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Hardwoods
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African Walnut
Cameroon; also widely found across West African tropical rainforest regions · Golden brown to mid brown with occasional black lines
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American Black Walnut
Predominantly USA; also veneer grade sawn boules from Europe · Medium to dark greyish brown with occasional purplish tinges
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American Red Oak
North-eastern USA and South-eastern Canada · Pale pink to reddish brown with clearly defined paler sapwood
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American White Oak
Eastern USA · Light to medium brown, sometimes with a pale pink tinge; sapwood is paler in colour
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European Ash
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European Elm
UK (especially Scotland) and parts of Europe · Greyish brown to medium reddish brown, quite variable and often with pips and burry patches
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European Oak Boules
UK, Northern and Eastern Europe · Light to medium brown with clearly defined paler sapwood
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European Oak Prime
Northern, Central and Eastern Europe · Light to medium brown with clearly defined paler sapwood
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European Walnut
Europe, Macedonia, the Caucasus · Variegated tones of bronze through pinks, greys and browns with darker markings
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Idigbo-Emeri
Ghana; notably superior to Framire Idigbo from other West African nations · Yellow
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Japanese Oak
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Lacewood
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Northern Yellow Poplar
USA (Indiana, Illinois) · Creamy yellow to pale brown with streaks of green, purple, and black
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Obeche
Cameroon; Ayous is notably milder and superior for moulding work compared to Wawa or Samba from other West African nations · Pale straw yellow
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Padauk
West Africa · Bright orange-red darkening to deep red-brown, occasionally with a purplish hue
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