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We sort the wheat from the chaff before shipping to you! 

Newest woods appear at bottom of page out of alphabetical order!

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African Blackwood
(dalbergia melanoxylon)
country: Tanzania
Afzelia  (figured)
 (afzelia xylocarpa)
country:  Laos
Afzelia Burl
(afzelia xylocarpa)
country: Laos
Amboyna Burl
(pterocarpus indicus)
country: Laos
African Olivewood
(olea hochstetleri)
country: South Africa
Argentine Lignum 
(bulnesia sarmientoi)
country: Argentina

Beeswing Narra
(pterocarpus indicus)
region: Southeast Asia 
Australian Blackwood
(acacia melanoxylon)
country: Australia
Bloodwood
(brosmium paraense)
country: Brazil
Balsamo
(myroxylon balsamum)
Southern Mexico to Argentina
Bubinga, figured
(guibourtia spp.)
country: Cameroon
Black Palm
(borassus flabellifer)
region: Southeast Asia

Bolivian Rosewood
(machaerium scleroxylon)
country: Bolivia
Borneo Rosewood
(melanorrhoea usitata)
country: Suriname
Burmese Rosewood
(dalbergia olivera)
country: Laos
Brazilian Rosewood
(dalbergia nigra)
country: Brazil
Black & White Ebony
(diospyros embryopteris)
country: Laos
Brazilian Tulipwood
(dalbergia frutescens)
country: Brazil

Biblical Woods
region: Sinai desert &
Middle East
Blue Mahoe
(hibiscus elata)
region: Carribean islands
Boxwood
(buxus sempervirens)
U.K., Turkey, France
Bocote
(cordia elaeagnoides)
country: Mexico
Bois de Rose
(dalbergia maritima)
country: Madagascar
Briar Burl
(erica arborea)
country: Turkey 

Brazilian Kingwood
(dalbergia caerencis)
country: Brazil
Burma Blackwood
(dalbergia cultrate)
region: Southeast Asia
Canarywood
(centrolobium paraense)
country: Brazil
Chakte-viga
(caesalpina platyoba)
region: Central America
Cochinchin burl
(dalbergia cochinensis)
country: Thailand
Cocobolo
(dalbergia retusa)
region: Central America

Desert Ironwood
(olney tesota)
country: USA (Arizona)
Dot/Dalmation Ebony
Variation of B & W ebony
region: southeast Asia
East Indian Rosewood
(dalbergia latifolia)
country: India
Ebony
(diospyros spp.)
country: Gabon, etc.


Figured (misc.)
(various types)
all over the world
Hawaiian Woods
(acacia koa and others)
Hawaiian Islands (USA)

Holly (American)
(illex opaca)
country: United States
Lacewood
(roupala brasiliensis)
country: Brazil
Leadwood
(combretum schumanni)
country: Tanzania
Lignum Vitae
(guiacum officinale)
country: Central America
Macassar Ebony
(diospyros celebica)
country: Phillipines
Marblewood
(marmaroxylon racemosum)
country: Suriname

Mun Ebony
(diospyros mun)
country: Laos
Mopane
(colophospermum mopane)
country: South Africa, Africa
Maple Burl
(acer macrophyllum)
country: USA, Oregon
Masur "Ice Burl"
(betula pendula)
country: Finland
Masur Birch (figured)
(betula pendula)
country: Finland
Osage Orange
(maclura tinctoria)
country: Argentina

Pernambuco
(caeselpina echinata)
country: Brazil 
Pink Ivory
(berchemia zeyheri)
country: South Africa
Pink Ivory (figured)
(berchemia zeyheri)
country: South Africa
Piquia Marfim
(aspidosperma desmanthum)
country: Brazil
Purpleheart
(peltogyne paniculata)
country: Suriname, C. America
Peroba Rosa
(aspidosperma peroba)
country: Brazil/Paraguay

Quilted Sapele
(entandrophragma cylindricum)
country: Cameroon
Red Palm
 
Sandalwood (genuine)
(osyris wightiana)
country: Nepal, Tanzania
Sandalwood Burl
(osyris wightiana) (genuine)
country: Nepal, Tanzania
Snakewood
(piratinera guianensis)
country: Suriname
Spalted Tamarind
(tamarindus indica)
country: Laos

Striped Ebony
(diospyros spp.)
regions: Africa, India
Tambootie
(spirostachys africana)
country: South Africa
Thuya Burl
(tetraclines articulata)
country:  Morocco
Various woods for
Stringed instruments
Zebrawood
(microberlinia brazzavillensis)
region: West Africa
Zebrawood (figured)
(microberlinia brazzavillensis)
region: West Africa

Ziricote
(cordia dodecandra)
country: Mexico
Yew  (Pacific)
(taxus brevifolia)
country: USA,  Northwest




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Note that blanks may vary in size up to 1/8" from the stated size.  Be sure to order a rough size at least 1/4" larger than your finished size.



 
 
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