Mitch's World Of Woods
Discover some of the many wood species available to woodworkers these days.
Some are my old favorites, while others I will be experiencing for the first time.
Donations of any wood species, not yet covered, much appreciated (CITIES permitting).
Please email me with details at worldofwoods@womadeod.co.uk
Look up the species you require in the table below (you can sort on any column in some browsers)
Sources
Surrey Timbers Limited www.surreytimbers.co.uk
Timberline www.exotichardwoods.co.uk
Timbersource www.timbersource.co.uk
And by kind donation from viewers
References
World Woods in Colour - ISBN 0854420282
The Encyclopedia of Wood - ISBN 1845661583
Trees of Southern Africa - ISBN 978 1 86872 389 8
Useful Tropical Plants - http://tropical.theferns.info/
The Wood Database - http://www.wood-database.com
Wikipedia - https://www.wikipedia.org/
plus others:
Individual videos carry specific references
Acknowledgements
Thanks to fellow woodworkers and those involved in the wood supply business, who have all been generous with their knowledge.
Some are my old favorites, while others I will be experiencing for the first time.
Donations of any wood species, not yet covered, much appreciated (CITIES permitting).
Please email me with details at worldofwoods@womadeod.co.uk
Look up the species you require in the table below (you can sort on any column in some browsers)
| Species | Latin | Video link | |
|---|---|---|---|
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African Padauk | pterocarpus soyauxii | https://youtu.be/Fck6T51jo6g |
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European White Oak | quercus petraea / quercus robur |
https://youtu.be/Xqmo5whBfJ0 |
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Panga Panga | millettia stuhlmannii | https://youtu.be/i613FdY4DJg |
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American White Oak | quercus alba | https://youtu.be/XbBNvMKMi4g |
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Chamfuta | afzelia quanzensis | https://youtu.be/VESEyLL40t0 |
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American Walnut | juglans nigra | https://youtu.be/7FYTL_oBJaY |
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Milk Pear | Inhambanella henriquesii | https://youtu.be/xM1ll_KPDh4 |
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European Ash | fraxinus excelsior | https://youtu.be/vEiTynJsVKE |
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Tanga Tanga | albizia ferruginea/versicolor | https://youtu.be/CGAHAYqGToE |
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European Walnut | juglans regia | https://youtu.be/J6arMCbAWm8 |
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Lemonwood | xymalos monospora | https://youtu.be/HcAUP7kCANI |
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Rimu | dacrydium cupressinum | https://youtu.be/YVcDaIJiZDE |
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Kauri Pine (New Zealand) |
agathis australis | https://youtu.be/npe39yhkZgs |
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Jarrah | eucalyptus marginata | https://youtu.be/tL0_UOXLWFI |
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Narra | pterocarpus indicus | https://youtu.be/PytPrBtbkXI |
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Pohutakawa | metrosideros excelsa | https://youtu.be/Ekbqwx2MZjk |
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Marblewood (Guyana) |
marmaroxylon racemosum | https://youtu.be/dnkKrSZ2yTo |
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Kiaat | pterocarpus angolensis | https://youtu.be/T32B6_Vt_hM |
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Holly (Common, English, European) |
ilex aquifolium | https://youtu.be/Y7RcT4GdyCs |
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Blackwood (African) | dalbergia melanoxylon | https://youtu.be/iKUwEwgtbuY |
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Balata | manilkara bidentata | https://youtu.be/qetxTNwHxEU |
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Osage Orange | maclura pomifera | https://youtu.be/N1ivJ58-Rzs |
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European Olivewood | olea europeae | https://youtu.be/AwJHB3lkRSo |
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European Cherry | prunus avium | https://youtu.be/F5W-m4YAtkQ |
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Dark Red Meranti | shorea spp. | https://youtu.be/KQGdYnjScAE |
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Light Red Meranti | shorea spp. | https://youtu.be/4xeBVHXYN3Y |
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Zebrano | microberlinia brazzavillensis | https://youtu.be/uo4RTjloPzQ |
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Ebony (African) | diospyrus crassiflora | https://youtu.be/jtaY7IxhU3o |
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Silver Ash | flindersia schottiana | https://youtu.be/yj02efZggYc |
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Hard Maple | acer saccharum | https://youtu.be/I178nDPxiZs |
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Bubinga (African Rosewood) |
guibourtia demeusei | https://youtu.be/P6l5Ecsh1yQ |
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Scots Pine (Redwood) |
pinus sylvestris | https://youtu.be/FiWC1JCieSk |
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Tasmanian Oak | eucalyptus delegatensis/ obliqua/regnans |
https://youtu.be/t1Y_OufQiJE |
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Queensland Maple | flindersia brayleyana/ pimenteliana/laevicarpa |
https://youtu.be/fN9m_Hh4MSo |
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Puriri | vitex lucens | https://youtu.be/LXU8yu0p3t8 |
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Brush Box | lophostemon confertus | https://youtu.be/bP7Zo-jHk9U |
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Hoop Pine | araucaria cunninghamii | https://youtu.be/UheEVtZuSNA |
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Australian Silky Oak | cardwellia sublimis | https://youtu.be/4POLgSvAHCE |
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Blackbean | castanospermum australe | https://youtu.be/aCZhu7m3dPA |
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European Beech | fagus sylvatica | https://youtu.be/A-Q_eHwCDaM |
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Mango | mangifera indica | https://youtu.be/P-K7TuPsN2I |
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English Elm | ulmus procera | https://youtu.be/v7WDuouJtmw |
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American Red Elm | ulmus rubra | https://youtu.be/5_44ADtpkPY |
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Whitewood, American (aka Tulipwood) |
liriodendron tulipifera | https://youtu.be/LiQntfEAu2Y |
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Iroko (aka mvule, odum, kambala, tule, moreira) |
chlorophora excelsa | https://youtu.be/TqPIjByXEto |
Sources
Surrey Timbers Limited www.surreytimbers.co.uk
Timberline www.exotichardwoods.co.uk
Timbersource www.timbersource.co.uk
And by kind donation from viewers
References
World Woods in Colour - ISBN 0854420282
The Encyclopedia of Wood - ISBN 1845661583
Trees of Southern Africa - ISBN 978 1 86872 389 8
Useful Tropical Plants - http://tropical.theferns.info/
The Wood Database - http://www.wood-database.com
Wikipedia - https://www.wikipedia.org/
plus others:
Individual videos carry specific references
Acknowledgements
Thanks to fellow woodworkers and those involved in the wood supply business, who have all been generous with their knowledge.