Wood Range
American Black Walnut
Originates from America, it is chocolate brown in colour. It is all good all-round hardwood with an excellent finish.  |
American Cherry
Originates from North America, it is a warm peach brown colour. It has good durability with a fine uniformed grian. The smooth textures machines easily with an excellent finish. Uses - furniture/high class joinery |
American Hard Maple
Originates from North America, the colour ranges from light brown to white. It has a straight grain and is non-durable. Uses - furniture/high class joinery |
American Red Elm
Originates from North America, it is pale brown in colour with a hint of red. It has a good durability with a straight interlocked grain. American Red Elm is difficult to work with but glues and polishes well. Uses - furniture/high class joinery |
American White Ash
Originates from North America it is a pale brown/white colour with dark streaks. Its durability is weak with a bold straight grain. Despite the durability, American White Ash saws, machines and finishes well. Uses - furniture/high class joinery |
American White Oak
Originates from North America, it is medium brown in colour with great durability. It has a meduim coarse texture with a straight grain. These properties allow it to saw, machine and finish excellently. Uses - furniture/high class joinery |
Douglas Fir (Columbian Pine)
Originates from Canada and is home grown in Scotland. It is orange in colour, durable, very strong for its weight, and also the strongest softwood we stock. |
European Larch
Originates from Central Europe. It's colour varies from yellow to medium brown. Flat sawn can display lots of character and interesting patterns in the growth rings. |
European Lime
Originates from Euraope. It is pale white/cream in colour and yellos with age. It is non-durable and is suitable for wood carvers due to it's fine and even texture. It is easy to work with and glues and finishes well. Uses - Carvery |
European Oak
Originates from Europe/France/Germany. Honey brown in colour. It has good durability with a course straight grain. It has a fine texture, glues, stains and finishes well. Uses - furniture and joinery |
European Beech
Originates from Europe and is pale is colour. It is non-durable with a straight grain and fine texture. It is easy to machine, stains and finishes well. |
Idigbo
Originates from West Africa. It is light brown/pale yellow in colour and has moderate durability. It's grain is irregular and interlocked with a medium coarse texture. Easy to machine, glue and stain with a good finish. |
Iroko
Originates from Africa. If is a golden yellow to brown in colour and darkens with age. It is very durable, and is resistan to rot and insect attack. This wood has a medium to coarse texture with interlocking grain. |
Sapele
Originates from Africa and is a reddish light brown, and darkens with age, it has a fine uniform texture with a variety of grain patterns. It has moderate to high durability and it turns, glues and finishes well. |
Tulipwood
Originates from North America and is pale in colour with streaks or red and orange. The grain is straight with a fine texture. Non-durable but resists insect attack. Can be difficult to work with and glue. Turns and takes a high polish well. |
Utile
Originates from Africa and is reddish brown in colour, has an interlocked grain with a medium uniformed texture. It is durable and is a good all round wood to work with. Uses: Furniture/High class joinery |
Cedar
Originates from North America/ Canada and is pinkish brown in colour with red streaks. Its straight grain with medium coarse texture is easy to work with. Glues and finishes to a high quality and is very durable. Uses: External projects/joinery |
