PADOUK
Pterocarpus xoyauxii

Intense red colour with darker streaks, which fades with time to purple-brown, is a hard, heavy coming in thick texture and grain wood.

Origin
Central and Western Africa.

Names
Padouk, red stick, wood, coral, ba, corail, epion, mohingue, muenge, ndimbo, boisulu, kisese, mukala, ngula, wele, arapka, osun, African coralwood, African padouk, Barwood, Gabon padouk, Large fruited camwood, Redwood.

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.

SYCAMORE
Acer pseudoplatanus

Pale colour, almost white, coming in very fine texture, sometimes wavy, which is greatly appreciated.

Origin
Central and Southern Europe.

Names
Sycamore, European Maple, white Maple, false banana, Itbe, Sycamore Maple.

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.