Ash

Ash, also known as White Ash, grows in Europe and North America. It is cream-yellow in colour with subtle grain patterns which can have a ripple effect. Ash Burr is rare to be clean and often shows marks from ingrown bark and knots. Often as Olive trees mature they can develop a darker yellow-brown colour.

Birdseye Maple

This is not a distinct species of maple. It is a growth variant of hard maple wood. Found in Northeastern America. The name derives from the appearance of tiny knots in the grain which resemble small bird's eyes. This unique appearance is formed when the tree starts to grow new shoots in poor growing conditions and they are aborted leaving behind tiny knots.

Boxwood

Boxwood "Buxus sempervirens" can be found in Europe, Northwest Africa and Southwest Asia. It is a light cream that turns darker to brown when exposed to light. The trees are very small meaning it is suited to smaller projects like edging or inlay instead of veneers.

Burr Walnut

Burr Walnut also known as figured Walnut is a highly prized wood which is formed by a growth deformation resulting from stress, disease or nurturing the tree in a specific way. Burr can be developed by blocking the sap flow of the tree by means of putting a French Walnut on top of the roots of an American Walnut. Due to the unusual properties, it is rare to come across a Walnut tree growing this way in the wild. Nurturing...

Calamander

Calamander or Coromandel is a valuable wood found in India, Sri Lanka and South East Asia. It has a contrasting hazel-brown colour with black grain. It is a dense, heavy wood that is so popular it has been logged to extinction over the last few hundred years. This makes Calamander pieces even more special.

Coconut

Cuban Mahogany

Elm

European Elm, also known as, English Elm, Common Elm, Dutch Elm or Wych Elm. It can be found in the United Kingdom and mainland Europe. European Elm can still be found although it is rare due to “Dutch Elm Disease” which is supposed to have killed around Twenty million Elm trees in the 1970’s. It can be yellow-brown to pink-brown in colour and has a very distinct smell. Elm Burr can be pink-brown to dark brown in colour depending on...

Glass

Gonco Alves

Horse Chestnut

Kingwood

Kingwood, also known as Violetwood, is found in South America and is violet-brown in colour with a darker grain. It is a very dense and hard wood that is only available for smaller items due to the small tree that yields it.

Lacewood

Planetree or London Plane is found across Europe. Planetree is a creamy yellow colour with a light brown grain. When the log is quarter sliced the veneer is known as Lacewood and is pink-brown in colour. Planetree Burr is a darker brown with very small almost indistinct pips giving it a velvet finish.

Lignum Vitae

Lignum Vitae, also known as Guayacan or Guaiacum, is found in the West Indies and Tropical America. “Lignum Vitae” is Latin for “tree of life” which gets its name for its many medicinal uses. It is a strong, dense and very durable wood that is a dark brown with almost black streaks.

Linden Wood

Mahogany

Mahogany is the name given to many types of tropical hardwood and can be found in Africa, India and South America, most of which are a red-brown colour with a fine, even grain. This makes it easily workable and gives it a durable finish which attributes to its popularity with many kinds of furniture.

Masur Birch

Masur Birch is a grain figure most commonly seen in Silver Birch. It is often known as Karelian Birch named after the Karelia Region between Finland and Russia where this particular grain figure is farmed. Its appearance is very similar to birdseye maple. A pale slightly pinkish tone with dark flecks caused by a growth defect that causes small pieces of bark from the outside of the tree being grown over.

Oak

Oak has many global variations. European Oak, also known as English or French Oak, is found in Europe. It is a well known and very popular wood due to its different types and strength yielding many uses. It can have a very simple clean look or a highly figured finish varying from tree to tree. European Oak can be Golden-yellow to light-brown in colour. Brown Oak is from the United Kingdom and its name is derived from its red-brown colour...

Padauk

Padauk (pronounced Pah-duke) can be found in central and west Africa. Its is a unique reddish orange colour with a subtle grain, but over time it will always darken to a deep reddish brown. It's an easy wood to work which finishes well. This combined with its interesting colours makes it a popular hardwood.

Palm

Palm wood or Coconut Timber is a hardwood found in Asia. Its appearance is similar to mahogany but with a more fibrous grain. Palm can range from a golden colour to near ebony tones. The trees have no annual growth rings or branches, which means it is free from knots and other common imperfections.

Partridge

Partridge Wood, sometimes called Cabbage wood, is found in South America. It can come in a variety of colours ranging from red-brown, brown to almost black. Partridge wood is similar to rosewood in density and grain tightness. It's a slightly rarer wood due to difficulty of finishing it cleanly.

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Pollar Oak

Rosewood

Rosewood has many variations. Indian Rosewood, also known as Bombay Rosewood or Bombay Blackwood, is found in India and Indonesia. It is highly valued for its striking appearance with colours ranging from a medium-brown to dark red-brown with even darker grain lines. Madagascan Rosewood, found in Madagascar is a pink-brown colour with a darker almost purple grain. It is one of the least used Rosewoods due to limited resources and carefully controlled cultivation. As with other, rarer wood types this...

Satinwood

Satinwood is found in India and Sri Lanka. It has a rich golden colour and an almost reflective sheen. Satinwood is traditionally used for high quality furniture.

Sycamore

Sycamore, also known as Harewood is a member of the Maple family, found in Europe. It is light yellow in colour and is often a very clean wood, with a straight, fine grain. The wood is often pippy. However, these pips are usually a very similar colour to the rest of the wood making them hardly visible.

Tortoiseshell

tulip wood

Walnut

Walnut comes in many varieties from America to Europe. American Walnut is often a warm yellow-brown to purple-brown colour with a straight grain. European Walnut tends to vary greatly from tree to tree in terms of colour and pattern. From light grey-brown to dark brown with dark grain and irregular markings. Walnut trees often develop large burr growths which when veneered show beautiful rich coloured swirls.