HobbitHouse Wood ID site

a non-commercial site focusing on color-correct pictures of exotic and domestic woods

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SITE MAP

acknowledgements

site statistics (# of pics and files on this site)

site history and recent updates

ARTICLES
various articles such as a discussion of the rosewoods,
a discussion of the ebonys, how images are handled
on this site, a note about computer monitors and
color correction, and serveral others

THE LOOK OF PROCESSED WOOD

FIGURE AND GRAIN

WOOD / WOODWORKING ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS

WOOD ID POSTER --- 240 woods on a poster (24"x36")

MY FAVORITE WOODWORKING FORUM

NEW WOOD BARTER FORUM

ILLUSTRATED GLOSSARY OF WOOD AND WOODWORKING TERMS

WOOD NAME DATABASE WITH 170,000 COMMON NAMES TIED TO 26,000 SPECIES

WOOD BOOK REVIEWS AND MORE INFORMATION ON WOOD IDENTIFICATION

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

afata (13/7/5)

afrormosia (106/73/30) with fact sheet

afzelia (69/38/11)

agba (5/2/0)

ailanthus (36/29/20)

akiqumi (3/3/3)

albizia (28/14/5)

alder (181/122/30) with fact sheet

almond (26/15/7)

amaranth --- see purpleheart

amargo (16/8/0)

amazakoue --- see shedua

amboyna (91/71/22)

amendoim (25/20/17)

anacahuita (9/9/9)

andiroba (59/31/8) with fact sheet

angelim pedra (26/23/3)

angico (12/8/3)

anigre (193/135/48) with fact sheet

apitong (21/14/12)

apple (150/109/49)

apricot (40/28/22)

arborvitae (15/12/8)

ash (294/219/109)

ash, black (70/62/35)

ash, green --- see ash, black

ash, olive (119/93/30)

ash, tamo (79/36/8)

ash, white (164/126/68)

aspen (64/51/32)

australian pine --- see beefwood

avacado (15/10/9)

avodire (73/45/20) with fact sheet

badi (16/10/10)

balau (13/5/2)

balsa (23/15/5) with fact sheet

bamboo (44/27/9)

bangkirai (20/6/0)

basswood (131/101/54) with fact sheet

beech (339/247/153)

beech, chilean --- see coigue

beefwood (66/48/23)

beli (16/11/8)

berlinia (14/11/3)

billy webb (61/38/37)

birch (409/321/190)

bishop wood (22/18/18)

blackbean (32/24/18)

blackbutt (42/27/9)

blackwood, african (87/57/32) with fact sheet

blackwood, misc (12/3/0)

blackwood, tasmanian (110/86/26)

bloodwood (148/113/50) with fact sheet

blue gum (50/32/2)

blue gum, sydney (38/22/0)

blue mahoe (53/32/12)

bocote (213/189/75) with fact sheet

boire (11/5/1)

bois de rose (11/6/0)

bongossi --- see ekki

bosse (49/27/4)

box elder (274/198/81)

boxwood (11/6/4)

brazilian satinwood --- see yellowheart

brazilwood --- see pernambuco

briar (16/2/0)

brushbox (35/17/2)

bubinga (369/253/70) with fact sheet

buckeye (122/104/62)

buckthorn (47/43/32)

bulletwood (47/30/20)

butternut (156/123/61) with fact sheet

cabreuva (31/16/10)

cachimbo --- see jequitiba

cacique --- see bloodwood

camphor (221/156/56) with fact sheet

canalete --- see Louro Preto

canaletta (6/5/1)

canary (170/135/77)

cancharana (12/2/0)

canella (8/0/0)

cape beech (11/4/0)

capirona (12/2/0)

caragana (20/10/2)

carob (38/31/17)

carreto (19/14/9)

cashew (7/1/0)

catalpa (79/69/48)

cedar, alaskan yellow (42/37/22)

cedar, aromatic red (129/105/35)

cedar, eastern red --- see cedar, aromatic red

cedar, incense (32/27/5)

cedar, lebanon (54/44/13)

cedar, misc (110/96/70)

cedar, port orford --- see cypress, lawson's

cedar, spanish (81/46/18)

cedar, western red (103/81/52)

cedroana (14/9/0)

cerejeira (123/82/20)

chakte kok (20/11/3)

chakte viga --- see paela

chamfuta (20/14/13)

chechem (188/138/59) with partial fact sheet

chechen --- see chechem

chen --- see chenchen

chenchen (21/8/0) with partial fact sheet

cherry (490/368/185) with fact sheet

cherry, gummy (39/32/21)

chestnut (273/154/75) with fact sheet

chestnut, morton bay --- see blackbean

chicken blood wood (2/0/0)

chilean beech --- see coigue

chinaberry (40/31/19)

chinkapin --- see chestnut

chittamwood (6/6/5)

cinnamon (15/13/1)

cocobolo (347/279/130) with fact sheet

cocuswood (9/2/0)

coffee tree (53/44/35)

coigue (31/13/5)

cona lete (9/6/0)

coolibah (13/4/0)

corkwood (8/6/3)

corrugata (21/19/1)

cottonwood (133/108/73)

cowtree --- see palo de vaca

coyote (8/4/3)

crabwood --- see andiroba

cumaru (75/50/28)

curunai (8/4/4)

curupay (61/51/22) with partial fact sheet

curupixa (30/20/3)

cypress (249/179/102) with fact sheet

cypress, lawson's (91/59/37)

cypress, monterey (21/13/6)

dahoma (5/0/0)

dalbergia brownii (6/4/1)

dibetou --- see walnut, African

dogwood (54/44/35)

doussie --- see afzelia

ebony, argentine brown --- see guayacan

ebony, black and white --- see ebony, pale moon

ebony, gaboon (87/64/29) with fact sheet

ebony, macassar (188/129/38) with fact sheet

ebony, misc (111/79/16)

ebony, mun (54/26/13)

ebony, nigerian --- see ebony, gaboon

ebony, pale moon (113/63/10)

ekki (32/13/4)

ekop (13/6/4)

elm, american (56/35/19)

elm, carpathian (61/48/12)

elm, english (33/32/20)

elm, misc (168/130/52)

elm, red (112/79/46)

elm, siberian (33/28/15)

elsbeere (15/14/3)

espave (11/8/0)

etimoe (153/103/23)

eucalyptus (204/124/39)

eucalyptus, blue gum --- see blue gum

eucalyptus, red gum --- see redgum, river

fir (80/64/46)

fir, douglas (164/129/80) with fact sheet

flamewood (6/3/0)

forest red gum --- see redgum, forest

freijo (15/8/3)

gaboon (54/31/10) with fact sheet

ginko (20/15/11)

gmelina (8/2/0)

gogo (31/21/9)

goiabao (47/27/11)

goncalo alves (236/155/47) with fact sheet

granadillo (113/68/31)

greenheart (19/8/4)

guanacaste --- see kelobra

guarea --- see bosse

guariuba (18/4/0)

guayacan (29/21/2)

gum (184/140/63) with fact sheet

gum, york --- see york gum

hackberry (141/93/41) with fact sheet

hairy oak (15/12/0)

harewood (34/21/4)

hawthorn (36/33/27)

hemlock (68/56/43) with fact sheet

hickory (262/213/121)

holly (107/83/43)

hophornbeam (41/37/30)

hormigo (20/17/15)

hornbeam (35/26/6)

huayruro (29/19/2)

huon pine (80/53/5)

idigbo (79/55/21)

imbuia (174/114/35)

ipe (160/114/58) with fact sheet

iroko (75/44/30) with fact sheet

ironwood, brazilian (6/3/0)

ironwood, desert (70/59/16)

itannin (7/7/7)

ivory wood --- see pau marfim

izombe (18/10/2) with fact sheet

jacaranda, misc (46/25/12)

jacareuba (11/6/6)

jarrah (73/49/8)

jatoba (185/128/56) with fact sheet

jelutong (20/5/1)

jequitiba (39/24/14)

jucaro (38/21/16)

judas tree (4/3/3)

juniper (60/42/18)

juniper, alligator (18/11/3)

kapur (15/11/9)

karri (45/32/16)

katalox (156/99/24)

kauri (43/26/10)

kekele (10/7/7)

kelobra (50/35/13) with partial fact sheet

kempas (46/27/21)

keruing --- see apitong

kevazinga --- see bubinga

khaya --- see mahogany, african

kiaat --- see muninga

kingwood (149/105/23) with partial fact sheet

knobthorn (10/9/0)

koa (207/127/35)

kosipo (12/5/0)

koto (30/19/5)

kou (14/11/0)

kuruguay (32/25/21)

kwila --- see merbau

laburnum (45/30/11)

lacewood, australian (71/44/15)

lacewood, brazilian (138/100/37)

lapacho --- see ipe

larch (75/51/26)

lati (21/18/12)

laurel (161/99/28)

leadwood (18/11/2)

lebbeck (21/18/14)

lemonwood (23/15/9)

lenga (15/11/1)

lenge (6/2/2)

leopard (98/69/38)

letterwood --- see snakewood

lignum vitae (73/49/21)

lignum vitae, argentine --- see verawood

lilac (17/14/6)

limba (170/127/63) with fact sheet

limbali (13/7/7)

lime --- see basswood

limoncillo (6/4/0)

linden --- see basswood

little bone (6/6/3)

locust, black (112/79/42)

locust, honey (102/75/29)

locust, misc (18/8/4)

longhi (11/7/7)

lotebush (12/12/9)

louro preto (84/52/24)

lovoa --- see walnut, african

lychee (24/15/0)

lyptus (53/20/10)

maca, pink --- see macacauba

macacauba (90/67/17)

macadamia (28/25/0)

macawood --- see macacauba

machiche (71/47/43) with fact sheet

madrone (125/82/24)

magnolia (80/69/53)

mahogany, african (258/199/74) with fact sheet

mahogany, central american (10/8/2)

mahogany, cuban (21/14/1)

mahogany, genuine (47/42/28)

mahogany, honduran (171/138/64)

mahogany, misc (174/77/14)

mahogany, philippine (78/63/45)

mahogany, royal --- see tambran, wild

mahogany, santos (71/54/40)

mahogany, south american (40/23/11)

maidau (8/7/0)

maidou (14/12/0)

makore (278/169/65) with fact sheet

mallee (41/20/6)

manchinga (6/5/0)

mango (81/54/19)

mangue (17/7/6)

mansonia (39/21/10) with fact sheet

manzanita (74/61/33)

maple, ambrosia (103/64/26)

maple, bear claw (18/18/17)

maple, bigleaf (149/119/32)

maple, birdseye (121/98/32)

maple, curly (176/128/78)

maple, hard (165/136/65)

maple, misc (177/128/53)

maple, quilted (90/63/10)

maple, red (50/38/31)

maple, soft (75/45/24)

maple, spalted (121/94/22)

maple, western --- see maple, bigleaf

mappa (51/32/1)

marblewood (111/57/24)

marri (7/3/0)

marupa (8/3/0)

massaranduba --- see bulletwood

mengkulang (8/0/0)

meranti (72/53/29)

merbau (130/72/29) with fact sheet

mersawa (20/18/18)

mesquite (189/143/63)

milo (27/22/3)

mimosa (20/16/10)

moabi (48/26/3)

monkey pod (67/52/13)

monkey puzzle (34/28/24)

monterillo (52/26/20)

mopane (49/27/20)

morado --- see rosewood, bolivian

morrel (16/6/0)

movingui (85/56/24) with fact sheet

mozambique --- see shedua

muhuhu (8/6/5)

muiricatiara --- see goncalo alves

mulberry (155/115/79)

mulga (14/11/0)

muninga (33/19/1)

myall (7/5/0)

myrtle (273/193/65)

mystery (121/117/108)

nargusta (10/5/1)

narra (122/81/39) with partial fact sheet

niangon (43/20/7) with fact sheet

nogal --- see walnut, tropical

norfolk pine (83/58/20)

nyatoh (21/16/10)

oak, australian --- see oak, tasmanian

oak, black (88/77/38)

oak, blackjack --- see oak, black

oak, bog (43/28/11)

oak, burr (28/24/19)

oak, chestnut --- see oak, white

oak, chinkapin --- see oak, white

oak, english brown (143/80/37) with partial fact sheet

oak, fishtail (10/6/0)

oak, hairy --- see hairy oak

oak, laurel --- see oak, red

oak, live (77/74/48)

oak, misc (106/74/19)

oak, nuttal's --- see oak, red

oak, oregon --- see oak, white

oak, pin --- see oak, red

oak, post --- see oak, white

oak, red (312/256/172) with fact sheet

oak, scarlet --- see oak, red

oak, silky --- see silky oak

oak, tasmanian (30/18/7)

oak, white (360/276/169) with fact sheet

oak, willow --- see oak, red

obeche (32/20/12) with fact sheet

ohia (6/2/1)

okoume --- see gaboon

oliepod (18/8/4)

olive (285/198/77)

orange (10/9/9)

orange agate (12/5/0)

orientalwood (20/15/4)

osage orange (163/124/55) with fact sheet

osage orange, argentine (44/31/14)

ovangkol --- see shedua

oxhorn --- see jucaro

padauk (244/183/95) with fact sheet

paela (127/94/55)

paldao (102/58/29) with fact sheet

palm, black (61/39/7)

palm, red (94/59/25)

palo de vaca (19/11/11)

panga panga (99/81/63)

parana pine (23/12/6)

partridgewood (3/2/2)

pau Brazil --- see pernambuco

pau amerello --- see yellowheart

pau de oleo (10/7/5)

pau ferro --- see rosewood, bolivian

pau marfim (27/10/4)

pau rosa (72/39/11)

pau santo (15/9/6)

paulownia (42/35/21)

peach (12/7/0)

pearwood (213/132/55)

pecan (103/80/40)

pepperwood (5/5/4)

pequia (9/4/0)

pernambuco (35/26/14)

peroba rosa (39/19/5)

perota --- see kelobra

persimmon (86/70/56) with fact sheet

pheasantwood, hawaiian (54/30/15)

photinia (2/0/0)

pimento (19/6/0)

pine (171/120/84)

pine, caribbean (19/9/2)

pine, heart (101/72/21)

pine, hoop --- see norfolk pine

pine, loblolly --- see pine, yellow

pine, longleaf --- see pine, yellow

pine, norfolk island --- see norfolk pine

pine, parana --- see parana pine

pine, ponderosa (70/47/25)

pine, radiata (87/49/20)

pine, shortleaf --- see pine, yellow

pine, slash --- see pine, yellow

pine, virginia --- see pine, yellow

pine, white (113/105/73)

pine, yellow (114/105/88)

pink flamewood (11/1/0)

pink ivory (109/74/23)

pistachio (102/74/48)

plane, european (32/16/9)

plane, london --- see plane, european

plum (78/56/30)

poplar (220/177/96)

port orford cedar --- see cypress, lawson's

praline (6/4/4)

prima vera (113/82/41) with fact sheet

purpleheart (207/135/67) with fact sheet

pyinkado (5/5/4)

pyinma (30/24/10)

quebracho (11/7/3)

queensland maple (72/63/2)

quillabordon (10/10/0)

quina (6/2/0)

quinine (6/6/6)

raintree (5/3/0)

raintree, golden (13/13/12)

rambutan (31/27/0)

ramin (21/15/6)

ramon (16/8/0)

red gum (American) --- see gum

redbud (87/66/47)

redgum, forest (35/32/1)

redgum, river (145/103/54)

redheart (153/105/52)

redwood (348/287/115) with fact sheet

renghas (33/27/13)

rimu (55/19/6)

river red gum --- see redgum, river

rose-of-the-mountain (5/4/3)

rosewood, african --- see etimoe

rosewood, amazon (21/17/2)

rosewood, bolivian (281/194/60)

rosewood, brazilian (137/106/27) with fact sheet

rosewood, brown's indian --- see dalbergia brownii

rosewood, camatillo (51/40/9)

rosewood, east indian (148/95/37) with fact sheet

rosewood, honduran (204/141/79)

rosewood, madagascar (26/18/1)

rosewood, misc (87/46/15)

rosewood, santos --- see rosewood, bolivian

rosewood, senegal (20/13/11)

rosewood, siam (30/23/22)

rosewood, sissoo (28/23/13)

rosita (10/6/1)

russian olive (58/42/18)

sandlewood (6/4/0)

sap gum --- see gum

sapele (342/221/93) with fact sheet

sapodilla (13/11/8)

sassafras (90/63/44) with fact sheet

sassafras, blackheart (41/29/1)

satinwood (142/88/30)

satinwood, brazilian --- see yellowheart

sen (74/47/16)

serviceberry (13/12/10)

shedua (213/135/41) with fact sheet

sheoak (57/48/12)

shihuahuaco --- see cumaru

silkwood --- see queensland maple

silky oak (71/46/30)

silver oak --- see silky oak

silverballi (13/12/5)

simaruba (9/4/4)

simpoh (7/1/0)

sipo (53/34/26)

smoketree (16/12/8)

snakewood (96/68/18)

spruce (89/81/67)

sucupira (69/55/22) with fact sheet

sugarberry (17/11/5)

sugi (7/3/1)

sumac (54/50/31)

sumac, staghorn (72/57/45)

sumauma (18/10/4)

sweet gum --- see gum

sycamore (299/214/112) with fact sheet

sycamore, english --- see maple, hard

sydney blue gum --- see blue gum, sydney

tallowtree (19/18/13)

tamarack --- see larch

tamarisk (33/25/18)

tambootie (55/26/5)

tambran, wild (21/16/11)

tatajuba (30/16/7)

tauari (12/4/1)

tchitola (22/6/4)

teak (242/133/58) with fact sheet

texas ebony (56/49/23)

thinwin (8/3/3)

thuya (105/72/9)

tiama (40/26/14)

tiger caspi (25/13/3)

tigerwood --- see goncalo alves and zebrawood

timbo (8/4/3)

timborana (43/29/7)

tineo (94/72/16)

tulip, american --- see poplar

tulip, yellow --- see poplar

tulipwood (121/95/31) with fact sheet

tupelo (47/45/37)

tzalam (81/29/15)

utile --- see sipo

vavona --- see redwood

verawood (150/77/24)

verdecillo (16/1/0)

vermillion --- see padauk

viburnum (4/3/3)

virola (13/9/7)

volador (8/5/0)

walnut, african (42/18/1)

walnut, black (455/339/140) with fact sheet

walnut, claro (179/118/14)

walnut, english --- see walnut, european

walnut, european (122/76/16)

walnut, misc (146/73/13)

walnut, tropical (49/35/21)

wamara (17/16/10)

wandoo (11/5/0)

wawabima (24/19/15) with fact sheet

wenge (221/156/69) with fact sheet

western rosewood (11/6/4)

willow (136/104/86)

yellowbox (15/6/1)

yellowheart (155/96/40) with partial fact sheet

yew (207/143/62)

york gum (39/29/3)

zapote (8/7/0)

zebrawood (220/172/89) with fact sheet

zircote (223/173/89)

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