Our Wood Selection
Choosing the woods to use has been a wonderful process. Each has its own distinctive qualities and brings to life the patterns we've designed in its own unique way. All of our wood and bamboo is sourced from environmentally responsible US-based firms (Wisconsin and California, respectively.)
Below is information about the species, origin and characters of each wood in our collection.
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Wood |
Common Names |
Origin |
Color |
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Ash |
Fraxinus Americana: White Ash, American White Ash, Biltmore Ash, |
Midwest and eastern United States |
Light cream sapwood with light brown heartwood |
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Bloodwood |
Brosimum paraense: Satine, Satinwood, Pau rainha |
South America |
Bright vivid red, sometimes with yellow streaks. Color darkens and deepens with age and once a finish is applied. |
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Butternut |
, Juglans cinereal: White Walnut |
Midwest and Eastern United States |
Light to medium tan. Similar grain to Walnut, but considerably lighter color. |
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Canarywood |
Centrolobium spp: Canary, Tarara Amarilla |
Central and South America |
Very irregular color ranges from a pale yellow-orange to a darker reddish brown with streaks of red, purple, and black. |
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Curly Maple |
Acer rubrum: Curly Soft Maple, Flame Maple, Fiddleback Maple |
Midwest and eastern United States |
Cream white sometimes with reddish brown heartwood. The curly pattern shows best after a finish is applied |
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Mahogany |
Khaya ivorensis: African Mahogany, Khaya Mahogany, Ogwango, Senegal Mahogany |
Tropical Africa. |
Ranges from a light pink or salmon brown to a darker reddish brown. |
|
Padauk |
Pterocarpus soyauxii: African Padauk, Vermillion,
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Africa. |
Bright orange red when freshly cut darkening to a reddish brown with age. |
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Red Cedar |
Juniperus virginiana: Aromatic Red Cedar, Eastern Red Cedar, Red Juniper,. |
Eastern United States. |
Light reddish or violet brown with pale yellow or white streaks |
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Walnut |
Juglans nigra: Black Walnut, American Walnut, Eastern Walnut |
Midwest and eastern United States |
Dark chocolate brown |
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Wenge |
Millettia laurentii: African Rosewood, Faux Ebony, Awoung, Mibotu, Bokonge |
Central Africa |
Dark brown with black streaks. Once a finish is applied it becomes nearly completely black. |
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White Oak |
Quercus alba: American White Oak, Stave Oak, Fork-Leaf Oak, Ridge White Oak |
Midwest and eastern United States |
Light to medium brown commonly with an olive cast |
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Yellowheart |
Euxylophora paraenesis: Pau Amarello |
Brazil |
Color ranges from pale to golden yellow, darkening only slightly with age.
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Zebrawood |
Microberlinia brazzavillensis: Zebrano, Zingana |
West Africa |
Light brown or cream color with pronounced dark brown streaks |
Source: Ocooch Hardwoods