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.
