planed, turned, and milled. It is fairly fine-grained and takes a high polish. This Ebony usually originates in either Cameroon or Nigeria and the logs are rough hewn in the forest and oftentimes brought to the nearest road by human porters. With the disappearance of other species of black Ebony this species is fast becoming the Ebony of choice.

Item Number: W35932

$165.75

B 2 x 2 11/16 x 37"

West African Ebony Thins

Sometimes called Gabon or Gaboon, this Ebony is sometimes jet black but oftentimes has grayish streaks that mostly disappear when finished or after the made object has been put into service. This Ebony has a marked resistance to checking that is characteristic of some of the Indian and Asian species. It has a wonderful texture and is easily carved, planed, turned, and milled. It is fairly fine-grained and takes a high polish. This Ebony usually originates in either Cameroon or Nigeria and the logs are rough hewn in the forest and oftentimes brought to the nearest road by human porters. With the disappearance of other species of black Ebony this species is fast becoming the Ebony of choice.

Item Number: W35931

$50.00

B 1/8-3/16 x 4 3/4 x 36"

$36.00

D 1/8-3/16 x 2 3/4 x 36 15/16"

West African Ebony

Sometimes called Gabon or Gaboon, this Ebony is sometimes jet black but oftentimes has grayish streaks that mostly disappear when finished or after the made object has been put into service. This Ebony has a marked resistance to checking that is characteristic of some of the Indian and Asian species. It has a wonderful texture and is easily carved, planed, turned, and milled. It is fairly fine-grained and takes a high polish. This Ebony usually originates in either Cameroon or Nigeria and the logs are rough hewn in the forest and oftentimes brought to the nearest road by human porters. With the disappearance of other species of black Ebony this species is fast becoming the Ebony of choice.

Item Number: W35930

$23.95

A 1 5/16 x 1 3/4 x 12 1/2"

$23.70

B 1 1/16 x 2 x 13 3/8"

$29.25

E 1 x 1 1/2 x 23 3/8"

$66.35

F 1 5/16 x 2 1/2 x 24 1/4"

West African Ebony

Sometimes called Gabon or Gaboon, this Ebony is sometimes jet black but oftentimes has grayish streaks that mostly disappear when finished or after the made object has been put into service. This Ebony has a marked resistance to checking that is characteristic of some of the Indian and Asian species. It has a wonderful texture and is easily carved, planed, turned, and milled. It is fairly fine-grained and takes a high polish. This Ebony usually originates in either Cameroon or Nigeria and the logs are rough hewn in the forest and oftentimes brought to the nearest road by human porters. With the disappearance of other species of black Ebony this species is fast becoming the Ebony of choice.

Item Number: W35929

$47.10

A 1 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 9 15/16"

$58.40

C 1 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 12 5/16"

West African Ebony Turning Squares

Sometimes called Gabon or Gaboon, this Ebony is sometimes jet black but oftentimes has grayish streaks that mostly disappear when finished or after the made object has been put into service. This Ebony has a marked resistance to checking that is characteristic of some of the Indian and Asian species. It has a wonderful texture and is easily carved, planed, turned, and milled. It is fairly fine-grained and takes a high polish. This Ebony usually originates in either Cameroon or Nigeria and the logs are rough hewn in the forest and oftentimes brought to the nearest road by human porters. With the disappearance of other species of black Ebony this species is fast becoming the Ebony of choice.

Item Number: W35927

$22.85

B 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 13 1/4"

$34.00

C 2 x 2 x 10 3/16"

$103.15

D 3 x 3 x 13 3/4"

Snakewood Pen Blanks

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: W35925

$10.00

B 13/16 x 13/16 x 5 1/2"

$10.00

D 13/16 x 13/16 x 5 1/2"

Snakewood Pen Blanks

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: W35924

$10.00

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

$10.00

D 13/16 x 13/16 x 5 1/2"

Snakewood Pen Blanks

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: W35923

$10.00

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

$10.00

D 13/16 x 13/16 x 5 1/2"

$10.00

E 13/16 x 13/16 x 5 1/2"

$10.00

F 13/16 x 13/16 x 5 1/2"

$10.00

G 13/16 x 13/16 x 5 1/2"

$10.00

H 13/16 x 13/16 x 5 1/2"