African Blackwood Turning Squares

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: W40415

$21.70

B 1 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 18 1/8"

Purpleheart Turning Squares/Pool Cue Blanks

The best colored & figured Purpleheart comes from Bolivia. It is also finer-grained than other Purpleheart species found elsewhere. Air-dried.

Item Number: W40408

Purpleheart Turning Squares/Pool Cue Blanks

The best colored & figured Purpleheart comes from Bolivia. It is also finer-grained than other Purpleheart species found elsewhere. Air-dried.

Item Number: W40407

Figured Purpleheart Turning Squares/Pool Cue Blanks

The best colored & figured Purpleheart comes from Bolivia. It is also finer-grained than other Purpleheart species found elsewhere. Air-dried.

Item Number: W40406

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: W40397

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: W40396

$44.70

C 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 7"

$31.20

E 13/16 x 13/16 x 19 7/16"

Marblewood Turning Squares

Known as Angelim Rajado (Streaked Angelim) in Brazil and to the French as Bois Serpent. The wood has a very distinctive appearance due to irregular streaks and patches of purplish-brown on a background of brownish-yellow. Hard and heavy, tough and strong, and capable of taking a high polish. Rarely seen on the market.

Item Number: W40382

$

F sold x x

Verawood Turning Squares

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.

These can occasionally have a little bit of wane on one corner. Will turn off.

Item Number: W40367

Verawood Turning Squares

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.

These can occasionally have a little bit of wane on one corner. Will turn off.

Item Number: W40366

Chakte-kok Turning Squares

This species is from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. It is also called Redheart. Freshly cut it is a brilliant red color which darkens on exposure.

Item Number: W40364

Chakte-kok Turning Squares

This species is from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. It is also called Redheart. Freshly cut it is a brilliant red color which darkens on exposure.

Item Number: W40363

$16.30

F 2 15/16 x 2 15/16 x 7 3/4"

Chakte-kok Turning Squares

This species is from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. It is also called Redheart. Freshly cut it is a brilliant red color which darkens on exposure.

Item Number: W40362

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: W40358

$43.45

A 4 x 4 x 8 11/16"

$43.40

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

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: W40351

$38.65

E 2 x 2 x 11 1/8"

$50.60

F 2 x 2 x 14 9/16"

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: W40350

$29.70

B 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 14"

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.

May have some wane on corners, will turn off.

Item Number: W40349

$16.65

D 2 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 4 1/2"

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: W40348

Figured Knobthorn Acacia Turning Squares/Pool Cue Blanks

This South African tree is noted for its bark which has prominent knobby prickles. The heartwood is medium to dark brown and close grained. It is hard and heavy and takes a nice polish. Rare on the American market.

Item Number: W40341

$18.30

B 1 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 20 9/16"

$18.30

C 1 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 20 9/16"

Figured Knobthorn Acacia Turning Squares/Pool Cue Blanks

This South African tree is noted for its bark which has prominent knobby prickles. The heartwood is medium to dark brown and close grained. It is hard and heavy and takes a nice polish. Rare on the American market.

Item Number: W40340

$21.15

B 1 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 20 9/16"

$21.20

D 1 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 20 5/8"

Old Growth East Indian Rosewood Turning Squares

One of the classic Rosewoods, traditionally used for furniture, turnery, jewelry boxes and furniture accessories. Richly colored and capable of a fine finish, it is dimensionally stable in service.

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

Item Number: W40315

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: W40314

$9.70

A 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 5 1/2"

$10.00

B 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 5 11/16"

$13.35

C 2 5/16 x 2 5/16 x 7 3/16"

$14.45

D 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 7 3/8"

Quilted Sapele

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: W40312

$9.25

A 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 5 5/16"

$7.60

B 2 x 2 x 6 13/16"

$16.60

D 2 x 2 x 14 15/16"

$8.35

E 1 1/4 x 2 x 12"

Figured Red Milkwood Turning Squares

This South African hardwood is close-grained, hard and heavy and durable.

Item Number: W40310

Figured Bubinga Bundle & 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.

A has 3 pieces.

Item Number: W40285

$12.00

A ea. pc. 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 5 1/2-8 3/4"

$8.05

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

$8.80

D 1 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 11"

$9.70

E 1 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 12 1/8"

$9.05

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

$9.70

G 1 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 12 1/8"

$9.30

H 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 12 7/16"

$9.65

I 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 12 15/16"

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: W40284

$11.20

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

$23.30

F 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 31 1/4"

Brazilian Bloodwood Bundles & 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: W40282

$14.10

D 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 14 7/16"

$10.80

E 2 x 2 x 9 11/16"

Figuerd Narra Turning Squares

Also called New Guinea Rosewood. It is a beautiful, highly lustrous golden yellow color sometimes with reddish streaks. A nice turning wood it is also used in furniture, jewelry boxes, handles, etc. It is easy to work and glue and takes a nice polish.

Item Number: W40270

$19.20

A 2 15/16 x 2 15/16 x 8"

$31.80

C 2 15/16 x 2 15/16 x 13 1/4"

European Pearwood Turning Squares

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: W40267

$8.40

G 2 x 2 x 8 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.

Some of these pieces may have a bit of wane on one corner. Will turn off.

Item Number: W40257

$15.00

A 1 x 1 x 5"

$15.00

B 1 x 1 x 5 1/16"

$15.00

C 1 x 1 x 4 3/4"

$16.00

E 1 x 1 x 6 7/16"

$42.00

F 1 x 1 x 15"

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: W40256

$12.50

A 1 x 1 x 5 1/8"

$12.50

D 1 x 1 x 5"

$12.50

E 1 x 1 x 5"

Mexican Bocote Bundles & 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.

A has 4 pieces.
B has 3 pieces.

Item Number: W40253

$22.00

A ea. pc. 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 5-12 5/8"

$22.00

B ea. pc. 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 11 1/4-15 9/16"

$23.50

C 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 9 15/16"

$23.45

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

$27.10

F 2 11/16 x 2 11/16 x 12"

$29.25

H 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 12 3/8"

Figured Narra Turning Squares

Also called New Guinea Rosewood. It is a beautiful, highly lustrous golden yellow color sometimes with reddish streaks. A nice turning wood it is also used in furniture, jewelry boxes, handles, etc. It is easy to work and glue and takes a nice polish.

Item Number: W40244

$35.00

B 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 11 15/16"

Figured Knob Thorn Acacia Turning Squares/Pool Cue Blanks

Item Number: W40233

$23.00

A 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 17 3/16"

$25.00

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

Figured Knob Thorn Acacia Turning Squares/Pool Cue Blanks

Item Number: W40232

$25.00

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

Sabah Ebony Turning Squares

This Indonesian Ebony is also known as Kayu Malam. It usually has nice striping on the radial face and is easy to work and sand and takes a very nice finish. Used for cabinetry, furniture, turned objects, jewelry cases, knife handles, and other precious items. Air-dried.

Item Number: W40226

$17.95

A 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 15 5/16"

$31.00

C 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 24 3/8"

Sabah Ebony Turning Squares

This Indonesian Ebony is also known as Kayu Malam. It usually has nice striping on the radial face and is easy to work and sand and takes a very nice finish. Used for cabinetry, furniture, turned objects, jewelry cases, knife handles, and other precious items. Air-dried.

Item Number: W40225

Figured Purpleheart Turning Squares/Pool Cue Blanks

The best colored & figured Purpleheart comes from Bolivia. It is also finer-grained than other Purpleheart species found elsewhere. Air-dried.

Item Number: W40208

$12.00

A 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 19 11/16"

$12.00

B 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 20 7/16"

$12.00

C 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 20 1/8"

$12.00

D 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 20 3/8"

$12.00

E 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 19 9/16"

Lignum Vitae Turning Squares

One of the world's densest and oiliest woods. The green to greenish-brown heartwood weighs between 80 to 90 lbs/cubic foot. Long used for its self-lubricating qualities in marine applications such as propeller shaft and rudder shaft bearings, it is also thought to have medicinal and healing properties. Its oily nature makes it difficult to glue but makes it a fantastic turning wood.

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

Item Number: W40204

$137.20

H 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 12 7/16"

Figured Red Milkwood Turning Squares

This South African hardwood is close-grained, hard and heavy and durable.

Item Number: W40201

$18.65

C 2 x 2 x 12 3/16"

$18.65

D 2 x 2 x 12 3/16"

Malagasy Ebony Turning Square Bundles

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.

5 pieces per bundle.

Item Number: W40191

$50.00

A ea. pc. 13/16-7/8 x 13/16-7/8 x 10-10 1/2"

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: W40190

$27.40

A 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 6"

$31.45

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

$37.70

C 2 x 2 x 7 3/4"

$38.90

F 2 x 2 x 8"

$38.90

G 2 x 2 x 8"

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: W40189

$37.10

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

$37.10

B 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 8 1/8"

$37.10

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

$35.95

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

$35.95

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

$37.10

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

$34.75

H 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 8 1/8"

Camatillo Turning Squares

Also called Para Kingwood & Mexican Kingwood. The deep purple heartwood is oily and takes an incredible polish with a smoothness pleasing to the fingertips.

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

E and F aren't squares.

Item Number: W40188

$17.35

A 1 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 7 1/4"

$21.75

C 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 10"

$25.95

D 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 9 7/8"

$22.70

E 1 3/16 x 1 3/8 x 10"

$24.20

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

$28.75

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

Camatillo Turning Squares

Also called Para Kingwood & Mexican Kingwood. The deep purple heartwood is oily and takes an incredible polish with a smoothness pleasing to the fingertips.

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

Item Number: W40187

$21.55

A 1 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 9"

$21.30

B 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 9 13/16"

$26.10

C 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 9 15/16"

$23.95

D 1 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 10"

$26.80

E 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 10 3/16"

$28.75

F 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 10"

$26.60

H 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 10 1/8"

Sabah Ebony Turning Squares

This Indonesian Ebony is also known as Kayu Malam. It usually has nice striping on the radial face and is easy to work and sand and takes a very nice finish. Used for cabinetry, furniture, turned objects, jewelry cases, knife handles, and other precious items. Air-dried.

Item Number: W40177

Figured Red Milkwood Turning Squares/Pool Cue Blanks

This South African hardwood is close-grained, hard and heavy and durable.

Item Number: W40176

$10.20

A 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 12"

$17.15

B 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 20 3/16"

$18.50

C 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 20 1/8"

$18.50

D 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 20 1/8"

$15.80

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

$18.50

G 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 20 1/8"

$17.20

H 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 20 1/4"

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.

Pieces may have some wane.

Item Number: W40162

$7.20

B 1 1/16 x 1 1/16 x 9 1/8"

$9.35

C 1 1/16 x 1 1/16 x 11 7/8"

$9.35

D 1 1/16 x 1 1/16 x 11 7/8"

$14.25

E 1 1/16 x 1 1/16 x 18 1/8"

$20.45

F 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 7 11/16"

$33.40

G 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 12 9/16"

Peroba Rosa Turning Squares

Found throughout tropical America, mainly Brazil. This is a fairly hard and heavy wood with a fine texture. It has a light pastel pink to reddish-orange heartwood. It is easy to work, takes a nice polish, and is stable in service. Not common on the market.

Item Number: W40152

$6.65

A 2 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 5"

$8.35

C 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 8 11/16"

$8.75

D 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 9 1/8"

$25.25

G 2 x 2 x 20 3/16"

Figured Zebrawood Turning Squares

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

Item Number: W40141

Figured Eucalyptus Bundles & Turning Squares

A has 5 pieces.
B has 3 pieces.

Item Number: W40137

$30.00

A ea. pc. 1 3/8-1 7/16 x 1 3/8-1 7/16 x 5 9/16-10 1/4"

$30.00

B ea. pc. 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 10 9/16-16 15/16"

$18.40

C 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 20"

$22.25

E 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 22 1/8"

$22.25

F 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 22 1/8"