Figured lumber

Curly maple, tiger maple, and curly cherry are our specialties in figured lumber. Our curly maple and tiger maple are available with heart color or selected for prime white color. Our curly cherry is selected for good red color and fantastic curl from the forests of Pennsylvania. These rare and beautiful woods are sought after by furniture and instrument makers around the world. Every month we feature two woods, one domestic and one exotic, usually at off or more!

We bring in fresh, new stock so the supply is at its very best, too. In wood , figure refers to the appearance of wood , as seen on a longitudinal surface (side-grain): a figured wood is not plain. The figure of a particular piece of wood is, in part, due to its grain an in part, due to the cut, or to innate properties of the wood. Our goal is to provide unique wood cuts that no others do provide, at an affordable price.

This page is for wood lovers only. All these photographs are from highly figured logs we have cut this past year. Our figured wood blocks are perfect for turning wood bowls, pens, and other objects on a lathe.

Note: our wood products are sold with no guarantee of moisture content. Lumber Projects - Products. Our store will feature unique individual boards, wide boards, sets from the same log, book matched boards, musical or luthier quality lumber , figured , domestic, quartersawn, and exotic hardwood lumber.

The hardwoods we buy are harvested in NW Pennsylvania and extreme NE Ohio. Gallery grade (gg) is a highly figured piece of wood. Otherwise the wood responds to machining and hand tools with very little difficulty.

If you are building custom furniture, cabinetry, or working on a boat we have the right woods for you too. Burls are a growth on a tree believed. Specifically, grain refers to the direction of the wood fibers. Northwest Timber offers a large array of domestic figured hardwood lumber , musical billets and blocks.

You are buying the exact slab of lumber in the images shown. Claro Walnut and Paradox Walnut hardwood lumber ,. Please browse my available inventory using the. All lumber is custom picked to insure wood quality, the best of figure and is kiln dried to moisture content. WOOD Design Editor Kevin Boyle offers advice on selecting grain patterns for a more attractive finished project. The imbuya tree grows at altitudes of 5to 0feet above sea level in the Araucaria rain forests.

Though there is a good supply of imbuya lumber and veneer in the US, prices are rapidly increasing as the Brazilian government continues to restrict logging of this species. This figure is the result of the wood ’s anatomical structure, irregular coloration, or defects. Guaranteed no tearout on our knife rotary planer.

Bd ft of figured lumber was cut from this incredible tree. We are direct importers of exotic hardwoods. Figured Bubinga milled to your specs. We specialize in Macassar Ebony - from guitar blanks and guitar sets to Macassar Ebony lumber and to Macassar Ebony veneer.

We carry the finest in figured maples, that includes spalte burl, curly, and quilted figures. Among the finest native hardwoods, black walnut is highly desirable for furniture and it produces wonderful veneers. It is perhaps most renowned and coveted for its use by gun stock makers. To obtain a quote on figured black walnut, fill out our contact form. Birdseye, Curly and Quilted Maple currently available on the market.

The value in stabilizing figured wood over that many years, he explaine is traced to the species’ interwoven grain and the internal tensions that exist within that grain. Good Hope Hardwoods is one of the largest suppliers of walnut slabs in the world. As with fiddleback, wood with a quilted figure is highly coveted for use in musical instruments due to its desirable appearance.

Burl A burl is a rounded growth, which forms on a tree that has undergone a stressful event of some sort. New Hampshire corporation that has been in business over years. We supply cabinetmakers, contractors, artisans, part-time woodworkers and hobbyists. Our specialty is figured maple, both Bird’s-Eye and Curly (Tiger), which we saw and kiln dry on-site. Also known as European Ash Veneer, it has some amazing perpendicular tight figures that can be great for cabinetry.

Baseball players have a special fondness to American and Euro White Ash , as the bats used are primarily made from the lumber. I carry kiln dried rough sawn, figured lumber. It has always been our goal to do whatever we can to help you achieve great with our veneer products.

From fancy burls and figured woods, to pommele grains, your clients will love the beautiful effect of architectural-grade, exotic wood veneer from Brookside.