Exotic Timber

Exotic Timbers

Oak Prime - White

Easy to work and can be finished smoothly if care is given. The timber can ben glued, stained and polished, and takes nails...

Okoume (Width 152mm) -...

High silica content has a pronounced blunting effect on cutters. Planing and shaping may produce tearout or fuzzy surfaces....

Partridge (Panga - Panga)

Difficult to work because of its hardness, when sawing it may bind to blades and burn. It tends to split so pre-drilling is...

Pine Clear

Overall, Pine works fairly well with most tools, though the resin can gum up tools and clog sandpaper. Maritime Pine glues and...

Red Ivory

Pink Ivory has a pronounced blunting effect on cutting edges, and it’s fairly difficult to work in board form. Tearout can...

Rhodesian Teak

Can be difficult to work because of high cutting resistance—saws slowly, and has a tendency to ride up over jointer knives....

Rose Wood / Roos

Easy to work with, very durable and stable. Has no specific fragrance and gives a beautiful finish as well as very good...

Saligna Grandis Imported

Fairly easy to work with both hand and machine tools, though Rose Gum experiences a large amount of shrinkage when drying, and...

Spruce - Siberian Pine

Easy to work, as long as there are no knots present. Glues and finishes well, though it can give poor (blotchy and...

Walnut / Okkerneut - American

Typically easy to work provided the grain is straight and regular. Planer tearout can sometimes be a problem when surfacing...

Zebrano/ Zebrawood

The wood saws well, but can be very difficult to plane or surface due to the prevalence of interlocking grain. Tearout is...

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