exotic wood

Hello everyone! I am happy to introduce myself from central texas.i go by skywalker14 and i have been working with wood for the past decade or so building small crafts due to workspace and I am looking forward to learning to turn wood hopefully this year.as I continue creating wood crafts I...

Hi everyone, I read an article yesterday, and have been thinking a lot about it since. I am just now getting into guitar building and love exotic woods. I am also seeing that there is a lot of poaching going on around the world (especially related to rosewood). When I spot deals for "bridge...

New member. Have been collecting wood for a log time and looking to continue to expand my collection. Member of IWCS. Am a wood turner who is turning part of the collection into Bottle Stoppers, have over 450 species done. Also turning lidded boxes and have around 200 species done. Have...

Hey ya’ll. I’m a brand new member, just really happened upon this site. Thanks. I am a Doctor of Public Health, an Active Duty Army Medical Officer stationed in Atlanta, GA. I’ve lived all over, Sweden, NY, NOLA, College Station, TX (Gig ‘em!) and also Uganda, Cameroon, Zanzibar, and...

Bolivian Rosewood is a dense and beautiful brown wood that makes great knife handles and pistol grips. This listing is for two book matched pair cut from the same board. As you can see in the second photo, your finish will bring out this wood's true beauty. The wood is actually a darker...

Ambonya burl 6-1/8"×6-18/"×2-1/8" 3 lbs, medium figuring, $49 including shipping.

I'm looking for, perhaps futilely so, some boards of the rare Andaman Padauk (Pterocarpus dalbergioides). My understanding is that it used to be available about 30 years ago, but hurricanes all but wiped them out on the Andaman Islands, where they only exist. Or anybody got any ideas on leads...

Hello all, I'm looking for a MFRB of exotic offcuts in as wide a variety as possible. The smallest I can use is a 2 x 2 piece that or larger is fine. They need to be at least a 1/2" too. Thanks

I've been seeing exotic lumber on ebay sold as "Acupuri" and I've never heard of it, nor can I find any info on it. I've asked the seller who has responded before, as I've bought some nice Iroko and Katalox before from him. I found a youtube clip of a guy who made some shotgun shell openers...