Crescent Crafts

African Blackwood A very dark heavy wood with good figuring that takes a high gloss. SG-1.27 : Cost - Very High	African Padauk A bright 'Orange' colour with close grained background but open grained figuring that takes a high polish. SG-0.75 : Cost - High	African Tulipwood A rich ruddy colour with good figure SG-0.97 : Cost - High
Ash A lovely 'blond' timber with interesting and variable grain. SG-0.67 : Cost - Low	Beech Creamy even grain, good in combination with darker woods SG-0.71 : Cost - Low	Black Walnut Beautiful timber that takes a good finish SG-0.61 : Cost - Medium
Bubinga A hard wood with fine texture that takes detail well SG-0.89 : Cost - Low	Cocobolo A beautifully figured wood that has all but replaced Rio Rosewood which is very seldom available SG-1.1 : Cost - High	Ebony A fine grained wood with little or no figure, used where a solid black high gloss is wanted SG-0.96 : Cost - Very High
Elm Light, both in weight and colour with a medium texture, Elm often has interesting figure and is a good foil to darker timbers in combination SG-0.57 : Cost - Low	Imbura Sometimes called 'Brazilian Walnut' as it has a similar deep colour to true Walnut SG-0.66 : Cost - Medium	Jobillo Also called 'Goncalo Alves', Has good figuring and close grain which polishes well SG-0.91 : Cost - Medium
Kingwood Highly figured dense timber of the 'Rosewood' Family SG-1.05 : Cost - Very High	Laburnum This has a strong contrast between sap and heart wood and takes a high polish SG-0.85 : Cost - Medium	Leadwood Very dence blackwood with swirling grain SG-1.22 : Cost - Very High
Mahogany Classic cabinet maker timber with very variable grain patterns SG-0.66 : Cost - Low	Maple Silky textured light colourd wood sometimes figured. Takes fine detail and polishes well SG-0.71 : Cost - Low	Maple Burr Generally slightly darker than its straight Maple cousin, This is a highly figured sample having imense character SG-0.65 : Cost - High
Marblewood Golden Brown base colour with random streaks of dark brown, Purple or Black giving a 'Marbleing' effect SG-1 : Cost - Medium	Masur Birch Creamy background with outstandiing markings of light brown similar to a 'Bird's Eye' Maple SG-0.65 : Cost - High	Mother of Pearl Flat sheet available in small sizes (50mm Sq - 1.5mm thick) used for detailing. I also have 'Dots' from 2mm ∅ to 6mm ∅ SG-2.78 : Cost - High
Oak Good solid hardwood often with strong figured grain SG-0.71 : Cost - Low	Olive Very close grained and well figured timber that takes a superb finish SG-0.99 : Cost - Medium	Pink Ivory As its name suggests, 'Pink' in colour with very close grain and subtle figuring SG-1.06 : Cost - High
Purple Heart A rich purple after exposure to sunlight though a mid brown initially. With close straight grain prized for its colour and often used as an accentuated detail. SG-0.9 : Cost - High	Snakewood Arguably the most beautiful, certainly the most expesive, wood in the world! The best examples costing 3 to 5 times as much as Kingwood SG-1.17 : Cost - Extreme	Teak A warm colour with little figuring. Finished with oil it takes a 'sheen' but due to fairly loose grain doesn't polish. SG-0.66 : Cost - Low
Thuya Burr Highly figured 'Burr' with very close grain that takes a high polish. SG-0.9 : Cost - Very High	Verawood Hard and heavy substitute for Lignum Vitæ. Good figure and high polish SG-1.2 : Cost - Very High	Violet Rosewood A deep 'burgundy' colour with very close grain which takes a brilliant polish.. Very limited supply since it only grows in Madagascar SG-0.81 : Cost - very high
Zebrano As the name suggests, very highly figured 'stripy' grain pattern. SG-1.08 : Cost - Medium