Woods

The Sal tree, native to the Asian subcontinent, is a moderate to slow growing tree, which can attain a height of 30-35 meter and a trunk diameter of up to…

Red Oak (Quercus rubra) is a timeless, American classic used in furniture, flooring, cabinetry, joinery and architectural millwork. Red oak has a straight, coarse, and uneven grain with large pores…

Azadirachta indica, commonly known as the neem tree is native to the Indian sub-continent and is related to the Mahogany tree family. The reddish-brown wood has interlocking grains and has…

This durable lumber is found in the low-lying tropical rainforests of Malaysia, Indonesia and South-East Asia. This wood has a characteristic smell and may be found in a multitude of…

Sapeli has grown to emerge as a more readily available alternative to Mahogany, specifically its appearance of a golden to dark reddish-brown wood, its grain patterns are a little zigzag.…

American Walnut is one of the scarcest and most coveted American hardwoods. It is in a class by itself. The sapwood of Walnut is nearly white, while the heartwood is…

Cultivated from the Mango tree, this form of wood is increasingly becoming popular for lumber exploitation owing to its speed of growth and its similar characteristics to teak. It is…

Mahogany is a much sought-after wood, based on its hardness, resilience and beauty. The heartwoods vary from a light pink to deep reddish brown. The sapwoods tend to be paler…

Merbau (Intsia Biujga) has very obvious wood variation from heartwood to sapwood, with the dark brown colour of heartwood to light golden colour of its sapwood. The texture is rather…

Also known around the world as the Brazilian walnut, the Ipe wood is a very strong, beautiful and gracefully-aging wood from South-America and Central America. It can vary in colour…