MAPLE
Acer saccharum

Hard wood texture thin and uniform, has a pale color with reddish brown stripes. Occasionally, describes a highly regarded curly figure.

Origin
North America.

Names
Silver Maple, Sugar Maple, Rock Maple, Hard Maple.

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.