Cedar

JunipCedar, Aromatic Red (erus virginiana) Soft wood with aroma that is a natural repellent to moths and insects. Sapwood is white to cream and is intermixed and contrasts with the salmon to dark red of the heartwood. Expect tight closed knots throughout the material. USA
Cherry

(Prunus serotina) Hard straight grained with firm texture. Heartwood is reddish brown to deep red, with brown flecks, and will naturally darken with age. Works well with hand and machine tools, finishes well. Great for turning. USA.
Oak, Red

(Quercus rubra) Straight grained wood with a coarse texture that varies according to rate of growth. Color ranges from light cream, pinkish-red to dark tan or golden brown. Machines with hand and power tools. Used for furniture, turning, takes a stain well. USA
Walnut, Black

(Juglans nigra) Tough wood with even but coarse texture, straight grained with occasional wavy grain patterns. Sapwood is light in color contrasting with the rich dark chocolate brown to purplish black heartwood. Canada and USA.
Zebrawood

(Microberlinia brazzavillenis) Medium to heavy hardwood with possible coarse to very coarse grain texture depending on how it is cut. Light tan to golden yellow with streaks of dark brown to black. Africa.
Purpleheart

· Medium to hard wood with tight, fairly straight grain with moderate to coarse texture
· Bright purple when cut, darkens to brownish purple with exposure
· Machines well with sharp tools
· Turns and finishes well
· Central and South America
· (Peltogyne)
· Bright purple when cut, darkens to brownish purple with exposure
· Machines well with sharp tools
· Turns and finishes well
· Central and South America
· (Peltogyne)
Padauk

(Pterocarpus soyauxii) Medium to hard wood, heartwood is deep orange red that will age to a deeper orange brown. Moderately coarse grain texture with straight to interlocking grain patterns, machines and turns well. West Africa.
Cocobolo

Hard and heavy wood with irregular grain with a medium fine texture. Heartwood is a variegated color from purple red to yellow, with black markings.
Dalbergia species
Color turns deep orange red with exposure
From West Coast Central America
Dalbergia species
Color turns deep orange red with exposure
From West Coast Central America
Hard Marble Maple

Northern hard Maple is a heavy, strong hard wood. 12% harder than Oak, it is world renown for its durability. Because of its close grain, Maple sands and takes a finish well. Maple sapwood is very light, but the heartwood is dark; the higher the grade, the lesser the percentage of heart wood allowed.