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Acacia
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Dark and dense with a fine finish
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Ash
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A very white timber with a bold, distinctive figure
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Banksia nut
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Hard, solid cones whose seed pods create a distinctive and unusual look. (Australian)
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Beech
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Very straight-grained with distinctive dark brown flecks
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Bubinga
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A dark and dense wood with a pungent smell when cutting - beautiful finish
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Elm
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Grey to light brown with a strong irregular grain pattern
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Eucalyptus
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Light brown with a gentle grain movement
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Goldfield Burr
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An Australian Burr with a dark and golden finsh. Very hard
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Grass tree root
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The root of an Australian lily. Can range in colour from dark brown to a greenish yellow
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Oak
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Heavy and strong. Oak works well and has a naturally coarse texture when finished
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Olive
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A colorful hardwood. It is strong, heavy and marbled in appearanceand gives a beautiful finish
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Spalted Beech
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Beech wood with black fungus lines running through
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Walnut
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Light grey-brown with beautifully figured, irregular streaks
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Yew
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A very attractive wood with golden orange heartwood and contrasting,
pale yellow sapwood
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Juniper
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Not particularly common - mostly found in Oregon, quite soft, normally used for
constructional work, but in my work displays quite a nicely marked annula ring.

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