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Greenheart
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Greenheart is native to the tropical rainforests of South America. This wood is renowned for its strength, durability, and resistance to decay, making it a popular choice for outdoor construction and marine applications. Greenheart lumber is commonly used for piers, docks, bridges, and wharves, as well as for building seawalls, retaining walls, and other outdoor structures.

With a density of over 1,000 kg/m3, Greenheart is generally more resistant to moisture, insects, and decay than other types of wood, which is why it is so commonly used in marine applications. Overall, greenheart lumber is a durable, sustainable, and versatile building material that is prized for its strength and resilience in harsh environments.

boatbuilding, construction, decking, exterior cladding, fencing, utility lumber
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Locust - Black
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A hard, durable, medium brown species found in the Central-Eastern United States. The grain is typically fairly straight, but the hardness does make it a little harder to work with.

Another recent addition to our species offering, we are little disappointed in the quality that was supplied, so please choose your pieces carefully.

Available in 4/4 and 8/4.

fencing, flooring, furniture, handles
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Mahogany - Pod
Mahogany - Pod / Chamfuta Lumber @ Rare Woods USA
Pod Mahogany is a light reddish-brown wood, indigenous to the southeastern region of Africa. (Sapwood is easily distinguishable, with its pale yellow coloration.) It is a very hard wood -- considerably more dense, stable and durable than any other 'mahogany substitute' wood. More dense specimens have been used for a number of demanding outdoor applications in Africa, yet premium-grade pieces can hold their own, aesthetically, with the finest exotic woods in the world -- often boasting a high degree of chatoyance, and a remarkably deep, 3D-like figure.
construction, fencing, flooring, furniture, inlay, paneling, utility lumber
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Mopane Roots
Mopane Roots Lumber @ Rare Woods USA
Indigenous to the southern region of Africa, the Mopane tree is known for its butterfly-shaped leaves -- leaves which are initially a bright green color, later transforming into a cache of reds, oranges, and yellows, in the autumn season. The heartwood it produces is medium to darker brown in color, with a golden to reddish tint, often decorated with black streaks. It is very dense and extremely durable. It is also very resistance to infestation, which has seen it used for centuries in its native region in a variety of outdoor uses.

The wood is considered very difficult to work, as -- in addition to its great density -- its grain patterns are usually interlocked. It turns smoothly and (as would be expected) holds details very well, making it popular with turners and carvers who know of it.

We stock roots, but the details we provide are for the timber.
carving, construction, fencing, flooring, furniture, turnings, utility lumber
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Osage Orange
Osage Orange Lumber @ Rare Woods USA
Coming from South-central United States, Osage Orange's heartwood begins as a bright yellow, but darkens with age...Osage Orange is highly durable and it turns well, but with its high density and hardness it can be difficult to work with.It has an Argentinian relation, Maclura tinctoria, which comes in larger sizes and with less knots than the US species.
bows, fencing, specialty items, turnings
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Cedar - Aromatic
Cedar - Aromatic Lumber @ Rare Woods USA
A firm & stable hardwood, Aromatic Red Cedar is renowned for its durability, resistance to both rot and insects, and its wonderful, fresh, natural fragrance. With is bright pinkish red colors contrasting with a light, pale yellow base, the wood is rarely ever stained or painted. Another aesthetic trademark is the typical scores of knots which decorate its two-toned surface.The wood is fine grained, although knots and silica content can complicate what is otherwise a fairly cooperative set of working properties. It glues and finishes well, although it is very common to leave this wood unfinished so not to squelch its antiseptic aroma.
bows, boxmaking, carving, fencing, humidors, outdoor furniture, specialty items
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Basswood
Basswood Lumber @ Rare Woods USA
Basswood's color ranges from a pale off-white to pale yellow, to a very light muted brown. The species is known for its excellent strength-to-weight ratio, although its lack of density can make it susceptible to damage if placed under excessive weight. While species from the Tilia genus are referred to as either "Lime" or "Linden" in Europe, in North America it is commonly called "Basswood."Straight grains and fine texture combined with its soft character -- make Basswood exceptionally easy to work. It glues and finishes well, but does not bend well. Its consistency, light color, light density and hardness (bordering on that of a softwood) has made it a popular fine carving wood for centuries.
carving, fencing, musical Instruments, utility lumber, veneer
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