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: W37499

$35.20

C 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 18"

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: W37498

$27.15

E 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 12 1/2"

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: W37496

$41.05

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

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: W37495

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: W37494

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: W37493

German Apple

Quartersawn.

Item Number: W37486

$93.50

A 2 11/16 x 4 11/16 x 35 5/8"

German Apple

Item Number: W37482

German Apple Turning Squares

Item Number: W37481

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: W37480

Fishtail Oak Turning Squares

Similar to Brazilian Lacewood but a bit denser with a darker reddish-brown color. Beautiful, lustrous grain with big, silvery medullary rays on the quartersawn face.

Item Number: W37474

$11.20

C 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 11 11/16"

$21.20

D 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 22 1/8"

Figured Balsamo Turning Squares

In the past the principal value of the Balsamo tree was in its vanilla-scented resin which was used in medicines and perfumes. The heartwood is very heavy with a medium to high luster and has a spicy scent. Takes a very high polish.

Item Number: W37459

$19.15

A 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 20"

$19.15

E 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 20"

Chechem Turning Squares/Pool Cue Blanks

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: W37455

$12.90

C 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 20 9/16"

Mexican Cocobolo Turning Squares

The wood is very oily which makes it difficult to glue but on the plus side the oiliness makes it easy to produce a fantastic polish on finished pieces. Wear a respirator mask when working Cocobolo as the dust can produce asthma-like reactions. Cocobolo is a small to medium sized tree and is found mainly in Mexico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama.

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

Item Number: W37440

$44.75

C 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 12 1/8"

Figured 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: W37439

$15.00

E 2 x 2 x 12"

$15.00

G 2 x 2 x 12"

Brazilian Bloodwood Turning Square

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: W37438

$6.65

C 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12 1/8"

Brazilian Bloodwood Turning Square

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: W37437

German Hornbeam Turning Squares

This hardwood, indigenous to Europe and Great Britain is a hard and tough wood with a fine texture. It is capable of taking a good finish and a fine polish. The light color makes it an excellent Holly substitute.

Item Number: W37431

$7.95

B 2 x 2 x 7 1/8"

$12.10

F 2 x 2 x 10 7/8"

$13.60

G 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 13"

Fishtail Oak Turning Squares

Similar to Brazilian Lacewood but a bit denser with a darker reddish-brown color. Beautiful, lustrous grain with big, silvery medullary rays on the quartersawn face.

Item Number: W37417

$6.10

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

$8.45

B 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12"

$13.00

D 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 18 7/16"

$14.20

E 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 20 1/8"

$21.50

F 1 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 24 1/8"

$25.50

G 1 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 28 5/8"

Brazilian Bloodwood Bundle & 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.

A has 4 pieces.

Item Number: W37411

$5.40

B 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 x 15 3/4"

$11.95

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

$10.30

D 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 18 3/4"

$11.15

E 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 20 3/8"

$19.15

F 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 25 11/16"

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: W37409

$21.55

C 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 22"

$21.55

D 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 22"

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: W37405

West African Ebony Turning Square

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: W37395

Amboyna Burl Turning Squares

One of the world's most rare and beautiful burls. A light to deep reddish-orange, sometimes with darker lines, and with a lovely, spicy scent, there is hardly an area not highly figured with bird's-eyes. Hard & heavy and capable of taking a fine polish.

Item Number: W37390

$187.00

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

$300.00

B 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 7 1/4"

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: W37384

$25.90

C 1 3/16 x 2 1/2 x 27 7/8"

$23.90

D 1 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 24 11/16"

Mexican Bocote Turning Squares

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: W37383

$6.35

A 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 5 3/8"

Pink Ivory Turning Squares

A fairly rare wood from Southern Africa ranging in color from light pink to watermelon red. At one time it was described as being "rarer than diamonds". It is very dense, hard and heavy and takes a very high polish. Beautiful for turnery, inlays and other precious items.

Item Number: W37382

$20.05

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

$24.70

D 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 6 5/16"

$24.45

E 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 6 1/4"

$28.85

F 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 7 3/8"

Pink Ivory Turning Squares

A fairly rare wood from Southern Africa ranging in color from light pink to watermelon red. At one time it was described as being "rarer than diamonds". It is very dense, hard and heavy and takes a very high polish. Beautiful for turnery, inlays and other precious items.

Item Number: W37381

$15.65

A 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 4"

$20.05

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

Pink Ivory Turning Squares

A fairly rare wood from Southern Africa ranging in color from light pink to watermelon red. At one time it was described as being "rarer than diamonds". It is very dense, hard and heavy and takes a very high polish. Beautiful for turnery, inlays and other precious items.

Item Number: W37380

$39.10

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

$61.55

F 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 15 3/4"

$57.00

G 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 15 7/8"

Figured Angico Turning Squares/Pool Cue Blanks

This is a very hard and heavy wood. It oxidizes to a light to dark reddish-brown color with darker striping. It is stable in service, is fine-textured and takes a very fine polish. Some Brazilian Indian tribes roast and powder the seeds and the product is used as narcotic snuff.

Item Number: W37379

Figured Angico Turning Squares/Pool Cue Blanks

This is a very hard and heavy wood. It oxidizes to a light to dark reddish-brown color with darker striping. It is stable in service, is fine-textured and takes a very fine polish. Some Brazilian Indian tribes roast and powder the seeds and the product is used as narcotic snuff.

Item Number: W37378

Ceylon Satinwood Turning Squares/Pool Cue Blanks

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: W37372

$25.00

A 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 22"

$25.00

E 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 22"

Ceylon Satinwood Turning Squares/Pool Cue Blanks

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: W37371

$25.00

A 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 22"

$25.00

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

$22.00

D 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 21 1/2"

Bird's-eye Maple Turning Squares/Pool Cue Blanks

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: W37369

$9.55

A 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 12 13/16"

$11.10

C 1 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 16"

$11.20

D 1 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 16 1/8"

$24.00

E 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 25 1/8"

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: W37362

$15.20

A 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12 15/16"

$15.20

B 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12 15/16"

$15.20

C 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12 15/16"

$11.25

E 2 x 2 x 10 1/8"

$13.10

F 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 13 3/8"

$15.25

G 2 x 2 x 13 11/16"

Pink Ivory Turning Squares

A fairly rare wood from Southern Africa ranging in color from light pink to watermelon red. At one time it was described as being "rarer than diamonds". It is very dense, hard and heavy and takes a very high polish. Beautiful for turnery, inlays and other precious items.

Item Number: W37358

Camphor Burl Turning Squares & Block

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: W37355

$8.40

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

$35.25

B 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 x 14 1/4"

$49.45

E 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 x 20"

$81.60

F 2 5/8 x 9 5/8 x 11 5/8"

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: W37354

$43.75

B 2 x 2 x 15 3/4"

$81.60

D 2 x 2 x 29 3/8"

$81.10

E 2 x 2 x 29 3/16"

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: W37353

$27.55

A 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 17 5/8"

$29.30

B 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 18 3/4"

$31.25

D 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 20"

$31.45

E 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 20 1/8"

$31.55

F 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 20 3/16"

$31.95

G 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 20 7/16"

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: W37352

$15.65

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

$16.65

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

$18.95

C 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12 1/8"

$18.75

D 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12"

$19.15

E 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12 1/4"

$19.15

F 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12 1/4"

Malagasy Ebony Turning Squares

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: W37327

$16.70

A 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 10 1/4"

$19.75

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

$22.00

E 1 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 12 1/4"

$22.00

F 1 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 12 1/4"

Malagasy Ebony Turning Squares

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: W37326

$17.75

A 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 9"

$20.05

E 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 12 5/16"

Malagasy Ebony Turning Squares

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: W37325

$26.10

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

$24.15

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

$24.05

D 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 12 3/16"

$24.90

E 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 11 9/16"

Figured Bubinga 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.

Item Number: W37320

$8.50

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

$15.40

G 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 8 15/16"

African Padouk Bundle & 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.

A has 2 pieces.

Item Number: W37310

$8.00

A ea. pc. 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 5 1/8"

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: W37300

$9.65

A 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 4 15/16"

$36.20

D 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 15 5/16"

$43.15

F 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 18 1/4"

Malagasy Ebony Turning Squares

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: W37296

$9.50

A 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 3 7/16"

$16.00

B 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 5 13/16"

$28.75

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

$37.10

D 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 11 5/8"

$36.00

E 1 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 12 1/8"

$30.85

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

Malagasy Ebony Blocks & Turning Squares

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: W37295

$32.25

B 1 3/8 x 1 7/8 x 12"

$28.15

C 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 12"

$38.50

D 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 10 1/2"

$43.95

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

$46.95

F 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 12"

$48.25

G 1 7/8 x 1 15/16 x 12 3/4"

Zebrawood Turning Squarse

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

Item Number: W37292

$8.00

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

$8.75

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

$9.40

D 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 6 3/16"

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: W37286

$40.00

A 1 x 1 x 9 1/4"

$40.00

C 1 x 1 x 9 15/16"

$26.30

E 1 x 1 x 10 13/16"

$30.40

F 1 x 1 x 10 15/16"