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World Exotic Woods
There are over 70,000 species of wood around
the world. Some of which have different color variations and not
feasible to list them all here.
I have listed a few of the interesting ones.
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African
Blackwood
Other names: (Dalberia melanoxylon) Mufunjo (Uganda),
Mpingo, Mugembe (Tanzania), Babanus (Sudan), Mukelete
(Rhodesia), Grenadilla (Mozambique). |
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Afrormosias
Other names: assamela, kokrodua (ghana), ayin, egbi
(Nigeria), ejen (Cameroon) |
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Afzelia
Other names: Doussie (Cameroons), Apa, Aligna (Nigeria),
Mkora, Mkola, Mbambakofi (Tanzania), Chanfuta, Mussacossa
(Mozambique), Beyo, Meli, Azza (Uganda). |
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Amboyna
Other names: (Pterocarpus indicus) Rosewood (New
Guinea) |
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Angico |
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Apple |
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European Ash
Other names: Italian olive ash, Olive ash, Polish ash,
Slavonian ash, and Vanlig ask |
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Beef wood
Other names: Bulletwood, Massaranduba
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Bimble
box
Other names: Poplar-leaved Box |
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Birch
Other names: American birch, Birch, Gray birch, Silver
birch, Swamp birch, and Yellow birch |
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Blood
wood
Other names: Acardinal wood or satin |
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Bocote
Other names: Bocote (Cordia elaeagnoIdes) (Anacahuite,
Bois de rose, Canalete, Cordia, Laurel, Peterebi, Salmwood,
Siricote) |
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Bosse
Other names: Guarea, white guarea, bosee, kwabohoro,
obobo, edoucie, scented guarea, black guarea,
obobonekwi,diambi, ebandhemwa, divuiti, piqua, African cedar,
cedar mahogany, cedron, obobone, kwi |
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Box
elder
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Briar
Other names: Erica arborea, Bruyere, Giant
Heath |
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Bubinga
Other names: (Guibourtia tessmannli) Akume, Ebana,
Essingang, Kevazingo, Okweni, Ovang, Waka, African
Rosewood |
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Cedar
Canoe
Other names: (Thuja plicata) Arborvitae, Giant
arborvitae, Giant cedar, Pacific red cedar, Shingle wood, and
Western red cedar |
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Chacate
Other names: Chacate Preto, False Mopane |
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Chechen burl
Other names: (Metopium brownie) |
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Cherry
burl
Other names: Cherry (Prunus serotina) Black cherry,
Capulin, Choke cherry, New England mahogany, Plum, Rum
cherry |
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American chestnut
Other names: (Castanea Dentata) Chestnut, Chinkapin,
English chestnut, European chestnut, Spanish chestnut, Sweet
chestnut |
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Cinnamon
Other names: (Cinnamomum iners) Camphorwood and
Cinnamon |
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Cocobolo
Other names: (Dalbergia retusa) Nicaraguan rosewood,
Granadillo, Caviuna, Uruana, Funera, Pallisander |
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Coolabah
Other names: Eucalyptus microtheca |
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Curly
koa
Other names: (Koa acacia) |
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Curly
Myrtle burl
Other names: (Umbellularia californica) Pepper
Wood |
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Curly
Walnut
Other names: Claro Black Walnut |
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Ebony
Macassar
Other names: (Diospyros celebica) Calamander |
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American Fiddleback
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American Cherry
Other names: (Prunus serotina) American black cherry,
cabinet cherry, cherrywood, rum cherry, whiskey cherry, wild
cherry, choke cherry |
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Eucalyptus
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Kiaat
Other names: Umbila, Mebila, Muninga |
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Kingwood
Other names: (Dalbergia congestiflora) Aroeira,
Muiracatiara, Aroeira-do-sertao, Aroeira-legitima) Also
called Camotilla |
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Lacewood
Other names: Silky-oak, Australian Silky-oak, Northern
Silky-oak, Queensland Silky-oak, selena, louro
faia |
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American Mahogany
Other names: Caoba, Acajou |
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Mallee
burl |
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Maple
Ambrosia
Other names: Ambrosia Maple |
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American bird's eye Maple
Other names: Maple, Bird?s Eye (Acer
saccharum) |
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American Maple burl
Other names: Maple Burl, Big Leaf
(Acermacrophyllum) |
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American Maple quilt
Other names: Maple Burl, Big Leaf
(Acermacrophyllum) |
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American maple spalted |
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Monzo
Other names: Leadwood |
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Padauk
Other names: (Pterocarpus soyauxii) Mbe, Mbil, Mututi,
Ngula, Bosulu |
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Pau
Ferro
Other names: Pau Rosa, Cimbe, Nacuata, Boto, Oken,
Kisasamba |
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Pink
ivory
Other names: (Birchemia zeyheri) |
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Redwood burl
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Snakewood
Other names: (Piratinera guianensis) also called
Letterwood |
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Spalted Koa
Other names: (Koa acacia) |
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Teak
Other names: (Tectona grandis) Burma teak, Rangoon teak,
moulmein teak, gia thi, jati sak, kyun, mai sak,
rosawa |
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Tulip
wood
Other names: (Dalbergia frutescens) Pau rosa, Bois de
rose, Pinkwood, Pau de fuso, Jacaranda rosa |
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Walnut burl
Other names: (Jaglans nigra)
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Walnut
claro
Other names: (Juglans spp.) |
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Wenge
Other names: Millettia spp. Awoung, Dikela, Mibotu,
Bokonge, Tshikalakala, Nson-so, Palissandre du
congo |
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Yellowheart
Other names: (Euxylophora paraensis) |
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Zebra
wood
Other names: (Microberlinia brazzavillenis) African
zebrawood, Allen ele, Zebrano, Zingana |
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Zircote
Other names: (Cordia dodecandra) |
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