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vailable in various distinctive species of exotic woods, these ready-to-use 1/2" × 3" × 24" boards are kiln-dried to resist warping and checking over time. Designated S4S (surfaced four sides), they are accurately milled so the faces are flat and the corners are square. Dimensions refer to actual thickness; length and width are nominal.
As with most natural materials, minor variations in color, texture and other characteristics are to be expected.
Acacia (Wattle spp.) – Medium to dark brown heartwood with lighter sapwood. Characteristics vary considerably, but it is most often a straight-grained medium-density wood that is easy to work, with occasional curled or other figured grain patterns that can be more challenging.
Bocote (Cordia gerascanthus) – Its heartwood is a distinctive tobacco to reddish brown with a variegated appearance. The highly figured grain often creates striking patterns of contrasting dark and light wood. It has a waxy texture, works easily and takes a high polish.
Canarywood (Centrolobium spp.) – A hard, dense, even-textured wood that is generally straight grained and easy to work, although some pieces may have irregular grain prone to tear-out. It has a pale yellow-tan color streaked with darker red to reddish brown grain.
Granadillo (Brya ebenus) – Also known as cocuswood or Jamaican ebony, this very hard, dense and fine-grained wood is a deep reddish brown streaked with darker brown. It usually has straight or slightly wavy grain and works well.
Leopardwood (Roupala montana) – A reddish brown wood mottled with contrasting light brown rays that are especially prominent on radial-sawn faces. Straight grained but coarse textured, it is dense and prone to tear-out, so it is challenging to work with a router or plane but finishes well.
Olivewood (Olea europaea) – Tan to golden in color with distinctive dark brown grain patterns, it is a fragrant medium-hard wood that is prone to checking, warping and seasonal wood movement. Its density and occasionally interlocking grain can make it difficult to work, but it polishes to a smooth, high finish.
Purpleheart (Peltogyne spp.) – Deep purple to dark brown with lighter sapwood, it is a hard, dense wood with a medium to high luster. Often prone to tear-out, it can be a challenge to plane and is hard on tool edges, but glues and finishes well.
Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum) – This moderately hard golden to dark reddish brown wood has interlocked grain with a fine, uniform texture, and works and finishes well.
Wenge (Millettia laurentii) – Medium brown or reddish brown densely streaked with darker grain, it is a straight-grained, coarse wood that splinters easily, so it demands careful cuts with sharp tools. It finishes well but often darkens considerably with oil finishes.
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1/2" x 3" x 24" Dimensioned Boards
vailable in various distinctive species of exotic woods, these ready-to-use 1/2" × 3" × 24" boards are kiln-dried to resist warping and checking over time. Designated S4S (surfaced four sides), they are accurately milled so the faces are flat and the corners are square. Dimensions refer to actual thickness; length and width are nominal.
As with most natural materials, minor variations in color, texture and other characteristics are to be expected.
Acacia (Wattle spp.) – Medium to dark brown heartwood with lighter sapwood. Characteristics vary considerably, but it is most often a straight-grained medium-density wood that is easy to work, with occasional curled or other figured grain patterns that can be more challenging.
Bocote (Cordia gerascanthus) – Its heartwood is a distinctive tobacco to reddish brown with a variegated appearance. The highly figured grain often creates striking patterns of contrasting dark and light wood. It has a waxy texture, works easily and takes a high polish.
Canarywood (Centrolobium spp.) – A hard, dense, even-textured wood that is generally straight grained and easy to work, although some pieces may have irregular grain prone to tear-out. It has a pale yellow-tan color streaked with darker red to reddish brown grain.
Granadillo (Brya ebenus) – Also known as cocuswood or Jamaican ebony, this very hard, dense and fine-grained wood is a deep reddish brown streaked with darker brown. It usually has straight or slightly wavy grain and works well.
Leopardwood (Roupala montana) – A reddish brown wood mottled with contrasting light brown rays that are especially prominent on radial-sawn faces. Straight grained but coarse textured, it is dense and prone to tear-out, so it is challenging to work with a router or plane but finishes well.
Olivewood (Olea europaea) – Tan to golden in color with distinctive dark brown grain patterns, it is a fragrant medium-hard wood that is prone to checking, warping and seasonal wood movement. Its density and occasionally interlocking grain can make it difficult to work, but it polishes to a smooth, high finish.
Purpleheart (Peltogyne spp.) – Deep purple to dark brown with lighter sapwood, it is a hard, dense wood with a medium to high luster. Often prone to tear-out, it can be a challenge to plane and is hard on tool edges, but glues and finishes well.
Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum) – This moderately hard golden to dark reddish brown wood has interlocked grain with a fine, uniform texture, and works and finishes well.
Wenge (Millettia laurentii) – Medium brown or reddish brown densely streaked with darker grain, it is a straight-grained, coarse wood that splinters easily, so it demands careful cuts with sharp tools. It finishes well but often darkens considerably with oil finishes.
