WOODS USED IN MAKING Hand-Crafted Products For The Wine Enthusiast
It's all about the wood when dealing with Gracewood Crafted Treasures, and we have chosen a nice mix of wood choices for our products. In fact, many of our customers are intrigued by the different exotic woods, so I created the information below to provide some informative photos and details about the woods we use in our products.
African Blackwood
From: Central & Southern Africa
An almost jet black wood, it can sometimes have light streaks of deep purple.
Ambrosia Maple
From: Temperate United States
Not a distinct species of maple, rather it describes a fungal discoloration caused by wood-boring ambrosia beetles. Color mix includes tans, light cream, dark browns.
Australian Blackwood
From: Southeastern Australia
A misnomer because Australian Blackwood is not black at all, rather it is a medium golden or reddish brown, often with contrasting bands of color.
Birdseye Maple
From: Northeastern United States
A hard maple, blond in color, characterized by small knots in the grain that resemble a birdseye.
Bocote
From: Central & South America
From Central and South America, Bocate is a beautiful light tan to darker brown wood with a prominent, striking dark grain. The overall hue has been known to have yellow,orange, and even green streaks running through the wood.
Bubinga
From: Equatorial Africa
Bubinga can range from a pinkish red to a darker reddish brown with occasional darker purple or black streaks.
Cherry
From: Eastern North America
A tan, light pinkish brown when freshly cut, darkening to a medium reddish brown with time and upon exposure to light.
Cocobolo
From: Central America
Cocobolo can be seen in a kaleidoscope of different colors, ranging from yellow, orange, red, and shades of brown or black, with streaks of purple.
Dyed Birch Laminate
From: Northeastern United States
Thin Dyed Birch strips are glued and pressed together under intense pressure. The result is a stable, dyed birch "plywood" that reveals its amazing color patterns when turned on a lathe.
Ebony
From: Gaboon or Cameroon Africa
Ebony is virtually jet black with little to no visible grain or lines.
Ebony: Black & White
From: Laos and Southeast Asia
A pale straw color dominates with darker black streaks throughout.
Jatoba
From: Central & South America
The wood varies from a light orangish brown to a darker reddish brown, sometimes with contrasting darker grayish brown streaks.
Lacewood
From: Tropical South America
Reddish brown wood with light brown to grey streaks
Leopardwood
From: Central and South America
Medium to dark reddish brown with lighter brown spots which gives it its' name.
Maple
From: Northeastern United States
Nearly white in color it can also have an off-white cream color.
Maple Burl
From: Northeastern United States
A "Burl" is created when a section of wood on a tree deforms due to insects, blunt trauma, or a bud dividing and redividing, creating a lump which is then covered by scar tissue and bark. Often seen as a large bump on a tree, typically between the ground and the first branches, burls are very densely figured.
Marblewood
From: Northeastern South America
Colors range from a base of yellow to golden brown, with irregular brown, purple, or black streaks.
Olivewood
From: Europe and Eastern Africa
Color is a cream or yellowish brown, with darker brown or black contrasting streaks. Color tends to deepen with age.
Padauk
From: Central and West Equatorial Africa
Color can vary, ranging from a pale pinkish orange to a deep brownish red. Most pieces are reddish orange when freshly cut, darkening substantially over time to a reddish/purplish brown.
Purpleheart
From: Central and South America
From Central and South America, Purpleheart is a bright purple when intially cut, and will darken over time to a deep purpleish brown.
Resin
From: United States
Different colored liquid acrylic resins are poured together into a mold and dried. The result is a multi-colored blank, that when turned on a lathe, results in a kaleidoscope of wavy colors that can be polished to a gloss finish.
Resin: Grapevine
From: United States
Actual pieces of a Grapevine are put into a mold and then liquid acrylic resin material is added, resulting in the vines being encapsulated in the resin.
Rosewood Patagonia
From: Bolivia and Paraguay
A deep brown or reddish base color is interspersed with darker and lighter streaks of contrasting colors.
Spalted Tamarind
From: Tropical Africa and Tropical Regions Worldwide
A pale yellow to tan wood, It is characterized by contrasting dark lines and bands and discolored shades as a result of spalting (when fungus attacks a tree).
Walnut: Black
From: Eastern United States
Walnut ranges from a deep, dark chocolate brown, to a lighter brown, and is considered one of America's most beautiful woods.
Wenge
From: Central Africa
A very deep brown with multiple streaks of black, it turns almost black when a finish is applied.
Zebrawood
From: West Africa
With a light brown to creamy color and dark brownish streaks, it is said to resemble a zebra's stripes.