American Ash / Eshout Produces good results with hand or machine tools. Responds well to steam bending. Glues, stains, and finishes well View product
Beech Overall good workability; it machines well, and glues, finishes, and turns well. Beech also responds superbly to... View product
Blackwood / Swarthout Very difficult to work with hand or machine tools, with an extreme blunting effect on cutters. African Blackwood is most often... View product
Cedar The timber works easily, but because of frequent knots tends to tear out during planing. The wood can be stained and polished,... View product
Cedar/ Western Red (Aromatic) The timber works easily with both hand and machine tools, bit its relatively brittle nature can cause splintering. View product
Cherry Cherry is easy to work with both machine and hand tools. The only difficulties typically arise if the wood is being stained,... View product
Jelutong An easy timber to work with both hand and machine tools it can be finished to a very smooth finish. It takes stains, polish... View product
Kiaat Easy to saw and work, the wood turns well, it has good nailing and screwing properties and takes a good polish View product
Mahogany African / Acajou Due to interlocked grain there is a tendency for pick up on quarter-sawn surfaces. Good gluing, nailing and screwing... View product
Mahogany Burmog / Melanuk Medium weight timber suitable for light structural purposes. Machines easily and finishes well. Texture is moderately fine... View product
Mahogany Sepele Works well with both hand and machine tools, but interlocked grain can be troublesome when planing. It takes screws and nails... View product
Mahogany South American /... Overall Andiroba is easy to work with both hand and machine tools. Sometimes pieces with interlocked grain will experience... View product
Maple / Esdoring Fairly easy to work with both hand and machine tools, though slightly more difficult than Soft Maple due to Hard Maple’s... View product
Maple - Birds Eye Fairly easy to work with both hand and machine tools, though slightly more difficult than Soft Maple due to Hard Maple’s... View product
Meranti The wood of the various species work well and in general are capable of a good smooth finish. Meranti can be glued, nailed and... View product
Oak (European) It is easy to work, sand, glue and turn. The timber polishes fairly well. The timber screws well, but need to be predrilled... View product
Oak Prime - Red It is easy to work, sand, glue and turn. The timber polishes fairly well. The timber screws well, but need to be predrilled... View product