Origin:
Color: Dark Brown to Black
Characteristics: Wavy to zebra style grain. very dense, smooth, heavy, with tight grain pattern and minor surface pitting
Strength rating: *****
Origin:
Color: Natural Purple
Characteristics: Solid grain style, very dense, smooth, heavy, little or no pitting Ideal for high gloss finishes
Strength rating: *****
Origin:
Color: orange to red
Characteristics: Solid grain style, smooth, with minor surface pitting, dense medium weight, with tight grain pattern
Strength rating: ****
Origin: Australia
Color: Bi-color, Light tan to tan
Characteristics: Lacey style grain pattern, which adds beautiful character, markings giving this species a unique 3 dimensional look, medium pitted surface, medium weight
Strength rating: ***
Origin: Domestic
Color: white to tan (white oak), tan to red (red oak)
Characteristics: little or no grain pattern, dense, with medium surface pitting, heavy
Strength rating: ****
Origin: Domestic
Color: white to light tan
Characteristics: Relatively subtle irregular grain style, with irregular "birds eye" markings giving this species a unique 3 dimensional look, at different light angles, dense, smooth surface, tight grain with no pitting, ideal for high gloss finishes.
Strength rating: ****
Origin: Domestic
Color: White to Yellow
Characteristics: Irregular grain type, light weight, soft wood, economic, loose grain pattern
Strength rating: **
Origin:
Color: Amber hue
Characteristics: tight grain type, heavy weight, hard wood, with an even grain pattern with slight waves. Gloss finish brings out a beautiful sheen
Strength rating: ***
Origin: Domestic
Color: dark chocolate to black
Characteristics: Irregular grain type, heavy weight, hard wood, with a slightly pronounced wavy grain pattern. Stains very dark.
Strength rating: ****
Origin: Domestic
Color: Amber
Characteristics: tight grain type, light weight, soft wood, with an even grain pattern with occasional hardened sap deposits, which produce a wonderful order making it Ideal for the lining of Humidors.
Strength rating: **
Origin: Domestic
Color: white to ecru
Characteristics: A light weight, soft wood, with a very light even grain pattern. Stains nicely to any hue.
Strength rating: **
