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OVANGKOL | THE WOOD DATABASE Ovangkol. Tree Size: 100-150 ft (30-45 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 4.3%, Tangential: 8.3%, Volumetric: 12.1%, T/R Ratio: 1.9. Color/Appearance: Varying shades of yellowish to reddish brown with darker brown, gray, or black stripes. Moderately wide sapwood is a pale yellow, clearly demarcated from heartwood. PYINMA | THE WOOD DATABASE Pyinma (Lagerstroemia spp.) Common Name (s): Pyinma, Asian Satinwood, Crepe Myrtle. Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia spp. Distribution: Southeast Asia. Tree Size: 40-65 ft (12-20 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 44 lbs/ft 3 (705 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .55, .71. Janka Hardness: 1,090 lb f(4,850 N)
SASSAFRAS | THE WOOD DATABASE Crushing Strength: 6,600 lb f /in 2 (45.5 MPa) Shrinkage: Radial: 4.0%, Tangential: 6.2%, Volumetric: 10.3%, T/R Ratio: 1.6. Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a medium to light brown, sometimes with an orange or olive hue. Color tends to darken with age. Sapwood is a paler yellowish brown, though it isn’t always clearly demarcatedfrom the
SHITTIM | THE WOOD DATABASE Common Name(s): Shittim, Red Acacia, Shittah Scientific Name: Vachellia seyal (syn. Acacia seyal) Distribution: Northern tropical Africa Tree Size: 25-50 ft (8-15 m) tall, 1-2 ft (.3-.6 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 41 lbs/ft 3 (660 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC):.53, .66 Janka Hardness: 1,150 lb f (5,110 N)* *Estimated Janka hardness based on specific gravity MULBERRY | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a golden brown, darkening to a medium/reddish brown with age. Sapwood is a pale yellowish white. Overall appearance is very similar to Osage Orange.. Grain/Texture: Grain is straight, with a uniform medium texture. Good natural luster. Endgrain: Ring-porous; large earlywood pores 2-5 rows wide, small latewood pores in clusters and tangential bands;OREGON MYRTLE
Oregon myrtle. Distribution: Coastal regions of southwest Oregon and central California. Shrinkage: Radial: 2.8%, Tangential: 8.1%, Volumetric: 11.9%, T/R Ratio: 2.9. Color/Appearance: Heartwood color can be variable, from light orangish brown to gray or olive, sometimes with darker streaks present. Pale sapwood is usually well defined. BOCOTE | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Has a yellowish brown body with dramatic dark brown to almost black stripes. Color tends to darken with age. Also, the grain patterning can be quite striking, particularly on flatsawn areas. It’s not uncommon to see many “eyes” and other figuring in Bocote: though unlike knots, they do not seem to present any special challenges in machining. PECAN | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood tends to be light to medium brown, with a reddish hue; sapwood is a paler yellowish brown. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight, though occasionally wavy. Texture is medium, with a low natural luster. Endgrain: Ring-porous to semi-ring-porous; large to very large earlywood pores in a single intermittent row, medium to small latewood pores solitary and radial THE WOOD DATABASEWOOD FINDERARTICLESABOUTWOOD IDENTIFICATION GUIDEHARD MAPLEDRYING WOOD AT HOME SLOWLY BUT SURELY. I’m slowly grinding my way through roughly 800 wood species that have still yet to be listed on the site. I’m working my way alphabetically by botanical name, so check out the latest added wood to see where I’m at in the queue! KATALOX | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is dark reddish brown to nearly black, sometimes with a strong purple hue. Sapwood is sharply demarcated and is pale yellowish white. Pieces with curly or wavy grain are not uncommon. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight, but can also be irregular or interlocked. With a fine even texture and good naturalluster.
OVANGKOL | THE WOOD DATABASE Ovangkol. Tree Size: 100-150 ft (30-45 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 4.3%, Tangential: 8.3%, Volumetric: 12.1%, T/R Ratio: 1.9. Color/Appearance: Varying shades of yellowish to reddish brown with darker brown, gray, or black stripes. Moderately wide sapwood is a pale yellow, clearly demarcated from heartwood. PYINMA | THE WOOD DATABASE Pyinma (Lagerstroemia spp.) Common Name (s): Pyinma, Asian Satinwood, Crepe Myrtle. Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia spp. Distribution: Southeast Asia. Tree Size: 40-65 ft (12-20 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 44 lbs/ft 3 (705 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .55, .71. Janka Hardness: 1,090 lb f(4,850 N)
SASSAFRAS | THE WOOD DATABASE Crushing Strength: 6,600 lb f /in 2 (45.5 MPa) Shrinkage: Radial: 4.0%, Tangential: 6.2%, Volumetric: 10.3%, T/R Ratio: 1.6. Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a medium to light brown, sometimes with an orange or olive hue. Color tends to darken with age. Sapwood is a paler yellowish brown, though it isn’t always clearly demarcatedfrom the
SHITTIM | THE WOOD DATABASE Common Name(s): Shittim, Red Acacia, Shittah Scientific Name: Vachellia seyal (syn. Acacia seyal) Distribution: Northern tropical Africa Tree Size: 25-50 ft (8-15 m) tall, 1-2 ft (.3-.6 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 41 lbs/ft 3 (660 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC):.53, .66 Janka Hardness: 1,150 lb f (5,110 N)* *Estimated Janka hardness based on specific gravity MULBERRY | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a golden brown, darkening to a medium/reddish brown with age. Sapwood is a pale yellowish white. Overall appearance is very similar to Osage Orange.. Grain/Texture: Grain is straight, with a uniform medium texture. Good natural luster. Endgrain: Ring-porous; large earlywood pores 2-5 rows wide, small latewood pores in clusters and tangential bands;OREGON MYRTLE
Oregon myrtle. Distribution: Coastal regions of southwest Oregon and central California. Shrinkage: Radial: 2.8%, Tangential: 8.1%, Volumetric: 11.9%, T/R Ratio: 2.9. Color/Appearance: Heartwood color can be variable, from light orangish brown to gray or olive, sometimes with darker streaks present. Pale sapwood is usually well defined. BOCOTE | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Has a yellowish brown body with dramatic dark brown to almost black stripes. Color tends to darken with age. Also, the grain patterning can be quite striking, particularly on flatsawn areas. It’s not uncommon to see many “eyes” and other figuring in Bocote: though unlike knots, they do not seem to present any special challenges in machining. PECAN | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood tends to be light to medium brown, with a reddish hue; sapwood is a paler yellowish brown. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight, though occasionally wavy. Texture is medium, with a low natural luster. Endgrain: Ring-porous to semi-ring-porous; large to very large earlywood pores in a single intermittent row, medium to small latewood pores solitary and radial BROWSE BY COMMON NAME The specific links on this site are affiliate links (I’m given a commission for any resulting sales) and help support the site at noextra cost to you.
BELI | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a light brown, commonly with alternating darker stripes throughout. Quartersawn sections in particular exhibit a Zebrawood-like appearance.Wide sapwood is a pale yellow and is clearly demarcated from the heartwood, and lacks thedarker stripes.
MULBERRY | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a golden brown, darkening to a medium/reddish brown with age. Sapwood is a pale yellowish white. Overall appearance is very similar to Osage Orange.. Grain/Texture: Grain is straight, with a uniform medium texture. Good natural luster. Endgrain: Ring-porous; large earlywood pores 2-5 rows wide, small latewood pores in clusters and tangential bands; KOTO | THE WOOD DATABASE Koto (Pterygota macrocarpa) Common Name (s): Koto. Scientific Name: Pterygota macrocarpa. Distribution: West Africa. Tree Size: 65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 37 lbs/ft 3 (595 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .51, .59. Janka Hardness: 940 lb f PECAN | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood tends to be light to medium brown, with a reddish hue; sapwood is a paler yellowish brown. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight, though occasionally wavy. Texture is medium, with a low natural luster. Endgrain: Ring-porous to semi-ring-porous; large to very large earlywood pores in a single intermittent row, medium to small latewood pores solitary and radial BALAU | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Color can be highly variable depending upon the species: ranging from a pale straw color, to a darker reddish brown. Grain/Texture: Has a coarse texture with medium to large pores. Grain is sometimes interlocked. Rot Resistance: Highly variable among species; should be considered as non-durable in regard to decay resistance, and is also susceptible to insect attack. MUTENYE | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a golden to reddish brown, frequently with darker stripes. Can sometimes have wavy or figured grain pattenrs. Grayish yellow sapwood is visibly lighter. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight to slightly interlocked. Uniform fine tomedium texture.
GUANACASTE | THE WOOD DATABASE Guanacaste. Guanacaste (Enterolobium cyclocarpum) Common Name (s): Guanacaste, Parota. Scientific Name: Enterolobium cyclocarpum. Distribution: Primarily Central America, as well as Mexico and northern South America. Tree Size: 65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall, 5-8 ft (1.5-2.5 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 27 lbs/ft 3 (440kg/m 3)
PEAR | THE WOOD DATABASE Pear. Tree Size: 20-30 ft (6-9 m) tall, .5-1 ft (15-30 cm) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 3.9%, Tangential: 11.3%, Volumetric: 13.8%, T/R Ratio: 2.9. Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a pale pink or light reddish brown. Sapwood is slightly paler but is not usually distinct from heartwood. Pear is sometimes steamed to deepen the pinkcoloration.
ALASKAN YELLOW CEDAR Alaskan Yellow Cedar. Tree Size: 100-120 ft (30-37 m) tall, 4-6 ft (1.2-1.8 m) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 2.8%, Tangential: 6.0%, Volumetric: 9.2%, T/R Ratio: 2.1. Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a light yellow. Sapwood is a similar whitish/pale yellow and isn’t distinct from the heartwood. Color tends to darken with age uponexposure
THE WOOD DATABASEWOOD FINDERARTICLESABOUTWOOD IDENTIFICATION GUIDEHARD MAPLEDRYING WOOD AT HOME SLOWLY BUT SURELY. I’m slowly grinding my way through roughly 800 wood species that have still yet to be listed on the site. I’m working my way alphabetically by botanical name, so check out the latest added wood to see where I’m at in the queue! CHANFUTA | THE WOOD DATABASE Porosity: diffuse porous Arrangement: solitary and radial multiples Vessels: large, very few Parenchyma: vasicentric, lozenge, winged, confluent, and marginal Rays: narrow, normal spacing Lookalikes/Substitutes: Chanfuta is very similar to other species of Afzelia.It is also closely related to merbau (the species is now in the Intsia genus, but was formerly placed in the Afzelia genus). KATALOX | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is dark reddish brown to nearly black, sometimes with a strong purple hue. Sapwood is sharply demarcated and is pale yellowish white. Pieces with curly or wavy grain are not uncommon. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight, but can also be irregular or interlocked. With a fine even texture and good naturalluster.
LATI | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a light yellowish brown. Yellowish sapwood isn’t always defined from heartwood. Lati is sometimes called white wenge because of the similarity of its grain patterns to wenge (Millettia laurentii)—particularly on flatsawn surfaces. In both cases, this is due to very wide bands of parenchyma throughoutthe wood.
EBIARA | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood color ranges from golden yellow brown to a deeper reddish brown, frequently with darker black streaks and stripes.Paler sapwood is clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Grain/Texture: Grain tends to be interlocked, though it can be straight.With a fairly coarse texture and good natural luster. Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; solitary and radial multiples; large to very PYINMA | THE WOOD DATABASE Pyinma (Lagerstroemia spp.) Common Name (s): Pyinma, Asian Satinwood, Crepe Myrtle. Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia spp. Distribution: Southeast Asia. Tree Size: 40-65 ft (12-20 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 44 lbs/ft 3 (705 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .55, .71. Janka Hardness: 1,090 lb f(4,850 N)
MUTENYE | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a golden to reddish brown, frequently with darker stripes. Can sometimes have wavy or figured grain pattenrs. Grayish yellow sapwood is visibly lighter. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight to slightly interlocked. Uniform fine tomedium texture.
OREGON MYRTLE
Oregon myrtle. Distribution: Coastal regions of southwest Oregon and central California. Shrinkage: Radial: 2.8%, Tangential: 8.1%, Volumetric: 11.9%, T/R Ratio: 2.9. Color/Appearance: Heartwood color can be variable, from light orangish brown to gray or olive, sometimes with darker streaks present. Pale sapwood is usually well defined. OKOUME | THE WOOD DATABASE Okoume. Okoume (Aucoumea klaineana) Common Name (s): Okoume, Gabon. Scientific Name: Aucoumea klaineana. Distribution: Central Africa (primarily Gabon) Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 3-6 ft (1-1.8 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 27 lbs/ft 3 (430 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .35, .43. Janka Hardness: 400 lb f(1,790 N)
YELLOW POPLAR
Color/Appearance: Heartwood is light cream to yellowish brown, with occasional streaks of gray or green. Sapwood is pale yellow to white, not always clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Can also be seen in mineral stained colors ranging from dark purple to red, green, or yellow, sometimes referred to as Rainbow Poplar.Colors tend to darken upon exposure to light. THE WOOD DATABASEWOOD FINDERARTICLESABOUTWOOD IDENTIFICATION GUIDEHARD MAPLEDRYING WOOD AT HOME SLOWLY BUT SURELY. I’m slowly grinding my way through roughly 800 wood species that have still yet to be listed on the site. I’m working my way alphabetically by botanical name, so check out the latest added wood to see where I’m at in the queue! CHANFUTA | THE WOOD DATABASE Porosity: diffuse porous Arrangement: solitary and radial multiples Vessels: large, very few Parenchyma: vasicentric, lozenge, winged, confluent, and marginal Rays: narrow, normal spacing Lookalikes/Substitutes: Chanfuta is very similar to other species of Afzelia.It is also closely related to merbau (the species is now in the Intsia genus, but was formerly placed in the Afzelia genus). KATALOX | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is dark reddish brown to nearly black, sometimes with a strong purple hue. Sapwood is sharply demarcated and is pale yellowish white. Pieces with curly or wavy grain are not uncommon. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight, but can also be irregular or interlocked. With a fine even texture and good naturalluster.
LATI | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a light yellowish brown. Yellowish sapwood isn’t always defined from heartwood. Lati is sometimes called white wenge because of the similarity of its grain patterns to wenge (Millettia laurentii)—particularly on flatsawn surfaces. In both cases, this is due to very wide bands of parenchyma throughoutthe wood.
EBIARA | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood color ranges from golden yellow brown to a deeper reddish brown, frequently with darker black streaks and stripes.Paler sapwood is clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Grain/Texture: Grain tends to be interlocked, though it can be straight.With a fairly coarse texture and good natural luster. Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; solitary and radial multiples; large to very PYINMA | THE WOOD DATABASE Pyinma (Lagerstroemia spp.) Common Name (s): Pyinma, Asian Satinwood, Crepe Myrtle. Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia spp. Distribution: Southeast Asia. Tree Size: 40-65 ft (12-20 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 44 lbs/ft 3 (705 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .55, .71. Janka Hardness: 1,090 lb f(4,850 N)
MUTENYE | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a golden to reddish brown, frequently with darker stripes. Can sometimes have wavy or figured grain pattenrs. Grayish yellow sapwood is visibly lighter. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight to slightly interlocked. Uniform fine tomedium texture.
OREGON MYRTLE
Oregon myrtle. Distribution: Coastal regions of southwest Oregon and central California. Shrinkage: Radial: 2.8%, Tangential: 8.1%, Volumetric: 11.9%, T/R Ratio: 2.9. Color/Appearance: Heartwood color can be variable, from light orangish brown to gray or olive, sometimes with darker streaks present. Pale sapwood is usually well defined. OKOUME | THE WOOD DATABASE Okoume. Okoume (Aucoumea klaineana) Common Name (s): Okoume, Gabon. Scientific Name: Aucoumea klaineana. Distribution: Central Africa (primarily Gabon) Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 3-6 ft (1-1.8 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 27 lbs/ft 3 (430 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .35, .43. Janka Hardness: 400 lb f(1,790 N)
YELLOW POPLAR
Color/Appearance: Heartwood is light cream to yellowish brown, with occasional streaks of gray or green. Sapwood is pale yellow to white, not always clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Can also be seen in mineral stained colors ranging from dark purple to red, green, or yellow, sometimes referred to as Rainbow Poplar.Colors tend to darken upon exposure to light. BROWSE BY COMMON NAME Separating Specific Woods. Ash Wood: Black, White, and Everything in Between; Brazilian Rosewood, East Indian, and Other Rosewoods; ElmWood: Hard and Soft
CHEESEWOOD | THE WOOD DATABASE Porosity: diffuse porous Arrangement: primarily radial multiples of two to five pores Vessels: large, few to very few Parenchyma: banded (possibly marginal), and reticulate Rays: narrow; normal spacing Lookalikes/Substitutes: Cheesewood is sometimes used in place of obeche (Triplochiton scleroxylon), and the two bear a very similar facegrain appearance.. However, the two can usually be LATI | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a light yellowish brown. Yellowish sapwood isn’t always defined from heartwood. Lati is sometimes called white wenge because of the similarity of its grain patterns to wenge (Millettia laurentii)—particularly on flatsawn surfaces. In both cases, this is due to very wide bands of parenchyma throughoutthe wood.
NYATOH | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood can be pale pink to reddish or purplish brown. Sapwood is lighter colored, and not clearly delineated from heartwood. Grain/Texture: Has a typically straight to shallowly interlocking grain. Texture is moderately fine. Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; medium to very large pores in radial or diagonal arrangement, very few to few; commonly in radial multiples of 2-3;tyloses
HUBUBALLI | THE WOOD DATABASE Crushing Strength: 6,990 lb f /in 2 (48.2 MPa) Shrinkage: Radial: 3.4%, Tangential: 7.2%, Volumetric: 11.1%, T/R Ratio: 2.1. Color/Appearance: Heartwood primarily light reddish brown, commonly with darker streaks. Grain/Texture: Grain is generally straight, but may also be interlocked or wavy. Uniform medium texture with goodnatural luster.
OVANGKOL | THE WOOD DATABASE Ovangkol. Tree Size: 100-150 ft (30-45 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 4.3%, Tangential: 8.3%, Volumetric: 12.1%, T/R Ratio: 1.9. Color/Appearance: Varying shades of yellowish to reddish brown with darker brown, gray, or black stripes. Moderately wide sapwood is a pale yellow, clearly demarcated from heartwood.LEOPARDWOOD
Leopardwood. Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 3.5%, Tangential: 8.8%, Volumetric: 11.5%, T/R Ratio: 2.5. Color/Appearance: Has a very conspicuous flecking that gives this wood its namesake. The wood itself is a medium to dark reddish brown with grey or light brown rays, whichresemble
SASSAFRAS | THE WOOD DATABASE Crushing Strength: 6,600 lb f /in 2 (45.5 MPa) Shrinkage: Radial: 4.0%, Tangential: 6.2%, Volumetric: 10.3%, T/R Ratio: 1.6. Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a medium to light brown, sometimes with an orange or olive hue. Color tends to darken with age. Sapwood is a paler yellowish brown, though it isn’t always clearly demarcatedfrom the
BALAU | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Color can be highly variable depending upon the species: ranging from a pale straw color, to a darker reddish brown. Grain/Texture: Has a coarse texture with medium to large pores. Grain is sometimes interlocked. Rot Resistance: Highly variable among species; should be considered as non-durable in regard to decay resistance, and is also susceptible to insect attack.AFRICAN PADAUK
African Padauk. Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 3.3%, Tangential: 5.2%, Volumetric: 7.6%, T/R Ratio: 1.6. Color/Appearance: Heartwood color can vary, ranging from a pale pinkish orange to a deep brownish red. Most pieces tend to start reddish orange when freshly cut, darkening THE WOOD DATABASEWOOD FINDERARTICLESABOUTWOOD IDENTIFICATION GUIDEHARD MAPLEDRYING WOOD AT HOME SLOWLY BUT SURELY. I’m slowly grinding my way through roughly 800 wood species that have still yet to be listed on the site. I’m working my way alphabetically by botanical name, so check out the latest added wood to see where I’m at in the queue! CHANFUTA | THE WOOD DATABASE Porosity: diffuse porous Arrangement: solitary and radial multiples Vessels: large, very few Parenchyma: vasicentric, lozenge, winged, confluent, and marginal Rays: narrow, normal spacing Lookalikes/Substitutes: Chanfuta is very similar to other species of Afzelia.It is also closely related to merbau (the species is now in the Intsia genus, but was formerly placed in the Afzelia genus). KATALOX | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is dark reddish brown to nearly black, sometimes with a strong purple hue. Sapwood is sharply demarcated and is pale yellowish white. Pieces with curly or wavy grain are not uncommon. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight, but can also be irregular or interlocked. With a fine even texture and good naturalluster.
LATI | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a light yellowish brown. Yellowish sapwood isn’t always defined from heartwood. Lati is sometimes called white wenge because of the similarity of its grain patterns to wenge (Millettia laurentii)—particularly on flatsawn surfaces. In both cases, this is due to very wide bands of parenchyma throughoutthe wood.
EBIARA | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood color ranges from golden yellow brown to a deeper reddish brown, frequently with darker black streaks and stripes.Paler sapwood is clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Grain/Texture: Grain tends to be interlocked, though it can be straight.With a fairly coarse texture and good natural luster. Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; solitary and radial multiples; large to very PYINMA | THE WOOD DATABASE Pyinma (Lagerstroemia spp.) Common Name (s): Pyinma, Asian Satinwood, Crepe Myrtle. Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia spp. Distribution: Southeast Asia. Tree Size: 40-65 ft (12-20 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 44 lbs/ft 3 (705 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .55, .71. Janka Hardness: 1,090 lb f(4,850 N)
MUTENYE | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a golden to reddish brown, frequently with darker stripes. Can sometimes have wavy or figured grain pattenrs. Grayish yellow sapwood is visibly lighter. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight to slightly interlocked. Uniform fine tomedium texture.
OREGON MYRTLE
Oregon myrtle. Distribution: Coastal regions of southwest Oregon and central California. Shrinkage: Radial: 2.8%, Tangential: 8.1%, Volumetric: 11.9%, T/R Ratio: 2.9. Color/Appearance: Heartwood color can be variable, from light orangish brown to gray or olive, sometimes with darker streaks present. Pale sapwood is usually well defined. OKOUME | THE WOOD DATABASE Okoume. Okoume (Aucoumea klaineana) Common Name (s): Okoume, Gabon. Scientific Name: Aucoumea klaineana. Distribution: Central Africa (primarily Gabon) Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 3-6 ft (1-1.8 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 27 lbs/ft 3 (430 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .35, .43. Janka Hardness: 400 lb f(1,790 N)
YELLOW POPLAR
Color/Appearance: Heartwood is light cream to yellowish brown, with occasional streaks of gray or green. Sapwood is pale yellow to white, not always clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Can also be seen in mineral stained colors ranging from dark purple to red, green, or yellow, sometimes referred to as Rainbow Poplar.Colors tend to darken upon exposure to light. THE WOOD DATABASEWOOD FINDERARTICLESABOUTWOOD IDENTIFICATION GUIDEHARD MAPLEDRYING WOOD AT HOME SLOWLY BUT SURELY. I’m slowly grinding my way through roughly 800 wood species that have still yet to be listed on the site. I’m working my way alphabetically by botanical name, so check out the latest added wood to see where I’m at in the queue! CHANFUTA | THE WOOD DATABASE Porosity: diffuse porous Arrangement: solitary and radial multiples Vessels: large, very few Parenchyma: vasicentric, lozenge, winged, confluent, and marginal Rays: narrow, normal spacing Lookalikes/Substitutes: Chanfuta is very similar to other species of Afzelia.It is also closely related to merbau (the species is now in the Intsia genus, but was formerly placed in the Afzelia genus). KATALOX | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is dark reddish brown to nearly black, sometimes with a strong purple hue. Sapwood is sharply demarcated and is pale yellowish white. Pieces with curly or wavy grain are not uncommon. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight, but can also be irregular or interlocked. With a fine even texture and good naturalluster.
LATI | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a light yellowish brown. Yellowish sapwood isn’t always defined from heartwood. Lati is sometimes called white wenge because of the similarity of its grain patterns to wenge (Millettia laurentii)—particularly on flatsawn surfaces. In both cases, this is due to very wide bands of parenchyma throughoutthe wood.
EBIARA | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood color ranges from golden yellow brown to a deeper reddish brown, frequently with darker black streaks and stripes.Paler sapwood is clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Grain/Texture: Grain tends to be interlocked, though it can be straight.With a fairly coarse texture and good natural luster. Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; solitary and radial multiples; large to very PYINMA | THE WOOD DATABASE Pyinma (Lagerstroemia spp.) Common Name (s): Pyinma, Asian Satinwood, Crepe Myrtle. Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia spp. Distribution: Southeast Asia. Tree Size: 40-65 ft (12-20 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 44 lbs/ft 3 (705 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .55, .71. Janka Hardness: 1,090 lb f(4,850 N)
MUTENYE | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a golden to reddish brown, frequently with darker stripes. Can sometimes have wavy or figured grain pattenrs. Grayish yellow sapwood is visibly lighter. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight to slightly interlocked. Uniform fine tomedium texture.
OREGON MYRTLE
Oregon myrtle. Distribution: Coastal regions of southwest Oregon and central California. Shrinkage: Radial: 2.8%, Tangential: 8.1%, Volumetric: 11.9%, T/R Ratio: 2.9. Color/Appearance: Heartwood color can be variable, from light orangish brown to gray or olive, sometimes with darker streaks present. Pale sapwood is usually well defined. OKOUME | THE WOOD DATABASE Okoume. Okoume (Aucoumea klaineana) Common Name (s): Okoume, Gabon. Scientific Name: Aucoumea klaineana. Distribution: Central Africa (primarily Gabon) Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 3-6 ft (1-1.8 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 27 lbs/ft 3 (430 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .35, .43. Janka Hardness: 400 lb f(1,790 N)
YELLOW POPLAR
Color/Appearance: Heartwood is light cream to yellowish brown, with occasional streaks of gray or green. Sapwood is pale yellow to white, not always clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Can also be seen in mineral stained colors ranging from dark purple to red, green, or yellow, sometimes referred to as Rainbow Poplar.Colors tend to darken upon exposure to light. BROWSE BY COMMON NAME Separating Specific Woods. Ash Wood: Black, White, and Everything in Between; Brazilian Rosewood, East Indian, and Other Rosewoods; ElmWood: Hard and Soft
CHEESEWOOD | THE WOOD DATABASE Porosity: diffuse porous Arrangement: primarily radial multiples of two to five pores Vessels: large, few to very few Parenchyma: banded (possibly marginal), and reticulate Rays: narrow; normal spacing Lookalikes/Substitutes: Cheesewood is sometimes used in place of obeche (Triplochiton scleroxylon), and the two bear a very similar facegrain appearance.. However, the two can usually be LATI | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a light yellowish brown. Yellowish sapwood isn’t always defined from heartwood. Lati is sometimes called white wenge because of the similarity of its grain patterns to wenge (Millettia laurentii)—particularly on flatsawn surfaces. In both cases, this is due to very wide bands of parenchyma throughoutthe wood.
NYATOH | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood can be pale pink to reddish or purplish brown. Sapwood is lighter colored, and not clearly delineated from heartwood. Grain/Texture: Has a typically straight to shallowly interlocking grain. Texture is moderately fine. Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; medium to very large pores in radial or diagonal arrangement, very few to few; commonly in radial multiples of 2-3;tyloses
HUBUBALLI | THE WOOD DATABASE Crushing Strength: 6,990 lb f /in 2 (48.2 MPa) Shrinkage: Radial: 3.4%, Tangential: 7.2%, Volumetric: 11.1%, T/R Ratio: 2.1. Color/Appearance: Heartwood primarily light reddish brown, commonly with darker streaks. Grain/Texture: Grain is generally straight, but may also be interlocked or wavy. Uniform medium texture with goodnatural luster.
OVANGKOL | THE WOOD DATABASE Ovangkol. Tree Size: 100-150 ft (30-45 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 4.3%, Tangential: 8.3%, Volumetric: 12.1%, T/R Ratio: 1.9. Color/Appearance: Varying shades of yellowish to reddish brown with darker brown, gray, or black stripes. Moderately wide sapwood is a pale yellow, clearly demarcated from heartwood.LEOPARDWOOD
Leopardwood. Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 3.5%, Tangential: 8.8%, Volumetric: 11.5%, T/R Ratio: 2.5. Color/Appearance: Has a very conspicuous flecking that gives this wood its namesake. The wood itself is a medium to dark reddish brown with grey or light brown rays, whichresemble
SASSAFRAS | THE WOOD DATABASE Crushing Strength: 6,600 lb f /in 2 (45.5 MPa) Shrinkage: Radial: 4.0%, Tangential: 6.2%, Volumetric: 10.3%, T/R Ratio: 1.6. Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a medium to light brown, sometimes with an orange or olive hue. Color tends to darken with age. Sapwood is a paler yellowish brown, though it isn’t always clearly demarcatedfrom the
BALAU | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Color can be highly variable depending upon the species: ranging from a pale straw color, to a darker reddish brown. Grain/Texture: Has a coarse texture with medium to large pores. Grain is sometimes interlocked. Rot Resistance: Highly variable among species; should be considered as non-durable in regard to decay resistance, and is also susceptible to insect attack.AFRICAN PADAUK
African Padauk. Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 3.3%, Tangential: 5.2%, Volumetric: 7.6%, T/R Ratio: 1.6. Color/Appearance: Heartwood color can vary, ranging from a pale pinkish orange to a deep brownish red. Most pieces tend to start reddish orange when freshly cut, darkening THE WOOD DATABASEWOOD FINDERARTICLESABOUTWOOD IDENTIFICATION GUIDEHARD MAPLEDRYING WOOD AT HOME SLOWLY BUT SURELY. I’m slowly grinding my way through roughly 800 wood species that have still yet to be listed on the site. I’m working my way alphabetically by botanical name, so check out the latest added wood to see where I’m at in the queue! CHANFUTA | THE WOOD DATABASE Porosity: diffuse porous Arrangement: solitary and radial multiples Vessels: large, very few Parenchyma: vasicentric, lozenge, winged, confluent, and marginal Rays: narrow, normal spacing Lookalikes/Substitutes: Chanfuta is very similar to other species of Afzelia.It is also closely related to merbau (the species is now in the Intsia genus, but was formerly placed in the Afzelia genus). KATALOX | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is dark reddish brown to nearly black, sometimes with a strong purple hue. Sapwood is sharply demarcated and is pale yellowish white. Pieces with curly or wavy grain are not uncommon. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight, but can also be irregular or interlocked. With a fine even texture and good naturalluster.
LATI | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a light yellowish brown. Yellowish sapwood isn’t always defined from heartwood. Lati is sometimes called white wenge because of the similarity of its grain patterns to wenge (Millettia laurentii)—particularly on flatsawn surfaces. In both cases, this is due to very wide bands of parenchyma throughoutthe wood.
EBIARA | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood color ranges from golden yellow brown to a deeper reddish brown, frequently with darker black streaks and stripes.Paler sapwood is clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Grain/Texture: Grain tends to be interlocked, though it can be straight.With a fairly coarse texture and good natural luster. Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; solitary and radial multiples; large to very PYINMA | THE WOOD DATABASE Pyinma (Lagerstroemia spp.) Common Name (s): Pyinma, Asian Satinwood, Crepe Myrtle. Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia spp. Distribution: Southeast Asia. Tree Size: 40-65 ft (12-20 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 44 lbs/ft 3 (705 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .55, .71. Janka Hardness: 1,090 lb f(4,850 N)
MUTENYE | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a golden to reddish brown, frequently with darker stripes. Can sometimes have wavy or figured grain pattenrs. Grayish yellow sapwood is visibly lighter. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight to slightly interlocked. Uniform fine tomedium texture.
OREGON MYRTLE
Oregon myrtle. Distribution: Coastal regions of southwest Oregon and central California. Shrinkage: Radial: 2.8%, Tangential: 8.1%, Volumetric: 11.9%, T/R Ratio: 2.9. Color/Appearance: Heartwood color can be variable, from light orangish brown to gray or olive, sometimes with darker streaks present. Pale sapwood is usually well defined. OKOUME | THE WOOD DATABASE Okoume. Okoume (Aucoumea klaineana) Common Name (s): Okoume, Gabon. Scientific Name: Aucoumea klaineana. Distribution: Central Africa (primarily Gabon) Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 3-6 ft (1-1.8 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 27 lbs/ft 3 (430 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .35, .43. Janka Hardness: 400 lb f(1,790 N)
YELLOW POPLAR
Color/Appearance: Heartwood is light cream to yellowish brown, with occasional streaks of gray or green. Sapwood is pale yellow to white, not always clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Can also be seen in mineral stained colors ranging from dark purple to red, green, or yellow, sometimes referred to as Rainbow Poplar.Colors tend to darken upon exposure to light. THE WOOD DATABASEWOOD FINDERARTICLESABOUTWOOD IDENTIFICATION GUIDEHARD MAPLEDRYING WOOD AT HOME SLOWLY BUT SURELY. I’m slowly grinding my way through roughly 800 wood species that have still yet to be listed on the site. I’m working my way alphabetically by botanical name, so check out the latest added wood to see where I’m at in the queue! CHANFUTA | THE WOOD DATABASE Porosity: diffuse porous Arrangement: solitary and radial multiples Vessels: large, very few Parenchyma: vasicentric, lozenge, winged, confluent, and marginal Rays: narrow, normal spacing Lookalikes/Substitutes: Chanfuta is very similar to other species of Afzelia.It is also closely related to merbau (the species is now in the Intsia genus, but was formerly placed in the Afzelia genus). KATALOX | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is dark reddish brown to nearly black, sometimes with a strong purple hue. Sapwood is sharply demarcated and is pale yellowish white. Pieces with curly or wavy grain are not uncommon. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight, but can also be irregular or interlocked. With a fine even texture and good naturalluster.
LATI | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a light yellowish brown. Yellowish sapwood isn’t always defined from heartwood. Lati is sometimes called white wenge because of the similarity of its grain patterns to wenge (Millettia laurentii)—particularly on flatsawn surfaces. In both cases, this is due to very wide bands of parenchyma throughoutthe wood.
EBIARA | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood color ranges from golden yellow brown to a deeper reddish brown, frequently with darker black streaks and stripes.Paler sapwood is clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Grain/Texture: Grain tends to be interlocked, though it can be straight.With a fairly coarse texture and good natural luster. Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; solitary and radial multiples; large to very PYINMA | THE WOOD DATABASE Pyinma (Lagerstroemia spp.) Common Name (s): Pyinma, Asian Satinwood, Crepe Myrtle. Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia spp. Distribution: Southeast Asia. Tree Size: 40-65 ft (12-20 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 44 lbs/ft 3 (705 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .55, .71. Janka Hardness: 1,090 lb f(4,850 N)
MUTENYE | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a golden to reddish brown, frequently with darker stripes. Can sometimes have wavy or figured grain pattenrs. Grayish yellow sapwood is visibly lighter. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight to slightly interlocked. Uniform fine tomedium texture.
OREGON MYRTLE
Oregon myrtle. Distribution: Coastal regions of southwest Oregon and central California. Shrinkage: Radial: 2.8%, Tangential: 8.1%, Volumetric: 11.9%, T/R Ratio: 2.9. Color/Appearance: Heartwood color can be variable, from light orangish brown to gray or olive, sometimes with darker streaks present. Pale sapwood is usually well defined. OKOUME | THE WOOD DATABASE Okoume. Okoume (Aucoumea klaineana) Common Name (s): Okoume, Gabon. Scientific Name: Aucoumea klaineana. Distribution: Central Africa (primarily Gabon) Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 3-6 ft (1-1.8 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 27 lbs/ft 3 (430 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .35, .43. Janka Hardness: 400 lb f(1,790 N)
YELLOW POPLAR
Color/Appearance: Heartwood is light cream to yellowish brown, with occasional streaks of gray or green. Sapwood is pale yellow to white, not always clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Can also be seen in mineral stained colors ranging from dark purple to red, green, or yellow, sometimes referred to as Rainbow Poplar.Colors tend to darken upon exposure to light. BROWSE BY COMMON NAME Separating Specific Woods. Ash Wood: Black, White, and Everything in Between; Brazilian Rosewood, East Indian, and Other Rosewoods; ElmWood: Hard and Soft
CHEESEWOOD | THE WOOD DATABASE Porosity: diffuse porous Arrangement: primarily radial multiples of two to five pores Vessels: large, few to very few Parenchyma: banded (possibly marginal), and reticulate Rays: narrow; normal spacing Lookalikes/Substitutes: Cheesewood is sometimes used in place of obeche (Triplochiton scleroxylon), and the two bear a very similar facegrain appearance.. However, the two can usually be LATI | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a light yellowish brown. Yellowish sapwood isn’t always defined from heartwood. Lati is sometimes called white wenge because of the similarity of its grain patterns to wenge (Millettia laurentii)—particularly on flatsawn surfaces. In both cases, this is due to very wide bands of parenchyma throughoutthe wood.
NYATOH | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood can be pale pink to reddish or purplish brown. Sapwood is lighter colored, and not clearly delineated from heartwood. Grain/Texture: Has a typically straight to shallowly interlocking grain. Texture is moderately fine. Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; medium to very large pores in radial or diagonal arrangement, very few to few; commonly in radial multiples of 2-3;tyloses
HUBUBALLI | THE WOOD DATABASE Crushing Strength: 6,990 lb f /in 2 (48.2 MPa) Shrinkage: Radial: 3.4%, Tangential: 7.2%, Volumetric: 11.1%, T/R Ratio: 2.1. Color/Appearance: Heartwood primarily light reddish brown, commonly with darker streaks. Grain/Texture: Grain is generally straight, but may also be interlocked or wavy. Uniform medium texture with goodnatural luster.
OVANGKOL | THE WOOD DATABASE Ovangkol. Tree Size: 100-150 ft (30-45 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 4.3%, Tangential: 8.3%, Volumetric: 12.1%, T/R Ratio: 1.9. Color/Appearance: Varying shades of yellowish to reddish brown with darker brown, gray, or black stripes. Moderately wide sapwood is a pale yellow, clearly demarcated from heartwood.LEOPARDWOOD
Leopardwood. Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 3.5%, Tangential: 8.8%, Volumetric: 11.5%, T/R Ratio: 2.5. Color/Appearance: Has a very conspicuous flecking that gives this wood its namesake. The wood itself is a medium to dark reddish brown with grey or light brown rays, whichresemble
SASSAFRAS | THE WOOD DATABASE Crushing Strength: 6,600 lb f /in 2 (45.5 MPa) Shrinkage: Radial: 4.0%, Tangential: 6.2%, Volumetric: 10.3%, T/R Ratio: 1.6. Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a medium to light brown, sometimes with an orange or olive hue. Color tends to darken with age. Sapwood is a paler yellowish brown, though it isn’t always clearly demarcatedfrom the
BALAU | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Color can be highly variable depending upon the species: ranging from a pale straw color, to a darker reddish brown. Grain/Texture: Has a coarse texture with medium to large pores. Grain is sometimes interlocked. Rot Resistance: Highly variable among species; should be considered as non-durable in regard to decay resistance, and is also susceptible to insect attack.AFRICAN PADAUK
African Padauk. Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 3.3%, Tangential: 5.2%, Volumetric: 7.6%, T/R Ratio: 1.6. Color/Appearance: Heartwood color can vary, ranging from a pale pinkish orange to a deep brownish red. Most pieces tend to start reddish orange when freshly cut, darkening THE WOOD DATABASEWOOD FINDERARTICLESABOUTWOOD IDENTIFICATION GUIDEHARD MAPLEDRYING WOOD AT HOME SLOWLY BUT SURELY. I’m slowly grinding my way through roughly 800 wood species that have still yet to be listed on the site. I’m working my way alphabetically by botanical name, so check out the latest added wood to see where I’m at in the queue!LEOPARDWOOD
Leopardwood. Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 3.5%, Tangential: 8.8%, Volumetric: 11.5%, T/R Ratio: 2.5. Color/Appearance: Has a very conspicuous flecking that gives this wood its namesake. The wood itself is a medium to dark reddish brown with grey or light brown rays, whichresemble
CHANFUTA | THE WOOD DATABASE Porosity: diffuse porous Arrangement: solitary and radial multiples Vessels: large, very few Parenchyma: vasicentric, lozenge, winged, confluent, and marginal Rays: narrow, normal spacing Lookalikes/Substitutes: Chanfuta is very similar to other species of Afzelia.It is also closely related to merbau (the species is now in the Intsia genus, but was formerly placed in the Afzelia genus). PYINMA | THE WOOD DATABASE Pyinma (Lagerstroemia spp.) Common Name (s): Pyinma, Asian Satinwood, Crepe Myrtle. Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia spp. Distribution: Southeast Asia. Tree Size: 40-65 ft (12-20 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 44 lbs/ft 3 (705 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .55, .71. Janka Hardness: 1,090 lb f(4,850 N)
SASSAFRAS | THE WOOD DATABASE Crushing Strength: 6,600 lb f /in 2 (45.5 MPa) Shrinkage: Radial: 4.0%, Tangential: 6.2%, Volumetric: 10.3%, T/R Ratio: 1.6. Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a medium to light brown, sometimes with an orange or olive hue. Color tends to darken with age. Sapwood is a paler yellowish brown, though it isn’t always clearly demarcatedfrom the
KATALOX | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is dark reddish brown to nearly black, sometimes with a strong purple hue. Sapwood is sharply demarcated and is pale yellowish white. Pieces with curly or wavy grain are not uncommon. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight, but can also be irregular or interlocked. With a fine even texture and good naturalluster.
KOTO | THE WOOD DATABASE Koto (Pterygota macrocarpa) Common Name (s): Koto. Scientific Name: Pterygota macrocarpa. Distribution: West Africa. Tree Size: 65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 37 lbs/ft 3 (595 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .51, .59. Janka Hardness: 940 lb f OVANGKOL | THE WOOD DATABASE Ovangkol. Tree Size: 100-150 ft (30-45 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 4.3%, Tangential: 8.3%, Volumetric: 12.1%, T/R Ratio: 1.9. Color/Appearance: Varying shades of yellowish to reddish brown with darker brown, gray, or black stripes. Moderately wide sapwood is a pale yellow, clearly demarcated from heartwood. BUTTERNUT | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is usually a light to medium tan, sometimes with a reddish tint. Growth rings are darker and form fairly distinct grain patterns. Sapwood is a pale yellowish white. Grain/Texture: Grain is typically straight, with a medium to coarse texture. Silky natural luster.KENTUCKY COFFEETREE
Color/Appearance: Heartwood an orange to reddish brown. Yellowish white sapwood is very narrow and well defined against heartwood. Overall appearance and grain pattern similar to ash or oak.. Grain/Texture: Grain is straight and porous, with a coarse, uneven texture. Endgrain: Ring-porous; 2-4 rows of large earlywood pores, numerous medium to small latewood pores, sometimes clustered, in wavy THE WOOD DATABASEWOOD FINDERARTICLESABOUTWOOD IDENTIFICATION GUIDEHARD MAPLEDRYING WOOD AT HOME SLOWLY BUT SURELY. I’m slowly grinding my way through roughly 800 wood species that have still yet to be listed on the site. I’m working my way alphabetically by botanical name, so check out the latest added wood to see where I’m at in the queue!LEOPARDWOOD
Leopardwood. Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 3.5%, Tangential: 8.8%, Volumetric: 11.5%, T/R Ratio: 2.5. Color/Appearance: Has a very conspicuous flecking that gives this wood its namesake. The wood itself is a medium to dark reddish brown with grey or light brown rays, whichresemble
OVANGKOL | THE WOOD DATABASE Ovangkol. Tree Size: 100-150 ft (30-45 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 4.3%, Tangential: 8.3%, Volumetric: 12.1%, T/R Ratio: 1.9. Color/Appearance: Varying shades of yellowish to reddish brown with darker brown, gray, or black stripes. Moderately wide sapwood is a pale yellow, clearly demarcated from heartwood. CHANFUTA | THE WOOD DATABASE Porosity: diffuse porous Arrangement: solitary and radial multiples Vessels: large, very few Parenchyma: vasicentric, lozenge, winged, confluent, and marginal Rays: narrow, normal spacing Lookalikes/Substitutes: Chanfuta is very similar to other species of Afzelia.It is also closely related to merbau (the species is now in the Intsia genus, but was formerly placed in the Afzelia genus). SASSAFRAS | THE WOOD DATABASE Crushing Strength: 6,600 lb f /in 2 (45.5 MPa) Shrinkage: Radial: 4.0%, Tangential: 6.2%, Volumetric: 10.3%, T/R Ratio: 1.6. Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a medium to light brown, sometimes with an orange or olive hue. Color tends to darken with age. Sapwood is a paler yellowish brown, though it isn’t always clearly demarcatedfrom the
KATALOX | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is dark reddish brown to nearly black, sometimes with a strong purple hue. Sapwood is sharply demarcated and is pale yellowish white. Pieces with curly or wavy grain are not uncommon. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight, but can also be irregular or interlocked. With a fine even texture and good naturalluster.
KENTUCKY COFFEETREE
Color/Appearance: Heartwood an orange to reddish brown. Yellowish white sapwood is very narrow and well defined against heartwood. Overall appearance and grain pattern similar to ash or oak.. Grain/Texture: Grain is straight and porous, with a coarse, uneven texture. Endgrain: Ring-porous; 2-4 rows of large earlywood pores, numerous medium to small latewood pores, sometimes clustered, in wavy PYINMA | THE WOOD DATABASE Pyinma (Lagerstroemia spp.) Common Name (s): Pyinma, Asian Satinwood, Crepe Myrtle. Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia spp. Distribution: Southeast Asia. Tree Size: 40-65 ft (12-20 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 44 lbs/ft 3 (705 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .55, .71. Janka Hardness: 1,090 lb f(4,850 N)
KOTO | THE WOOD DATABASE Koto (Pterygota macrocarpa) Common Name (s): Koto. Scientific Name: Pterygota macrocarpa. Distribution: West Africa. Tree Size: 65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 37 lbs/ft 3 (595 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .51, .59. Janka Hardness: 940 lb f BUTTERNUT | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is usually a light to medium tan, sometimes with a reddish tint. Growth rings are darker and form fairly distinct grain patterns. Sapwood is a pale yellowish white. Grain/Texture: Grain is typically straight, with a medium to coarse texture. Silky natural luster. BROWSE BY COMMON NAME Separating Specific Woods. Ash Wood: Black, White, and Everything in Between; Brazilian Rosewood, East Indian, and Other Rosewoods; ElmWood: Hard and Soft
KOTO | THE WOOD DATABASE Koto (Pterygota macrocarpa) Common Name (s): Koto. Scientific Name: Pterygota macrocarpa. Distribution: West Africa. Tree Size: 65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 37 lbs/ft 3 (595 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .51, .59. Janka Hardness: 940 lb f BOCOTE | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Has a yellowish brown body with dramatic dark brown to almost black stripes. Color tends to darken with age. Also, the grain patterning can be quite striking, particularly on flatsawn areas. It’s not uncommon to see many “eyes” and other figuring in Bocote: though unlike knots, they do not seem to present any special challenges in machining. CANARYWOOD | THE WOOD DATABASE Canarywood nose irritation. I like working with canarywood. It turns nice for pens. The little fissures keep it from having a super-smooth, glossy finish, but its colour is a nice change from browns, blacks andreds.
NYATOH | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood can be pale pink to reddish or purplish brown. Sapwood is lighter colored, and not clearly delineated from heartwood. Grain/Texture: Has a typically straight to shallowly interlocking grain. Texture is moderately fine. Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; medium to very large pores in radial or diagonal arrangement, very few to few; commonly in radial multiples of 2-3;tyloses
BUBINGA | THE WOOD DATABASE Bubinga. Scientific Name: Guibourtia spp. (G. demeusei, G. pellegriniana, G. tessmannii) Shrinkage: Radial: 6.0%, Tangential: 8.2%, Volumetric: 13.9%, T/R Ratio: 1.4. Color/Appearance: Heartwood ranges from a pinkish red to a darker reddish brown with darker purple or black streaks. Sapwood is a pale straw color and is clearlydemarcated from
TAMARACK | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood ranges from yellow to a medium orangish brown. Narrow sapwood is nearly white and is clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Flatsawn sections can exhibit a lot of character and interesting patterns in the growth rings. Knots are common but areusually small.
OKOUME | THE WOOD DATABASE Okoume. Okoume (Aucoumea klaineana) Common Name (s): Okoume, Gabon. Scientific Name: Aucoumea klaineana. Distribution: Central Africa (primarily Gabon) Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 3-6 ft (1-1.8 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 27 lbs/ft 3 (430 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .35, .43. Janka Hardness: 400 lb f(1,790 N)
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Color/Appearance: Heartwood an orange to reddish brown. Yellowish white sapwood is very narrow and well defined against heartwood. Overall appearance and grain pattern similar to ash or oak.. Grain/Texture: Grain is straight and porous, with a coarse, uneven texture. Endgrain: Ring-porous; 2-4 rows of large earlywood pores, numerous medium to small latewood pores, sometimes clustered, in wavyANGELIM VERMELHO
Angelim vermelho. Angelim vermelho (Dinizia excelsa) Common Name (s): Angelim vermelho, Angelim pedra. Scientific Name: Dinizia excelsa. Distribution: Primarily Brazil and Guyana in South America. Tree Size: 100-200 ft (30-60 m) tall, 3-6 ft (1-1.8 m) trunk diameter. AverageDried Weight: 67
THE WOOD DATABASEWOOD FINDERARTICLESABOUTWOOD IDENTIFICATION GUIDEHARD MAPLEDRYING WOOD AT HOME SLOWLY BUT SURELY. I’m slowly grinding my way through roughly 800 wood species that have still yet to be listed on the site. I’m working my way alphabetically by botanical name, so check out the latest added wood to see where I’m at in the queue!LEOPARDWOOD
Leopardwood. Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 3.5%, Tangential: 8.8%, Volumetric: 11.5%, T/R Ratio: 2.5. Color/Appearance: Has a very conspicuous flecking that gives this wood its namesake. The wood itself is a medium to dark reddish brown with grey or light brown rays, whichresemble
CHANFUTA | THE WOOD DATABASE Porosity: diffuse porous Arrangement: solitary and radial multiples Vessels: large, very few Parenchyma: vasicentric, lozenge, winged, confluent, and marginal Rays: narrow, normal spacing Lookalikes/Substitutes: Chanfuta is very similar to other species of Afzelia.It is also closely related to merbau (the species is now in the Intsia genus, but was formerly placed in the Afzelia genus). PYINMA | THE WOOD DATABASE Pyinma (Lagerstroemia spp.) Common Name (s): Pyinma, Asian Satinwood, Crepe Myrtle. Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia spp. Distribution: Southeast Asia. Tree Size: 40-65 ft (12-20 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 44 lbs/ft 3 (705 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .55, .71. Janka Hardness: 1,090 lb f(4,850 N)
SASSAFRAS | THE WOOD DATABASE Crushing Strength: 6,600 lb f /in 2 (45.5 MPa) Shrinkage: Radial: 4.0%, Tangential: 6.2%, Volumetric: 10.3%, T/R Ratio: 1.6. Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a medium to light brown, sometimes with an orange or olive hue. Color tends to darken with age. Sapwood is a paler yellowish brown, though it isn’t always clearly demarcatedfrom the
KATALOX | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is dark reddish brown to nearly black, sometimes with a strong purple hue. Sapwood is sharply demarcated and is pale yellowish white. Pieces with curly or wavy grain are not uncommon. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight, but can also be irregular or interlocked. With a fine even texture and good naturalluster.
KOTO | THE WOOD DATABASE Koto (Pterygota macrocarpa) Common Name (s): Koto. Scientific Name: Pterygota macrocarpa. Distribution: West Africa. Tree Size: 65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 37 lbs/ft 3 (595 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .51, .59. Janka Hardness: 940 lb f OVANGKOL | THE WOOD DATABASE Ovangkol. Tree Size: 100-150 ft (30-45 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 4.3%, Tangential: 8.3%, Volumetric: 12.1%, T/R Ratio: 1.9. Color/Appearance: Varying shades of yellowish to reddish brown with darker brown, gray, or black stripes. Moderately wide sapwood is a pale yellow, clearly demarcated from heartwood. BUTTERNUT | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is usually a light to medium tan, sometimes with a reddish tint. Growth rings are darker and form fairly distinct grain patterns. Sapwood is a pale yellowish white. Grain/Texture: Grain is typically straight, with a medium to coarse texture. Silky natural luster.KENTUCKY COFFEETREE
Color/Appearance: Heartwood an orange to reddish brown. Yellowish white sapwood is very narrow and well defined against heartwood. Overall appearance and grain pattern similar to ash or oak.. Grain/Texture: Grain is straight and porous, with a coarse, uneven texture. Endgrain: Ring-porous; 2-4 rows of large earlywood pores, numerous medium to small latewood pores, sometimes clustered, in wavy THE WOOD DATABASEWOOD FINDERARTICLESABOUTWOOD IDENTIFICATION GUIDEHARD MAPLEDRYING WOOD AT HOME SLOWLY BUT SURELY. I’m slowly grinding my way through roughly 800 wood species that have still yet to be listed on the site. I’m working my way alphabetically by botanical name, so check out the latest added wood to see where I’m at in the queue!LEOPARDWOOD
Leopardwood. Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter. Shrinkage: Radial: 3.5%, Tangential: 8.8%, Volumetric: 11.5%, T/R Ratio: 2.5. Color/Appearance: Has a very conspicuous flecking that gives this wood its namesake. The wood itself is a medium to dark reddish brown with grey or light brown rays, whichresemble
CHANFUTA | THE WOOD DATABASE Porosity: diffuse porous Arrangement: solitary and radial multiples Vessels: large, very few Parenchyma: vasicentric, lozenge, winged, confluent, and marginal Rays: narrow, normal spacing Lookalikes/Substitutes: Chanfuta is very similar to other species of Afzelia.It is also closely related to merbau (the species is now in the Intsia genus, but was formerly placed in the Afzelia genus). PYINMA | THE WOOD DATABASE Pyinma (Lagerstroemia spp.) Common Name (s): Pyinma, Asian Satinwood, Crepe Myrtle. Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia spp. Distribution: Southeast Asia. Tree Size: 40-65 ft (12-20 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 44 lbs/ft 3 (705 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .55, .71. Janka Hardness: 1,090 lb f(4,850 N)
SASSAFRAS | THE WOOD DATABASE Crushing Strength: 6,600 lb f /in 2 (45.5 MPa) Shrinkage: Radial: 4.0%, Tangential: 6.2%, Volumetric: 10.3%, T/R Ratio: 1.6. Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a medium to light brown, sometimes with an orange or olive hue. Color tends to darken with age. Sapwood is a paler yellowish brown, though it isn’t always clearly demarcatedfrom the
KATALOX | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood is dark reddish brown to nearly black, sometimes with a strong purple hue. Sapwood is sharply demarcated and is pale yellowish white. Pieces with curly or wavy grain are not uncommon. Grain/Texture: Grain is usually straight, but can also be irregular or interlocked. With a fine even texture and good naturalluster.
KOTO | THE WOOD DATABASE Koto (Pterygota macrocarpa) Common Name (s): Koto. Scientific Name: Pterygota macrocarpa. Distribution: West Africa. Tree Size: 65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 37 lbs/ft 3 (595 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .51, .59. Janka Hardness: 940 lb f BROWSE BY COMMON NAME Separating Specific Woods. Ash Wood: Black, White, and Everything in Between; Brazilian Rosewood, East Indian, and Other Rosewoods; ElmWood: Hard and Soft
KOTO | THE WOOD DATABASE Koto (Pterygota macrocarpa) Common Name (s): Koto. Scientific Name: Pterygota macrocarpa. Distribution: West Africa. Tree Size: 65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 37 lbs/ft 3 (595 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .51, .59. Janka Hardness: 940 lb f BOCOTE | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Has a yellowish brown body with dramatic dark brown to almost black stripes. Color tends to darken with age. Also, the grain patterning can be quite striking, particularly on flatsawn areas. It’s not uncommon to see many “eyes” and other figuring in Bocote: though unlike knots, they do not seem to present any special challenges in machining. CANARYWOOD | THE WOOD DATABASE Canarywood nose irritation. I like working with canarywood. It turns nice for pens. The little fissures keep it from having a super-smooth, glossy finish, but its colour is a nice change from browns, blacks andreds.
NYATOH | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood can be pale pink to reddish or purplish brown. Sapwood is lighter colored, and not clearly delineated from heartwood. Grain/Texture: Has a typically straight to shallowly interlocking grain. Texture is moderately fine. Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; medium to very large pores in radial or diagonal arrangement, very few to few; commonly in radial multiples of 2-3;tyloses
BUBINGA | THE WOOD DATABASE Bubinga. Scientific Name: Guibourtia spp. (G. demeusei, G. pellegriniana, G. tessmannii) Shrinkage: Radial: 6.0%, Tangential: 8.2%, Volumetric: 13.9%, T/R Ratio: 1.4. Color/Appearance: Heartwood ranges from a pinkish red to a darker reddish brown with darker purple or black streaks. Sapwood is a pale straw color and is clearlydemarcated from
TAMARACK | THE WOOD DATABASE Color/Appearance: Heartwood ranges from yellow to a medium orangish brown. Narrow sapwood is nearly white and is clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Flatsawn sections can exhibit a lot of character and interesting patterns in the growth rings. Knots are common but areusually small.
OKOUME | THE WOOD DATABASE Okoume. Okoume (Aucoumea klaineana) Common Name (s): Okoume, Gabon. Scientific Name: Aucoumea klaineana. Distribution: Central Africa (primarily Gabon) Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 3-6 ft (1-1.8 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 27 lbs/ft 3 (430 kg/m 3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .35, .43. Janka Hardness: 400 lb f(1,790 N)
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Color/Appearance: Heartwood an orange to reddish brown. Yellowish white sapwood is very narrow and well defined against heartwood. Overall appearance and grain pattern similar to ash or oak.. Grain/Texture: Grain is straight and porous, with a coarse, uneven texture. Endgrain: Ring-porous; 2-4 rows of large earlywood pores, numerous medium to small latewood pores, sometimes clustered, in wavyANGELIM VERMELHO
Angelim vermelho. Angelim vermelho (Dinizia excelsa) Common Name (s): Angelim vermelho, Angelim pedra. Scientific Name: Dinizia excelsa. Distribution: Primarily Brazil and Guyana in South America. Tree Size: 100-200 ft (30-60 m) tall, 3-6 ft (1-1.8 m) trunk diameter. AverageDried Weight: 67
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> Hardwoods > Fabaceae > Afzelia > quanzensis Common Name(s): Chanfuta, pod mahogany Scientific Name: Distribution: Eastern Africa to South Africa Tree Size: 66-82 ft (20-25 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 52.1 lbs/ft3 (835 kg/m3) Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .70, .84 Janka Hardness: 1,850 lbf (8,230 N) Modulus … Chanfuta Read More »Check it out » SOMETIMES PRINT IS BEST… ALL THAT MAKES THE WOOD DATABASE UNIQUE, DISTILLED INTO ONE POTENTBOOK.
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