Wood Types and Origin
Learn what types of wood are in your board and where they originated.
This board is made from padauk, ash, and cherry.
For more information, visit the wood database.
ASH
Eastern North America
Lightest white colored wood, with distinct grain patterns.
Ash with walnut, leopard wood and curly maple.
BUBINGA
(Kevazingo)
Equatorial Africa
Caramel, gold color. Like jatoba, but the grain is less pronounced.
We currently do not sell boards with bubinga wood due to unethical harvesting. It is in previous boards and is listed for referene.
BIRD'S EYE MAPLE
Northeastern North America
Bright, blond wood with small knots that look like eyes.
CANARY
(Centrolobium spp.)
South America from Panama down to Southern Brazil
Pale yellow-orange to darker reddish brown, usually with darker streaks.
Canary stripe between bird's eye and walnut.
CHERRY
Eastern North America
Medium reddish brown with time and exposure to light.
Various shades of cherry.
CURLY MAPLE
Northeastern North America
Light, bleached coloring with ripples of gold.
JATOBA
(Brazilian Cherry)
Central America, Southern Mexico, Northern South America, and the West Indies.
Hardest wood. Carmel colored with a vivid grain pattern.
LEOPARDWOOD
South America
Spots like a leopard on golden black.
PURPLE HEART
(Amaranth)
Central America and South America.
From Southern Mexico to Brazil.
As the name says, it's purple.
PADAUK
(Vermillion)
Central and Tropical West Africa
Varying shades of red.
WALNUT
Eastern United States
Varying shades of brown.
Walnut with Yellowheart stripes
WENGE
(Millettia Laurentti)
Central Africa
Completely to mostly black with stripes of light brown.
YELLOW HEART
(Pau Amarello)
Brazil
Known for stunning, vibrant gold color.
ZEBRA WOOD
(Zebrano)
West Africa
Look for the stripes of dark, black wood. Grain tightness can vary.
ALL
Top to Bottom
Ash
Babinga
Birds Eye Maple
Canary
Cherry
Jatoba
Curly Maple
Leopardood
Purpleheart
Padauk
Walnut
Wenge
Yellowheart
Zebrano
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Name the woods left to right, then scroll to check your answers.
