Selection of Wood from the Woodsmiths

Wenge – Dark brown to black hardwood with varying grain.

Zebrano – Varying coloured stripes, dark & light brown. Even grain & hard.

Cherry – Hard straight grained hardwood with fine texture. Reddish brown colour.

French Oak – Coarse textured & straight grained with distinct growth rings & broad rays. Pale gold & Hard.

Walnut – Rich grey brown with darker streaks, straight & can be wavy grain. Hard.

Blackwood (Tasi) – Lustrous golden to dark brown colour. Generally straight, but can be wavy grain. Medium Hard.

Dark Jarrah – Same as Jarrah, (below). But dark timber specially selected so more even colour.

Totara – Even mid brown colour. Straight close grain. Softish.

Jarrah – Pink to dark red colour with some small black resin veins. Very Hard.

Maple – Hard straight grained wood with fine texture. White to light reddish brown colour.

Oak (USA) – Very similar to French Oak , with maybe more colour variation & wider growth rings.

Matai (NZ) – Vibrant gold to mid brown. Evenly textured, medium density.

Bubinga (African Rosewood)– Hardwood with red brown to brown purple colour with clear wild prominent grain.

Rimu – Fine even textured. Reddish brown to yellowish. Varying grain, Medium density.

Tawa – Fine even grain. Goldie yellow colour. Medium density.

Iroko – Hardwood. Yellow brown colour. Uniform structure without clear grain. Close to Teak.

Pacific Matai – Very similar to Rimu colour & Grain. Maybe not as much character & a bit softer.

Vic Ash (Tas Oak) – Coarse straight grain. Pale white colour. Medium density.

Kwila – Varying grain, dense hardwood, yellowish, brown to dark reddish brown colour, with small yellow flecks.

Pacific Jarrah – Very dense hardwood, red brown colour, aging to more brown.

Black Totara – Same as Totara, but more dark brown to black. Naturally stained by earth.  

Kauri (NZ) – Golden fine straight grain softwood.  Small flecks in grain provide character & depth.

NZ ASH – Fastagata – Pale (whitey) hardwood with tight interlocking wavy grain.

Jotoba – Very dense, fine even grain, reddish brown.

Anegre (English Tawa) – Light golden colour with straight even grain.  Relatively soft.

Saligna – Pale pink to light red colour hardwood with varying grain.

Sapele – Classical dark reddish brown colour with even or interlocking grain. Medium density.

Sucapira – Very dense hardwood, mid to dark brown colour with varying grain.

NZ Beech – Medium density hardwood, consistent pale to pink colour.

Rosewood (PNG) – Golden to red brown colour hardwood with moderately coarse uneven grain.

USA Ash – Coarse but generally straight grained hardwood.  Whiteish colour.

Euro Beech – Straight even grained. Light yellow beige to pinky red colour.  Hard.

Salusalu – Very similar to Sap Rimu.  Relatively soft, mid brown colour.

Elm NZ – Hardwood with lively grain structure with golden brown colour.

NZ Blackwood – Very similar to Tasi. Blackwood, but with more colour variation & small feature knots.

Kauri (Island) – Similar to NZ Kauri, but more pale & not as dense.

Yaka – Similar looking to Heart Rimu, but bolder dark grain.

Pacific Walnut – Medium density, varying colour from light brown to grey and black, with bold grain.

Macrocarpa Clears – Yellow, golden colour. Varying grain. Relatively soft.

Oak – Comsels Grade – Same as oak (USA). But lower grade. May include some knots.

Macrocarpa Slabs – Same as Macrocarpa above, but may include knots, bark, holes & splits.

Akwa  (Taun) – Straight grained, light to mid brown colour hardwood.

Pine – Pale, Clear softwood with even texture.