Woods

Woods

Listed below are samples of some of the woods I use

The finish on my boxes varies depending on size. The the smaller boxes receive a special oil mixture and buffed. After waxing the piece is buffed again to a soft luster. Larger boxes have a special oil and urethane mixture. After drying a very fine sanding is done and then a couple coats of wipe on varnish is applied which gives a nice soft look and good protection. The oil and urethane penetrates deep into the pores and fibers of the wood which allows the full depth and dimensionality of the wood's color, character, and figure to shine through. It produces a very smooth finish that develops the natural color of the wood , highlights the grain , and is inviting to touch. Lot's of elbow grease is required for sanding and polishing to create a finish you want to touch. No stains or dyes of any kind are used in my work unless noted or desired. I believe strongly in letting the individual richness and character of the wood stand on its own. Most of my designs are planned around the colors, grain, and figure of different wood species.

Red Oak

Straight grain with a course texture that varies with
growth rate. Color is light cream, pinkish-red to dark
tan or golden brown. USA

Straight grain with porous texture. "Ray fleck patterns" vary from board to board. Color is pale brown to dark brown with a pinkish shade. USA

White Oak

Cherry

Walnut

Maple

Figured
Maple

Birdseye
Maple

Mahogany

Zebra

Lacewood

Paduk

Fiddleback
Maple

Fiddleback
Makore

Wenge

Bocote

Bubinga

Waterfall
Bubinga

Sapele
Pommele

Straight grain with firm texture. Heartwood is reddish brown to deep red and will naturally darken with age. USA

Other woods also available. Please inquire.

Straight grain with occasional wavy patterns. Color varies from rich dark chocolate brown to purplish black heartwood. USA

Grain patterns range from curly to flamed to Fiddleback. Color varies from light cream to darker tones of brown. USA

Straight grain with intermittent eyes. Number of eyes varies between boards. Color is similar to that of Figured Maple. USA

Straight to wavy grain. Color varies from pale brown to pink to dark reddish brown. Central America /Africa

Grain texture varies from course to very course. Color varies from light tan to golden yellow with streaks of dark brown to black. Africa

Small flaky grain due to the rays. Color is light pink to a silvery sheen. Central and South America

Straight grain with a moderately course texture. Color is a deep orange red that ages to a deeper orange brown. Used for accents. Africa

Grain pattern is Fiddleback. Color is a light cream to white. Veneer only. USA

Dark brown in color with a very close grain and fine black veins. Fairly straight grained with coarse texture. Africa

Quilted Maple veneer is light pink to white color with lots of figure that looks like water spots or blisters. USA

This exotic wood veneer has medium to dark reddish-brown color with "blistered and bubbled" figure. African Ivory Coast and Nigeria

Bubinga veneer comes in many cuts and figures. Kewazinga due to it rotary cut has a wonderfull wild swirl grain (also called waterfall)
and can also be called Bubinga rotary Pommelle

This African species, also known as African Rosewood, is a beautiful dense hardwood with a rose-colored background and darker purple striping.

Dark brown to red with multicolored strips that vary from yellow to orange and green to dark brown. Hard to find wood from Mexico and Centeral America

Sapwood color ranges from nearly white, to an off-white cream color, sometimes with a reddish or golden hue. The heartwood tends to be a darker reddish brown.

Grain pattern is Fiddleback. Color is light to dark reddish brown. Veneer only. Africa

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