Wenge I would have come up with about a thousand uses for Wenge before coming across this switchplate. This, and many other species are available at C&R Woodcrafters. Trade Name: Wenge.Scientific Classification:Kingdom: Plantae(unranked): Angiosperms(unranked): Eudicots(unranked): … [ more ]
BalauA stately Shorea roxburghii, planted by King Bhumiphol of Thailand, now blatantly stolen from Wikipedia.Trade Name: Balau.Scientific Classification:Kingdom: Plantae(unranked): Angiosperms(unranked): Eudicots(unranked): RosidsOrder: MalvalesFamily: DipterocarpaceaeSubfamily: … [ more ]
Santos MahoganyMyroxylon balsamum from Koehler’s Medicinal Plants (1887)Trade Name: Santos mahogany, Balsamo.Genus: Myroxylon balsamumJanka Hardness (pounds-force): 2200Description: A highly invasive species. The coloration can be all over the place with Santos mahogany. It ranges from a light … [ more ]
AfromosiaA moderately colored swatch of Afromosia, as displayed in The Wood Explorer.Trade Name: Afromosia.Genus: Pericopsis angolensisJanka Hardness (pounds-force): 2524 Description: Afromosia is a medium sized tree with irregularly peeling bark. The writings here refer specifically to … [ more ]
Padauk Trade Name: Padauk. Genus: Pterocarpus soyauxii Janka Hardness (pounds-force): 1970 Description: It’s an odd life when a person finds themselves twice within a year writing about a wood he’s never worked. A fascinating wood, this Padauk. For starters, it might show up an … [ more ]
Peruvian Walnut Hey, if you’re already putting the money into a 1938 Rolls-Royce, go right ahead and deck out the body in Nogal. Trade Name: Nogal, Peruvian walnut, South American walnut, Andean walnut Genus: Juglans neotropica Janka Hardness (pounds-force): 1080 Description: Peruvian … [ more ]