The following is a page of helpful explanatory notes and advice
on our products and how to order them.
Glossary of terms
Botanical Name – This is the only definitive way to name a
timber. Vernacular and trade names are notoriously inaccurate
in this regard. It is also possible to assume some familial
similarities between timbers in the same genus.
Density – We give the densities of the timbers in kilograms
per cubic meter. Water has a density of 1000kg/m3 so any
timber with a higher density than that will sink in water.
The density of the timber can be used as a rough measure of
hardness, strength and comparative workability of a timber.
Two square Edged – Most imported timbers come to us
sawn with two square edges. This saves on shipping space and
excludes bark dwelling insects. It can normally be assumed
that most objectionable defects such as sapwood, heart shake,
ring shake and most knots will also have been removed.
One square edged – Some larger logs are sawn this way for
the convenience of the sawmill and to make the boards easier
to handle. The log is first sawn down the middle and then each
half log is milled to boards square to the original sawn face
leaving one edge square and one edge waney. It can be
assumed that some objectionable defects will be present.
Through And Through – A simple milling method typically
used in the cutting of smaller diameter logs. Planks are sawn in
sequence from the ‘crown’ of the log and have two waney
edges. All objectionable defects are are still present.
Squared logs – A method sometimes used to present small
exotic timber logs. Four faces are cut around the log to
remove worthless sapwood and to expose the beauty of the
wood within. This method also stops the logs from rolling
about during shipment.
Cylinders – Lathe turned logs with most of the sapwood
removed. A method normally associated with Lignum Vitae.
Flitch – A trimmed up portion of a log usually of heavy
section produced with the intention of further conversion into
veneer or more finely wrought pieces of solid material.
Dimension Stock – 2 Square edged boards or squares sawn to
fixed sizes suitable for specific purposes.
150mm wide and wider, 1900mm long and longer – an
indication of board size that is self-explanatory. It can be
assumed that a smaller minimum specification will also indicate
a smaller maximum board size.
Part Seasoned – The wood is in the course of being air dried
and would require further drying to be reliable for any use.
Kiln Dried – The wood has been subjected to one of several
different drying procedures that leave it with a moisture
content suitable for interior work.
Air Dried – The wood has reached the end of the natural
seasoning process and will have moisture content perfect for
exterior work but for interior work will need extra drying in a
kiln or an acclimatisation period inside a heated room to make
it reliable in service.
M3 – Cubic meter – a volumetric measure of timber useful
in large transactions but a big unfriendly unit of measure for
small transactions.
Ft3 – Cubic foot – a traditional imperial volumetric measure
of timber that remains in use because it is user friendly for
small transactions. There are 35.315 Ft3 to the M3.
Ft2 – Square foot – M2 Square meter– an imperial measure
and a metric measure we use for veneer and thin stock.
There are 10.78 Ft2 to the M2.
Kg – Kilogram – some timbers are sold by weight because
an accurate measure of volume is not practical.
Prices explained
Our pricing system is designed to work fairly for small,
medium and large transactions. The pricing allows for personal
selection and is arranged in four price bands. This discount
structure only applies to the timbers section of the catalogue.
Reading from the left, price bands are as follows.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Price per M3 for net sales over £750.00.
Price per Ft3, pc. or kg. for net sales over £750.00.
Price per Ft3, pc. or kg. for net sales over £300.00.
Price per Ft3, pc. or kg. for net sales over £150.00
Price per Ft3, pc. or kg. for net sales under £150.00
All prices are plus VAT
How to order
Inquiries can be placed by phone to 01732 355626, by fax to
01732 358214, or by email to exotic.hardwoods@virgin.net
The minimum mail order consignment is £25.00 plus
carriage plus vat.
We send out orders after payment has been made. Payment
can be made by card, please phone in your details to
01732355626 or by cheque, payable to ‘Timberline’. For
payment by bank transfer our account is with Lloyds bank plc
in the name Timberline, sort code 30 99 66, account number
00318554.
Carriage is charged at cost. Small to medium sized orders to
U.K. mainland addresses are sent by overnight courier as
standard. Scottish highlands, Northern Ireland and Irish
republic orders will be quoted against the most cost effective
transportation method we can find. Larger orders will be sent
palletised and quoted on an individual basis.
Typical carriage rates for TNT overnight service.
Mainland Britain excluding Scottish highlands.
£9.95 for up to 20kg
£0.30 per kg. Thereafter.
DECORATIVE AND SPECIALIST TIMBERS
October 2013
For guidance please read through the ‘page of explanations’
Pao Amarello
African Blackwood
Euxylophora paraensis – Brasil
800kg/m3
Two square edged boards 150mm wide and wider, 1800mm
long and longer.
Kiln dried
Dalbergia melanoxylon – East Africa
1200kg/m3
Turnery grade squares
Air dried/Part seasoned
Other names – Grenadilla, Mpingo.
Other names – Brazilian satinwood, Sateenwood.
Bright clear yellow with a lustrous and often deep ribbon
figure. Useful as a satinwood substitute
A quite singular material – deep black with hard, fine almost
metallic texture. Stock sizes changing regularly – e.g.
305 x 38 x 38mm
27mm £2240.00M3
52mm £2440.00M3
£63.38
£69.13
£70.14
£74.29
£76.05
£80.55
£84.50ft3
£89.50ft3
Fagus sylvatica – England
650kg/m3
Through and through sawn boards.
Kiln dried
£69.31
£10.35 £11.50ea.
English Boxwood
Other names – By origin, English, Pyrenean, Turkish etc.
Ordinary beech becomes spectacular for craft use when
allowed to begin the process of decay. The fungi involved
leave irregular and beautiful bands of colour throughout the
log. This lot has been caught just at the right moment.
£62.63
£9.55
Buxus sempervirens – England
910kg/m3
Logs and ‘loglets’.
Air dry
Spalted Beech
Lumber 52-80mm
£8.63
£75.15
£83.50ft3
A compact light yellow timber occasionally streaked with grey
with the finest possible texture. Traditional uses include wood
engraving, barometer sumps, scales for scientific instruments
and violin pegs.
Logs ‘A’ grade
‘Loglets’
Logs – ‘B’ grade
£4.46
£4.46
£3.19
£4.94
£4.94
£3.52
£5.36
£5.36
£3.83
£5.95kg
£5.95kg
£4.25kg
Bubinga
Cigar box Cedar
Guibourtia demeusei – West Africa
880kg/m3
2 square edged boards 150mm and wider 1900mm long and
longer. Through and through sawn boards ( 52mm )
Kiln dried.
Cedrela spp. – Brazil
480kg/m3
Two square edged boards 150mm wide and wider, 1900mm
long and longer.
Kiln dried.
Other names – African rosewood, kevasingo.
Other names – Cedrela, cedro, Spanish cedar, or by origin, e.g.
Brazilian cedar, Honduras cedar.
A quality cabinet and turnery timber. Firm, solid and stable.
Light pinkish brown in colour often lightly veined in red.
Resembles some of the lighter coloured rosewoods and is often
tinted to serve as a lower cost alternative to the real thing, with
better availability of sizes and quantities.
26mm
38mm
52mm
65mm
£2915.00
£2980.00
£2915.00
£2820.00
£82.50
£84.38
£82.50
£79.88
£91.30 £99.00 £110.00ft3
£93.38 £101.25 £112.50ft3
£91.30 £99.00 £110.00ft3
£88.40 £95.85 £106.50ft3
Camphor Laurel
Cinnamomum camphora – Australia
650kg/m3
Through and through sawn boards
Kiln dried
Mahogany brown in colour, medium textured and straight
grained. The spicy fragrance lends itself to uses such as drawer
linings, humidors and wardrobe interiors.
80mm
£2250.00M3
£63.75
£70.55
£76.50 £85.00ft3
Cedar of Lebanon
Cedrus Libani - England
500kg/m3
Two square edged boards 150mm wide and wider, 1900mm
long and longer.
Kiln dried
Other names – Lebanon cedar
Other names – Camphor wood
Light brown with reddish brown streaks, medium weight and
texture. The very strong fragrance kills moths, hence the
traditional use of this wood in blanket chests and for drawer
bottoms.
40mm £3575.00M3 £101.25 £112.05 £121.50 £135.00ft3
All prices are plus vat
Light brown with a pronounced growth ring figure, Light in
weight and smooth in texture, lacking the hard darker growth
ring that many softwoods have. The strong and very pleasant
fragrance repels and kills moths, hence the traditional use of
this wood in wardrobes and for drawer bottoms.
Standard grade 38mm £29.62 £32.79 £35.55 £39.50ft3
Near clear
52mm £52.13 £57.69 £62.55 £69.50ft3
Nicaraguan Cocobolo
Asian Striped Ebony
Dalbergia tucarensis – Nicaragua
1100kg/m3
2 square edged boards 3” and wider 3’ and longer.
Air dried
Diospyros spp. – Malaysia
1000kg/m3
Two square edged boards 70mm wide and wider, 700mm long
and longer.
Air dried
Other names – Granadillo.
Other names – Kayu malam, Amara.
A true rosewood frequently showing the typical figuring and
colouring associated with the most desirable and popular
rosewoods. Light orange to rich red with other coloured
streaks and zones maturing to a superb collection of rich red
browns. Extremely hard and heavy with a glassy finish.
Large new stock due in early 2014
African Ebony
Variegated black with light brown stripes. Hard, heavy and
fine textured. Very similar to Macassar ebony but with the
delineation of the stripe figure being slightly less well defined.
A less costly alternative when lipping Macassar ebony veneered
work, and a match for the Amara or Asian ebony veneer that is
now being sold as, or alongside genuine Macassar ebony
veneer.
24mm
Diospyros crassiflora – West Africa – 1030kg/m3
1 square edged boards 60-120mm wide, 400-1300mm long.
Squares.
Kiln dried/well air dried.
Other names – by country of origin, Camaroon, Gaboon,
Nigeria, etc.
£487.50 £539.50 £585.00 £650.00ft3
Macassar Ebony
Diospyros celebica – Celebes islands
1090kg/m3
Two square edged boards 70mm wide and wider, 800mm long
and longer.
Kiln dried.
Other names – similar to coromandel, calamander wood.
Mostly jet black but sometimes streaked or flecked with grey
brown. Hard and heavy and can be worked to a superb level of
finish.
The main black ebony of commerce.
26mm lumber
38mm lumber
squares 50x50mm up
squares 70x70mm up
500 x 38 x 38mm ‘A’
500 x 38 x 38mm ‘B’
500 x 35 x 35mm ‘A’
500 x 38 x 38mm ‘B’
£671.25
£712.50
£682.50
£738.75
£20.03
£15.00
£17.63
£13.20
£742.85
£788.50
£755.30
£817.55
£22.16
£16.60
£19.51
£14.61
£805.50 £895.00ft3
£855.00 £950.00ft3
£819.00 £910.00ft3
£886.50 £985.00ft3
£24.04 £26.70ea.
£18.00 £20.00ea.
£21.15 £23.50ea.
£15.84 £17.60ea.
Black, finely streaked with bands of yellow to reddish brown.
Very hard and heavy, with a beautiful surface when finished.
Very well suited for fancy work of the highest order giving
consistently impressive results.
Cut on an annual quota for many years but in high demand at
the same time. It’s very, very hard to find this wood at present.
26mm
Old stock 35 – 40mm
£712.50 £788.50 £855.00 £950.00ft3
£596.25 £659.85 £715.50 £795.00ft3
Hickory
Lemonwood/Castelo boxwood
Carya glabra – U.S.A.
820kg/m3
Dimension stock.
Air dried
Calycophyllum multiflorum – Brazil
800kg/m3
Two square edged 80mm wide and wider, 1000mm long and
longer.
Air dried and kiln dried
Other names – Pignut hickory, red or white hickory.
Nearly white in colour with a brown heartwood and a coarse
grain. Almost without parallel for toughness and elasticity.
These dimensions are cut in the USA as ski blanks but in this
country are considered ideal for laminations in the manufacture
of traditional longbows.
2050 x 110 x 38mm
£47.88
£51.88
£56.25 £62.50ea.
Lacewood/London plane
Platanus hybridus – England
800kg/m3
Through and through sawn boards
Kiln dried
Other names – none known.
Plane tree is a hybrid tree often planted in towns and cities.
The wood is hard, with a close grain and is light brown in
colour. There are numerous medullary rays of medium size
that are very conspicuous and decorative on quarter cut
surfaces. Boards showing his medullary ray figure on the face
side are known as Lacewood and are marketed separately to
the rest of the stock.
Some part seasoned planetree burr is also available.
Quarter/rift 52mm
£56.25 £62.25 £67.50 £75.00ft3
Slab/crown 52-80mm £37.13 £41.09 £44.55 £49.50ft3
Burr
£3.71
£4.11
£4.46
£4.95kg
All prices are plus vat
Other names – Maracaibo box, Genero lemonwood.
Probably the best substitute for European boxwood being pale
yellow brown, very fine textured and wonderful to work. It
has been a staple for inlay work for centuries and is also a
staple wood for the making of traditional archery bows.
52 – 78mm x 2m up £183.75 £203.55 £220.50 £245.00ft3
42 – 80mm x 2m down£138.75 £153.55 £166.50 £185.00ft3
The above archery grade
Standard grade
£105.00 £116.20 £126.00 £140.00ft3
Lignum vitae – Palo Santo wood
Bulnesia sarmienti - Paraguay
1200kg/m3
Lathe turned cylinders 50 – 200mm diameter.
Squares
Small blocks clear 4 sides (Pilotines)
Air dry
Greenish brown to brown with a tight and pronounced
interlocked grain, very dense, waxy – with self-lubricating
qualities, hard wearing in almost all the contexts in which
lignum vitae (Guiaicum spp.) has traditionally been used.
Cylinders 100-200mm
£4.88
£5.40
£5.85
£6.50kg
500 x 35 x 35mm
£5.10
£5.64
£6.12
£6.80ea.
500 x 38 x 38mm
£6.38
£7.06
£7.65
£8.50ea.
500 x 52 x 52mm
£11.96 £13.24 £14.36 £15.95ea.
500 x 65 x 65mm
£18.75 £20.75 £22.50 £25.00ea.
500 x 75 x 75mm
£26.25 £29.05 £31.50 £35.00ea.
Pilotines
£6.38
£7.06
£7.65
£8.50kg
Cuban Mahogany
Honduras Mahogany
Swietenia mahagoni – West Indies – 800kg/m3
Squares.
Air dry
Swietenia macrophylla – Belize, Guatemala, Peru.
600kg/m3.
Two square edged boards 150mm wide and wider 1900mm
long and longer.
Kiln dried.
Other names – Spanish mahogany, San Domingo mahogany.
Other names – South American mahogany, Swietenia.
Medium reddish brown, darkening with exposure. Stable, fine
textured and with a solid feel. A wonder of workability,
exceptional on the lathe and a polisher’s delight.
This stock is a fantastic find, unused old stock from a factory
workshop originally imported from Jamaica in 1908. It is vary
rare, very famous and very desirable
12 x 2 ½ x 2 ½”
15 x 2 ½ x 2 ½”
18 x 2 ½ x 2 ½”
21 x 2 ½ x 2 ½”
24 x 2 ½ x 2 ½”
18 x 2 x 2”
21 x 2 x 2”
24 x 2 x 2”
£6.90
£11.43
£17.63
£20.43
£23.63
£9.00
£13.46
£17.63
£7.64
£12.76
£19.15
£22.62
£26.15
£9.96
£14.90
£19.51
£8.28
£13.73
£21.15
£24.53
£28.35
£10.80
£16.16
£21.15
£9.20ea.
£15.25ea.
£23.50ea.
£27.25ea.
£31.50ea.
£12.00ea.
£17.95ea.
£23.50ea.
Mahogany – Cuban spp.
Swietenia mahogani – India
750kg/m3
Squares.
Air dry.
Other names – plantation mahogany
We have been able to find some rare plantation grown Cuban
specie mahogany from India and Sri Lanka. Some of this stock
is now coming through. The traditional workability is there but
initially it’s a little paler in colour.
450 x 50 x 50mm
1000 x 65 x 65mm
1000 x 78 x 78mm
1000 x 90 x 90mm
£5.96
£6.60
£7.16 £7.95 ea.
£22.13 £24.49 £26.55 £29.50ea.
£31.88 £35.06 £38.25 £42.50ea.
£42.38 £46.90 £50.85 £56.50ea.
Medium reddish brown darkening with exposure. Medium
textured,strong, stable, lustrous and easily wrought. A sought
after timber coveted by musical instrument makers because it is
medium weight and resonant and by antique restorers and by
reproduction furniture makers for the classic beauty and colour
when mature.
Sometimes old stock Brazilian mahogany can be offered,
normally at 25% over the prices below.
28mm
£4105.00M3 £116.25
38mm
£4210.00M3 £119.25
52mm
£4305.00M3 £121.88
80mm
£4385.00M3 £124.13
110mm £3840.00M3 £136.88
52mm x 380mm + wide£136.88
£128.65
£131.97
£134.88
£137.37
£151.48
£151.48
£139.50
£143.10
£146.25
£148.95
£164.25
£164.25
£155.00ft3
£159.00ft3
£162.50ft3
£165.50ft3
£182.50ft3
£182.50ft3
Birds Eye Maple
Acer saccharum – USA and Canada – 720kg/m3
2 square edged boards 100mm and wider, 2M and longer.
Kiln dried
Cream white with a reddish tinge, growth rings distinct and a
hard fine texture. The bird’s eye figure is rarely available in the
solid and the cause of it remains a mystery.
Graded regarding the intensity, prevalence and depth of eye,
and the presence of knots, brown heart or other discolouration.
28mm ‘1st’ choice
28mm ‘2nd’ choice
£176.25 £190.05 £211.50 £235.00ft3
£97.50 £107.90 £117.00 £130.00ft3
Bog Oak
African Padauk
Quercus robur – England
880kg/m3
Lumber
Kiln dried
Pterocarpus soyauxii – West Africa
720kg/m3
Two square edged boards 150mm wide and wider 1900mm
long and longer.
Kiln Dried.
Other names – none
Other names – Barwood, Camwood.
Inky black to very dark brown and with a significantly higher
density and hardness than ordinary oak, bog oak was created
when prehistoric forests were submerged under water and silt
in anaerobic conditions thousands of years ago.
Rich orange red, moderating and darkening with age to a deep
red brown, medium to coarse texture, very stable. A popular
choice for woodturning and for detail in cabinet work.
This stock has been carbon dated and is 5300 years old
26 – 52mm
£270.00 £298.80 £324.00 £360.00
Ovangkol
Guibourtia ehie – West Africa
800kg/m3
Two square edged boards 150mm wide and wider, 1900mm
long and longer.
Kiln dried
65mm
£2515.00M3 £71.25
£78.85
£85.50 £95.00ft3
Black Palmira
Caryota urens – India
800kg/m3
Two square edged boards 80mm wide and wider 900mm long
and longer.
Kiln dried.
Other names – kitul
Other names – Amazaquoe, shedua, tropical olive.
Mid brown with more or less dark greyish stripes, straight
grained, hard and fine grained. A high quality timber useful as
a substitute for European walnut.
52mm
£2915.00M3 £82.50
All prices are plus vat
£91.30
£99.00 £110.00ft3
Black palmira has an unique structure with dark, almost black,
hard streaks in a paler background matrix. Rather difficult to
work but very dramatic results.
28mm
32mm
38mm
£6225.00M3 £176.25 £195.05 £211.50 £235.00ft3
£6225.00M3 £176.25 £195.05 £211.50 £235.00ft3
£6225.00M3 £176.25 £195.05 £211.50 £235.00ft3
Partridgewood
Pequia
Caesalpinia paraguanensis – Paraguay
1300kg/m3
Small planks and squares
Aspidosperma vargasii - Brazil
900kg/m3.
Half logs.
Air dried.
Other names – Brown ebony
Other names – Pequia amarello
Dense and glassy deep coffee brown with a layered structure
like wenge, but with a much finer texture, resulting in a classic
‘partridge wing’ figure on slab sawn faces.
Bright lemon yellow, hard and heavy with a smooth, tight grain.
Another wood found to be impressive for making archery
bows, also useful in turnery and inlay work as a basic and
perfect yellow colour.
Squares
Small Planks
£281.25 £311.25 £337.50 £375.00ft3
£243.75 £269.75 £292.50 £325.00ft3
Half logs
£5.21
£5.77
£6.26
£6.95kg.
Steamed Pearwood
Pink Ivory Wood
Pyrus communis – Alpine Europe
700kg/m3.
Through and through sawn boards.
Kiln dried.
Rhamnus zeyheri – South Africa
1000kg/m3.
Flitch cut boards
Air dry
Other names – Swiss pear.
Other names – Red ivory wood
An even pinkish brown colour with little apparent figure, super
smooth in texture, and with a lovely dense surface. The
plainness of this wood is a real virtue.
Bob Smith “What type of wood can I offer you today sir”
Crazy customer “ I’d like something in shocking pink please”
Bob Smith “Certainly sir, I’ve got some in the back”
Widely used by designer craftsmen, the superb working
properties of this timber also make it a top choice for turnery
and carving.
Did I really say that out loud?
Not available in long lengths.
28mm
52mm
£2915.00M3 £82.50
£2915.00M3 £82.50
All prices are plus vat
£91.30
£91.30
£99.00 £110.00ft3
£99.00 £110.00ft3
A very dense, smooth textured wood. Colour – see above.
Quite a rare and highly valued specie - for those who like pink.
Flitches 75mm
£12.38
£13.70
£14.85 £16.50kg.
Purpleheart
Indian Rosewood
Peltogyne pubescens – Brazil
880kg/m3
Two square edged boards 150mm wide and wider 1900mm
long and longer.
Kiln dried.
Dalbergia Latifolia – India
880kg/m3
Kiln dried
Squares and boards 2SE and T & T sawn.
Other names – Amaranth, Pao roxo, Violet wood, Morado.
Other names – Bombay rosewood, Bombay blackwood.
Deep purple brown to reddish brown, more or less striped.
Hard and heavy. Used widely for musical instruments.
Indian rosewood is historically one of the main rosewoods of
commerce and has been traded for hundreds of years. Felling
is now strictly controlled by the Indian government and the
logs are only sold to government approved buyers at auction.
Export is also strictly controlled by the Indian Government to
reinforce the value and precious nature of this timber so that it
will remain available long into the future.
Dull brown when freshly cut quickly turning to an amazing
deep purple on exposure. We buy selectively to ensure the
most intense colouration.
Reputed to go brown over time, this is certainly the case but
the process is really quite slow and the wood stays purple for
many years.
Popular for woodturning, archery bows and for detail in
cabinet work.
65mm
£2635.00M3 £74.63
£82.59
£89.55 £99.50ft3
Honduras rosewood
Dalbergia stevensonii – Guatemala and Belize
1050kg/m3
Two square edged boards 80mm wide and wider, 900mm long
and longer.
Kiln Dried.
Other names – Nogaed.
2SE 28-52mm
T & T 75mm
930 x 40 x 40mm
950 x 52 x 52mm
£243.75
£9.38
£11.25
£22.13
£269.75
£10.38
£12.45
£24.49
£292.50
£10.38
£13.50
£26.55
£325.00ft3
£12.50kg.
£15.00ea.
£29.50ea.
Santos Rosewood
Machaerium scleroxylon – Bolivia
850kg/m3
Two square edged boards 80mm wide and wider 1500mm
long and longer.
Kiln dried.
Other names – Caviuna, Jacaranda, Morado, Pau Ferro.
Pinkish brown to purplish brown with fine dark stripes. Hard,
heavy and strong. As is common in rosewood species both
colour and figure can vary considerably.
Used by antique restorers to mimic old rosewood, by furniture
makers just because it’s nice and by musical instrument makers
as a resonant wood for woodwind instruments, marimba bars
and guitar components.
26-38mm
£262.50 £290.50 £315.00 £350.00ft3
A substitute rosewood of great beauty, red brown to deep
purple brown, fine textured and beautifully marked, showing
much of the character of the best rosewoods and superb for
cabinet work. Santos rosewood can cause a skin allergy.
28mm
55mm
£8740.00M3 £247.50 £273.90 £297.00 £330.00ft3
£9400.00M3 £266.25 £294.65 £319.50 £355.00ft3
Sonokeling Rosewood
Bloodwood Satine
Dalbergia latifolia – Indonesia (Java)
800kg/m3
Two square edged boards 80mm wide and wider, 1000mm
long and longer. Lengths rarely above 2000mm.
Turnery squares.
Kiln Dried and Part Seasoned
Brosimum paraense - Brasil – 1000kg/m3
2 square edged boards
Air dried
Other names – cardinal wood, bloodwood, muirapiranga,
cacique bloodwood, bloodwood satine satine urbane.
Other names – East Indies rosewood, Plantation rosewood.
Deep purple brown, reddish brown, sometimes greenish
brown, more or less striped, hard and heavy.
Bloodwood satine is an even bright strawberry red to blood
red in colour. It is very hard with a coconut scent when
worked, and takes a natural glassy finish.
Sonokeling is the same tree as Indian rosewood but differs,
presumably because it is plantation grown, in having a broader
colour range and being a little less hard and dense.
Satine is often seen as a veneer or inlay timber in antique
furniture, particularly Boulle work, and in those days was used
for similar purposes as Brazilian tulipwood.
27mm £5825.00M3
32mm £5960.00M3
38mm £6090.00M3
52mm £6395.00M3
80mm £6755.00M3
610 x 50 x 50mm
52mm
£176,25
£180.00
£183.75
£187.50
£206.25
£10.87
£195.05
£199.20
£203.35
£207.50
£228.25
£12.04
£211.50
£216.00
£220.50
£225.00
£247.50
£13.05
£235.00ft3
£240.00ft3
£245.00ft3
£250.00ft3
£275.00ft3
£14.50ea.
Reclaimed Thai Rosewood
Dalbergia cohinchinensis – 950kg/m3
PAR boards 26mm – 52mm thick x 50mm – 150mm wide x
600mm – 2000mm long
Kiln dried.
£4240.00M3 £120.00 £132.80 £144.00 £160.00ft3
Sri Lanka Satinwood
Chloroxylon swietenia – Sri Lanka
980kg/m3
Two square edged boards 80mm wide and wider 900mm
long and longer.
Kiln dried
Other names – burutu, bhera, behra, mutirai
Other names – Siamese rosewood, T racwood.
Golden yellow with an incredible lustre and the fragrance of
coconuts. Frequently shows ribbon figure and occasionally
develops beeswing figure.
From the Harry Hill book of silly things to do with nice wood
we can offer Thai rosewood reclaimed from a Conservatory
built in Oxfordshire in 1992. Typically used in carved antique
Chinese furniture, a more appropriate use might be for the
restoration of these pieces.
All sizes £8610.00M3 £247.50 £273.90 £297.00 £325.00ft3
All prices are plus vat
Sri Lanka satinwood matches modern satinwood veneer and
the satinwood used from the late 19th century to the present
day.
38mm
52mm
£7815.00 £221.25 £244.85 £265.50 £295.00ft3
£7815.00 £221.25 £244.85 £265.50 £295.00ft3
Rippled and plain Sycamore
Zebrano
Acer psuedoplatanus – England
610kg/M3
Through and through sawn boards.
Kiln dried.
Microberlinia brazzavillensis – West Africa
740kg/m3
Two square edged boards 120mm wide and wider 1900mm
long and longer
Kiln dried.
Other names – Great maple, Plane (Scotland)
Other names – Zingana, Zebrawood.
Creamy white in colour, very smooth textured and lustrous.
Usually with a straight grain, but very occasionally producing
the ripple figure highly prized for furniture and musical
instrument building.
Golden yellow finely marked with regular dark brown streaks.
Coarse in texture and a bit smelly but looks great.
Rippled standard 28mm£51.75
Strong ripple 42mm
£90.00
Strong ripple 54mm
£90.00
Plain standard 28mm £37.13
Plain near clear 28mm £48.75
Plain standard 54mm £39.00
Plain near clear 54mm £51.75
All prices are plus vat
£57.27
£99.60
£99.60
£41.09
£53.94
£43.16
£57.27
£62.10
£108.00
£108.00
£44.55
£58.50
£46.80
£62.10
£69.00 ft3
£120.00ft3
£120.00ft3
£49.50ft3
£65.00ft3
£52.00ft3
£69.00ft3
Wenge – Steamed and natural
Millettia laurentii – West Africa
880kg/m3
Two square edged boards 120mm wide and wider 1900mm
long and longer.
Kiln dried.
Other names – Panga Panga is related and similar.
Very dark chocolate brown with lighter fine parenchyma
streaks giving a partridge wing figure on slab cut faces.
The steaming process is performed to make the dark colour of
the wood show evenly through the thickness of the board
Steamed
27mm
52mm
Natural
20mm
55mm
£4170.00M3 £118.13 £130.73 £141.75 £157.50ft3
£4370.00M3 £123.75 £136.95 £148.50 £165.00ft3
£3575.00M3 £101.25 £112.05 £121.50 £135.00ft3
£3575.00M3 £101.25 £112.05 £121.50 £135.00ft3
27mm
52mm
£4170.00M3 £118.13 £130.73 £141.75 £157.50ft3
£4370.00M3 £123.75 £136.95 £148.50 £165.00ft3
Additional items
There are also small stocks available in the following species
Banksia nuts
Bocote
Carretto
Pencil cedar
Chechen
English cherry
Mediterranean cypress
Columbian ebano
Indian ebony
Columbian Kingwood
Laburnum
Lime
Belize logwood
Curly American soft maple
Japanese oak
Old Andaman padauk
Amazon rosewood
Columbian rosewood
Grenadilla rosewood
Roupala lacewood
Sapele
Utile
Yew
BOXMAKER’S WOOD
Call it what you will – it does not have to be for boxes.
This popular item arose from the need to supply wood in
thicknesses of less than 26mm for a multitude of special
purposes. It is quite rare to find rough sawn lumber under this
thickness because of the difficulty keeping the wood flat and
straight through the drying process.
This stock is re-sawn from thick material that has already been
fully dried, and then accurately drum sanded to the range of
thicknesses listed below. For practical reasons the range of
lengths is normally 800 – 1200mm and the range of widths is
normally 100 – 175mm. Sizes beyond these can be produced
to special order subject to an acceptable order size.
There are five thicknesses to choose from and three price
bands, prices are per square foot. The timbers listed below are
normally available from stock, other timbers can be produced
to order subject to an acceptable order size.
Thickness
Price band
3mm
4mm
6mm
10mm
13mm
1
£8.35
£8.35
£9.00
£11.35
£13.25
2
£10.80
£10.80
£12.10
£14.95
£17.20
Box by Andy Poder in Lacewood
3
£14.95ft2
£14.95ft2
£16.40ft2
£20.25ft2
£22.70ft2
Timber choices
Bubinga
Camphor Laurel
Cigar box cedar
Lacewood planetree
Lemonwood
Honduras mahogany
African padauk
Steamed pearwood
Purpleheart
Sonokeling rosewood
Sycamore
Wenge
Zebrano
band 1
band 2
band 1
band 2
band 2
band 1
band 1
band 2
band 1
band 3
band 1
band 2
band 2
WOODTURNING BLANKS
There are thousands of top quality pieces cut specifically for
lathe work available at all times. Our quality is well known and
appreciated and will meet with the expectations of the mail
order buyer. There is no separate list dealing with these items
so please inquire by phone, fax or email.
TONEWOODS
A separate list is available for the special woods used in
acoustic guitar building. This was once our core business and
all of our other activities have sprung from it.
We have more than 30 years experience in the import and
production of tonewoods for guitars and we do the job
accurately and properly with knowledge derived from the
proprietor’s experience and training as a professional luthier.
All prices are plus vat
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