Description
KINGWOOD
Dalbergia cearensis
Member of the rosewood family, has a stunning color ranging from light red to a deep brown dark purple with black streaks.
It is a hard and heavy wood, textured fine and uniform.
Origin
Brazil.
Names
Kingwood, Brazilian Kingwood, Violet wood, Violete, Violetta.
AFRICAN EBONY
Diospyros crassiflora
An exquisite black color with some spot light grey or beige, it is a very heavy and very hard wood (sinks in water) of very fine and uniform texture.
Origin
Central and Western Africa.
Names
Ebony, Mgiriti, Msindi (Tanzania), Omenowa, Kanran, Nyareti, Kukuo, African Ebony.
SPANISH CEDAR
Cedrela odorata
Wooden pink to Brown, with reddish tones. Soft medium weight and uniform texture.
Its pleasant aroma is a natural repellent for insects, thanks to this feature, and to its higroscopia. It has been used over centuries for the manufacture of humidors.
Origin
Central and South America.
Names
Cigar Cedar, Sour Cedar, Royal Cedar, Red Cedar, Acajou, Cigar box Cedar, Spanish Cedar, American Cedar, Brazilian Mahogany.