Verawood

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.

Item Number: W35967

$87.30

C 1 5/16 x 6 5/8 x 36 1/8"

Curly Hard Maple

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.

Item Number: W35966

Cambodian Rosewood

(Dalbergia sp.)

Item Number: W35965

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

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

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: W35962

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

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"

Alaskan Yellow Cedar

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

Item Number: W35959

Alaskan Yellow Cedar

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

Item Number: W35958

African Blackwood

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.

Item Number: W35957

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

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

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

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

Alaskan Yellow Cedar

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

Item Number: W35948

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"

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

$25.00

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"

Black Palm Turning Square

These are large palms, often up to 70 or 80 feet tall found in Asia, Central America and West Africa. When first felled they are often split into long beams and are used locally for canoes and drums. The wood, especially in older trees, is very hard and durable and consists of numerous fine, black fibers crowded densely together and surrounded by lighter colored, less dense material. The end grain gives the effect of lizard or snake skin. The densest wood is found on the outside of the trees and gets progressively softer towards the middle. Locally it is used for roof beams, bridges, and telephone poles, and is resistant to salt water, termites, and fungi. It takes a fine polish and is used for walking sticks, decorative handles, and boxes.

Item Number: W35943

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

Spanish Cedar

Also called Cigar Box Cedar because of its aromatic scent and its wide use in tobacco humidors. It resembles the wood of South American Mahogany to which it is related. Heartwood color varies from a light pinkish brown to reddish brown. It is fairly light in weight.

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

Item Number: W35941

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

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

Chechem Turning Squares

Another of our woods from the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The heartwood is reddish-brown with very pronounced chatoyance or luster. A beautiful wood for furniture, cabinetry, turnery & treen, etc.

Item Number: W35937

$5.90

A 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 8"

$10.15

B 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 11 7/8"

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

$21.90

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

Curly Eucalyptus

Item Number: W35935

$21.90

A 1 x 5 x 15 3/4"

$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

$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

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"

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: W35928

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

$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"

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: W35922

$10.00

A 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"

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: W35921

$10.00

A 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"

Snakewood

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: W35920

$14.10

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

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: W35917

$14.25

A 1 x 1 x 5 1/8"

$15.05

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

$18.00

E 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 6 5/8"

$18.50

F 1 x 1 x 8 7/8"

$32.60

G 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 10"

$26.40

H 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 10"

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: W35916

$78.15

A 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 10"

$78.15

C 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 10"

$55.00

D 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 10"

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: W35914

$19.55

C 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 5"

$26.70

D 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 5 11/16"

$26.05

E 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 8"

$38.70

F 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 8 1/4"

$48.90

G 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 8 15/16"

$54.70

H 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 10"

Ziricote

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.

Item Number: W35913

$29.80

B 15/16 x 3 1/8 x 22 1/2"

Curly Eucalyptus

Item Number: W35912

$74.60

D 1 x 6 15/16 x 38 11/16"

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: W35910

Guatemalan Rosewood

This Rosewood species has a reddish-brown to dark brown colored heartwood contrasting the almost white sapwood. The dust has a sweet odor. It is an excellent furniture/case works/jewelry box wood and even though it has a medium texture it does take a nice polish. We also offer it as a musical instrument wood (see guitar fingerboards and backs & sides elsewhere on the site). It has a very "crisp" tap tone with good sustain.

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

Item Number: W35909