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Exotic Wood: We offer the following exotic wood species in a variety of sizes. Our customers include cabinet makers, pen turners, cue builders, knife makers, bowyers, luthiers, furniture makers, razor-restorers, and bowl turners. If you are looking for a exotic wood species, or a size that you can't find, please contact us and we will do our best to help you out.

African BlackwoodAfrican Blackwood

Specific Gravity: 1.20 (what's this?)

African Blackwood is an exotic wood native to Eastern Africa, and is also known as Mozambique Ebony or Senegal Ebony. It features a dark bro... shop African Blackwood

Amboyna BurlAmboyna Burl

Specific Gravity: 0.66 (what's this?)

One of the most splendid burls, Amboyna Burl is an exotic wood that is one of about 60 in the Pterocarpus genus, which is reported to consis... shop Amboyna Burl

Black & White EbonyBlack & White Ebony

Specific Gravity: 0.67 (what's this?)

Black and White Ebony is an exotic wood with color that is reported to vary with species, usually uniformly black with light-colored bands, ... shop Black & White Ebony

Black PalmBlack Palm

Specific Gravity: 0.68 (what's this?)

Black Palm is an exotic wood that is hard and dense, with stringy type grain. Somewhat difficult to machine, needs sharp tools, distinctive ... shop Black Palm

BloodwoodBloodwood

Specific Gravity: 0.96 (what's this?)

Bloodwood is an exotic wood that is sometimes referred to as cardinal wood, for its obvious beautiful deep rose color. With age it's color d... shop Bloodwood

BocoteBocote

Specific Gravity: 0.73 (what's this?)

Bocote is an exotic wood native to Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. It features a wide range of grain patterns from straight to... shop Bocote

Bolivian RosewoodBolivian Rosewood

Specific Gravity: 0.84 (what's this?)

Bolivian Rosewood is an exotic wood with beautiful, rosewood like wood with black striping on top of a dark brown background. Bolivian Rosew... shop Bolivian Rosewood

Brown EbonyBrown Ebony

Specific Gravity: 1.19 (what's this?)

Brown ebony is an exotic wood with very similar properties to Gaboon Ebony. The wood is a stable, intriguing wood with golden browns and da... shop Brown Ebony

BubingaBubinga

Specific Gravity: 0.88 (what's this?)

Bubinga is an exotic wood from Central Africa. It is initially pinky-red, but darkens with age. It is popular for tool handles, decorative... shop Bubinga

CanarywoodCanarywood

Specific Gravity: 0.65 (what's this?)

Canarywood is an exotic wood that is yellow to orange in color, typically variegated with light to dark red streaking. It has a medium to hi... shop Canarywood

ChechenChechen

Specific Gravity: 0.85 (what's this?)

Chechen is an exotic Mexican wood with a wide range of color variation from dark chocolate to light butterscotch colors. Chechen has an irre... shop Chechen

Cochen RosewoodCochen Rosewood

Specific Gravity: 0.82 (what's this?)

Cochen Rosewood is an exotic wood from South East Asia, sometimes called Tracwood. It is popular for turnery and fine woodworking.... shop Cochen Rosewood

CocoboloCocobolo

Specific Gravity: 1.10 (what's this?)

Cocobolo is an exotic wood native to Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua, and is favored for custom pool cues, fine furniture and cabi... shop Cocobolo

Curly NarraCurly Narra

Specific Gravity: 0.66 (what's this?)

Curly Narra, also called Amboyna, is an exotic wood from Southeast Asia. It is a medium strength wood that works well with hand tools and i... shop Curly Narra

Curly PyinmaCurly Pyinma

Specific Gravity: 0.55 (what's this?)

Curly Pyinma is a beautiful exotic wood with figure. It has a wavy grain pattern and shows in a yellowish-brown color. The wood is good fo... shop Curly Pyinma

E. Indian RosewoodE. Indian Rosewood

Specific Gravity: 0.85 (what's this?)

East Indian Rosewood is an exotic wood native to the Southern India peninsula, and is prized for it's use in custom pool cues, furniture, an... shop E. Indian Rosewood

Figured BubingaFigured Bubinga

Specific Gravity: 0.88 (what's this?)

Figured Bubinga is an exotic wood native to Africa, and is very similar to rosewood. The wood is hard, with a reddish brown color, and lustr... shop Figured Bubinga

Figured KataloxFigured Katalox

Specific Gravity: 0.92 (what's this?)

Katalox is an exotic wood that is native to Central America. It is far superior in strength to either Teak or Hard maple. Strength qualities... shop Figured Katalox

Figured MakoreFigured Makore

Specific Gravity: 0.62 (what's this?)

Figured Makore is an exotic wood native to western Africa. It can be used as a substitute for mahogany and/or cherry. It is easy to finish... shop Figured Makore

Figured PurpleheartFigured Purpleheart

Specific Gravity: 0.86 (what's this?)

Figured Purpleheart is an exotic wood with mechanical properties of the wood similar to those of Greenheart and Oak. It is reported to have ... shop Figured Purpleheart

Figured ZebrawoodFigured Zebrawood

Specific Gravity: 0.74 (what's this?)

Figured Zebrawood is an exotic wood native to the Western African countries of Cameroon and Gabon. It is a hard wood, with a medium to coars... shop Figured Zebrawood

Gaboon EbonyGaboon Ebony

Specific Gravity: 1.03 (what's this?)

Gaboon Ebony is an exotic wood native to Western Africa. It is an extremely hard, dense, and heavy wood, with a very fine texture. The sapwo... shop Gaboon Ebony

GranadilloGranadillo

Specific Gravity: 0.79 (what's this?)

Granadillo is an exotic wood that is bright red to reddish or purplish brown, with rather distinct stripes. The sapwood is clearly distinct ... shop Granadillo

Honduras MahoganyHonduras Mahogany

Specific Gravity: 0.59 (what's this?)

Mahogany is an exotic wood that varies considerably in color. It may be yellowish, reddish, pinkish, or salmon colored when freshly cut, mat... shop Honduras Mahogany

Honduras RosewoodHonduras Rosewood

Specific Gravity: 0.96 (what's this?)

Honduras Rosewood is an exotic wood with pinkish brown or purplish with darker and lighter bands. The combination of colors and streaks give... shop Honduras Rosewood

JatobaJatoba

Specific Gravity: 0.91 (what's this?)

Jatoba is an exotic wood that runs from salmon-red to orange-brown. It darkens into a russet to reddish-brown color after drying, and it is ... shop Jatoba

KataloxKatalox

Specific Gravity: 0.92 (what's this?)

Katalox is an exotic wood that is native to Central America. It is far superior in strength to either Teak or Hard maple. Strength qualities... shop Katalox

KingwoodKingwood

Specific Gravity: 1.20 (what's this?)

Kingwood is an exotic wood that is light to dark violet brown with lighter and darker stripes of purple. Also called Violetwood or Violete. ... shop Kingwood

LacewoodLacewood

Specific Gravity: 0.62 (what's this?)

Lacewood is an exotic wood that is light reddish-brown, and is reported to be similar in color to Beech (Fagus). Plain European plane and La... shop Lacewood

LeopardwoodLeopardwood

Specific Gravity: 0.55 (what's this?)

Leopardwood is an exotic wood with dark reddish-brown color with strong broad rays. This material is straight grained with medium texture. T... shop Leopardwood

Lignum VitaeLignum Vitae

Specific Gravity: 1.23 (what's this?)

Lignum Vitae is an exotic wood, yet is native to the West Indies and the tropical regions of the Americas. It is a very hard, dense, and hea... shop Lignum Vitae

Macassar EbonyMacassar Ebony

Specific Gravity: 1.09 (what's this?)

Macassar Ebony is an exotic wood with heartwood that is reported to be strong, very heavy, and very hard. The black heart is usually brittle... shop Macassar Ebony

Madrone BurlMadrone Burl

Specific Gravity: 0.77 (what's this?)

Madrone burl works well with hand and machine tools. It turns well, moderately blunts cutting edges, nails, sands, stains well. It can be ... shop Madrone Burl

MopaniMopani

Specific Gravity: 0.87 (what's this?)

The Mopani, or Mopane, tree is an exotic species from Southern Africa. It is a very heavy wood that is resistant to termites. Popular for ... shop Mopani

Mun EbonyMun Ebony

Specific Gravity: 0.90 (what's this?)

Mun Ebony is an exotic wood that is very strong, hard and dense with irregular grain and fine texture. Dark green to black striping with ca... shop Mun Ebony

OlivewoodOlivewood

Specific Gravity: 0.80 (what's this?)

Bethlehem Holy Olive is an exotic wood that is native to the Holy Land of the Mediterranean, and has a sentimental and religious significanc... shop Olivewood

Osage OrangeOsage Orange

Specific Gravity: 0.76 (what's this?)

Osage orange is an exotic wood from South America that is very dense. It is popular for turnery, handles, musical instruments and custom bo... shop Osage Orange

PadaukPadauk

Specific Gravity: 0.72 (what's this?)

Padauk is an exotic wood that is a bright orange or almost crimson wood when freshly cut, but oxidizes to a darker, rich purple-brown over t... shop Padauk

Pink IvoryPink Ivory

Specific Gravity: 0.90 (what's this?)

Pink Ivory is an exotic wood native to Southern Africa, and is one of the most rare and beautiful woods in the world. It is a very hard wood... shop Pink Ivory

PurpleheartPurpleheart

Specific Gravity: 0.86 (what's this?)

Purpleheart is an exotic wood with mechanical properties of the wood are reported to lie somewhere between those of Greenheart and Oak. It i... shop Purpleheart

Quilted BubingaQuilted Bubinga

Specific Gravity: 0.88 (what's this?)

Bubinga is an exotic wood native to Africa, and is very similar to rosewood. The wood is hard, with a reddish brown color, and lustrous figu... shop Quilted Bubinga

Quilted SapeleQuilted Sapele

Specific Gravity: 0.62 (what's this?)

Quilted Sapele is an exotic wood from West, Central, and Eastern Africa. Some consider it as a utility substitute for mahogany due to the f... shop Quilted Sapele

Red PalmRed Palm

Specific Gravity: 0.56 (what's this?)

Red Palm is an exotic wood with heartwood that is light yellow, with distinguishing red strings.... shop Red Palm

RedheartRedheart

Specific Gravity: 0.68 (what's this?)

Redheart is an exotic wood with dull pink to moderately bright red and fades severly with long exposure to UV. There is sometimes a purple a... shop Redheart

SnakewoodSnakewood

Specific Gravity: 1.30 (what's this?)

Snakewood is an exotic wood known technically as piratinera guianensis, snakewood comes from a small, relatively rare tree found in the fore... shop Snakewood

Spalted TamarindSpalted Tamarind

Specific Gravity: 0.90 (what's this?)

Spalted Tamarind is a beautiful exotic wood often found laying on the forest floor. The rotting effect on Tamarind creates the spalted look... shop Spalted Tamarind

TambotiTamboti

Specific Gravity: 1.04 (what's this?)

Tamboti is a heavy, strong, dense exotic wood. It has an oily nature, making sanding difficult, but does polish well and can be varnished. ... shop Tamboti

Thuya BurlThuya Burl

Specific Gravity: 0.67 (what's this?)

Thuya Burl is an exotic wood that the Greeks named thuya, meaning sacrifice, because they used an oil distilled from it as incense in their ... shop Thuya Burl

TornilloTornillo

Specific Gravity: 0.44 (what's this?)

Tornillo grows in the Loreton Huanuco provinces of Peru and in the humid terra firma of the Brazilian Amazon region. The heartwood is pale ... shop Tornillo

TulipwoodTulipwood

Specific Gravity: 0.96 (what's this?)

Tulipwood is an exotic wood native to the tropical region of South America, mainly Brazil. It is a hard and heavy wood, with a rather fine t... shop Tulipwood

WengeWenge

Specific Gravity: 0.88 (what's this?)

Wenge is an exotic wood with a natural growth range of the species is reported to be the open forests of Zaire, Cameroon, Gabon, the souther... shop Wenge

YellowheartYellowheart

Specific Gravity: 0.80 (what's this?)

Yellowheart, an exotic wood also called Pau Amarello, can grow to more than 130 feet tall and 30" in diameter. It has large leaves upwards o... shop Yellowheart

ZebrawoodZebrawood

Specific Gravity: 0.74 (what's this?)

Zebrawood is an exotic wood native to the Western African countries of Cameroon and Gabon. It is a hard wood, with a medium to coarse textur... shop Zebrawood

ZiricoteZiricote

Specific Gravity: 0.75 (what's this?)

Ziricote is an exotic wood native to the Central American countries of Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. It is a hard, dense wood, with a mediu... shop Ziricote