With its warm red tone and fine, uniform grain, Redheart is an ideal candidate for ornamental turnings. The wood is remarkably easy to work and exhibits very little tearout. Cut from a small, gnarled shrub, it is difficult to find in larger pieces. These turning blanks are available in an assortment of sizes for bowls, platters, carvings, bottle stoppers, chess pieces, tool handles, table legs, spindles, finials, candlesticks and whatever else your imagination can conjure up!

Botanical Name: Dalbergia variabilis Country of Origin: Brazil Marked by irregular multi-colored streaks Hard, heavy, and dense, with an oily feel Somewhat difficult to work with as it can splinter Polishes well Average Specific Gravity: 0.96

Olivewood is undoubtedly the sentimental choice of makers of many religious items. Indigenous to the Mediterranean region — including the Middle East, southern Europe, and North Africa — Olivewood lends a certain degree of authenticity to such religious-themed products as crucifixes (Christianity), mezuzahs (Judaism), and ossuaries (Islam). The fact that Olive trees are mentioned in both the Bible and Qur'an only adds to Olivewood's aura of sacredness.

Botanical Name: Olea Europaea sub specie Africana
Countries of Origin: Mediterranean Area of Northern Africa

• Indigenous to the Mediterranean Sea region
• Dark brown streaks contrast attractively with yellowish-brown heartwood
• Wood is hard, but not difficult to work with
• Olive trees have been known to live for upwards of 1,500 years
• Average Specific Gravity: 0.80

Bocote is a hard, dense, and fairly oily tropical wood that is highly prized for its dramatic, wild striping. These dark brown or black streaks, which sometimes form in concentric circles, give Bocote its defining look and lend finished products a truly distinctive appearance.

Botanical Name: Cordia elaeagnoides Country of Origin: Mexico

• Figure consists of multicolored, wavy stripes
• Hard, dense, and fairly oily
• Can sometimes be sliced into highly decorative veneers for paneling
• Polishes to a smooth finish
• Average Specific Gravity: 0.85 (varies widely)

Amboyna Burl (Pterocarpus indicus) is one of the most distinctive and sought after burl woods in the world. With heartwood ranging in color from golden yellow to deep red, and with beautifully contrasting, straw-colored sapwood — not to mention an inherent, often spectacular, wavy grain pattern — Amboyna Burl can add flair to almost any wood project.

Botanical Name: Pterocarpus indicus Countries of Origin: Myanmar, Laos

• Heartwood ranges from golden yellow to deep red
• Also called Narra Carves well
• Considered excellent for both turning and finishing
• Average Specific Gravity: 0.66

Bolivian Rosewood, or "Morado" as it is more commonly known, is a dense, easily worked wood from Central and South America. Purplish tan in color and streaked with brown or black figure. Walnut like scent. Takes a beautiful natural polish.

Botanic Name Machaerium schleroxylon

Honduras rosewood, this hard, heavy, true rosewood grows in Belize (British Honduras). Although somewhat less variagated in color and grain than some rosewoods, it IS a rosewood and is attractive and works and polishes quite well. Its color, generally some shade of purple, remains stable over time.

Dalbergia stevensonii of the family Leguminosae (subfamily Papilionoideae), the legume or pea family

Vera Wood or Bulnesia arborea is an evergreen tree native to Colombia and Venezuela. Of the family Zygophyllaceae it is cultivated for its buttery-yellow flowers and valuable hard and heavy timber called Vera Wood or Maracaibo Lignum Vitae. Vera Wood was introduced from Venezuala to South Florida by Dr. David Fairchild.

Black and White Ebony is an exotic wood with color that is reported to vary with species, usually uniformly black with light-colored bands, pale to medium brown zones, or with marked contrast between almost white and black wood. The black heartwood is reported to be more brittle than the lighter colored sapwood.

Specie Latin: Diospyros embryopteris

Koa is a Hawaiian wood with medium brown color. These High grade blanks have good to exceptional curl that sets them apart from the normal Curly Koa.

Emanating From Asia, this is a unique species that is slightly oily like Teak and has a similar musky smell. The wood ages to take on sunset like yellows, oranges, and darker shades with exposure. Sunset wood is truly beautiful in appearance, easy to turn and polishes well. Knots and small burl eyes are present in some boards. Completely wax sealed.

This is truly a grab bag style offer and no two will be the same. You'll get premium exotic and domestic stock 2? x 2? in 3? to 12? Lengths. Each pack will contain 3 to 5 pieces (4-1/2 to 5-1/2 lbs) in each pack.

This is an excellent opportunity to try various species. There's lots of possibilities here – candlesticks, bottle stoppers, pens and other small projects.

May contain: Black Palm, Argentine Lignum Vitae, Bocote, Cocobolo, Figured Maple, Figured Myrtle, Walnut, Padauk, Hawaiian Koa, Katalox, Zebra, Bubinga, Redheart, English Walnut, Bolivian Rosewood, Spalted Zapanpalo, Honduras Rosewood, Pacific Yew, Honduras Mahogany, Red Palm, Ziricote, Lacewood, Chechen, Mtn. Mahogany, Mexican Greenheart, Kelobra, Primavera, Tzalan, Tigerwood

This is truly a grab bag style offer and no two will be the same. You'll get premium exotic and domestic stock 1-1/2? x 1-1/2? in 3? to 12? Lengths. Each pack will contain 3 to 12 pieces (4-1/2 to 5-1/2 lbs) in each pack.

This is an excellent opportunity to try various species. There's lots of possibilities here – candlesticks, bottle stoppers, pens and other small projects.

May contain: Black Palm, Argentine Lignum Vitae, Bocote, Cocobolo, Figured Maple, Figured Myrtle, Walnut, Padauk, Hawaiian Koa, Katalox, Zebra, Bubinga, Redheart, English Walnut, Bolivian Rosewood, Spalted Zapanpalo, Honduras Rosewood, Pacific Yew, Honduras Mahogany, Red Palm, Ziricote, Lacewood, Chechen, Mtn. Mahogany, Mexican Greenheart, Kelobra, Primavera, Tzalan, Tigerwood