Hardwood Insights: Tropical & Domestic Lumber Resources

Spanish Cedar guitar neck with six black tuning pegs, showcasing the wood's warm red-brown hue and smooth finish, relevant to Spanish Cedar's characteristics and uses in luthiery.

Know Your Wood: Spanish Cedar

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Spanish Cedar Luthier Peter Tsiorba is all about classical and Flamenco guitars, like this sharp item. Common trade names: Spanish…

Close-up of African mahogany wood grain showcasing rich reddish-brown hues, relevant to Specialty Lumber Solutions' offerings in tropical hardwood products.

Know Your Wood: African Mahogany

May 21, 2014 | 1 Comment

African Mahogany African “mahogany” became the world’s top selling mahogany product in the past century, though the true mahoganies are…

Honduran Mahogany wood surface showcasing medium texture and rich reddish-brown hues, highlighting its chatoyancy and characteristic grain for decking and flooring applications.

Know Your Wood: Honduran Mahogany

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Honduran Mahogany Honduran, or “Genuine” mahogany, features chatoyancy, the optical change in luster partially seen here. Common trade names: Mahogany,…

Wooden bridge with people walking along it, surrounded by water and grass, illustrating the use of durable timber in construction.

Know Your Wood: Teak

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Teak 1.2 km of Teak to walk on right there. Common trade names: Teak, Burmese Teak. Genus: Tectona grandis Janka…

Chessboard with black and wooden chess pieces, highlighting the strategic game of chess, relevant to discussions about ebony wood's applications in crafting game pieces.

Know Your Wood: Ebony

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Ebony I’ve aspired more than once to build a board that looked like this, but it never worked out this…

Illustration of Eucalyptus paniculata, commonly known as White or Grey Ironbark, featuring detailed leaves and flower buds, relevant to discussions on Ironbark wood properties and applications.

Know Your Wood: Ironbark

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Ironbark I’m no artist, but I’m plenty happy many people are. Common trade names: Grey Ironbark, Black Ironbark, Red Ironbark.…

Know Your Wood: African Blackwood

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African Blackwood Nothing says “I’m me! Look, dammit!” quite like a gilded African Blackwood ipad. Common trade names: African Blackwood,…

Sanded sample of Brown Ebony wood showcasing its tightly grained, reddish-brown surface, ideal for decking and flooring applications.

Know Your Wood: Brown Ebony

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Brown Ebony This sanded sample from The Wood Database displays the distinctive properties of Brown Ebony. Common trade names: Brazilian…

Curupay wood surface showcasing rich dark hues and distinctive grain patterns, relevant to Anadenathera macrocarpa and tropical hardwood applications.

Know Your Wood: Curupay

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Curupay Dark and distinctive, Curupay, or Cebil, is a great choice for a great many applications. Common trade names: Cebil,…

Allocasuarina luehmannii tree in natural habitat, showcasing its slender trunk and needle-like foliage, relevant to Australian Buloke wood characteristics and ecological significance.

Know Your Wood: Australian Buloke

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Australian Buloke The Australian Bull Oak tests out as the most difficult to penetrate by at least one measure. Common…

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Specialty Lumber Solutions represents the nation’s largest wholesalers of tropical hardwood products and domestic lumber mills. If you are looking for Ipe, Teak, Cumaru, Massaranduba or another species, we sell tropical hardwood rain screen siding and decking materials at the best prices.

For high end domestic species, we offer clear grade Western Red Cedar and Select Southern Cypress custom milled to your specifications. We also have your flooring needs covered by working with direct importers to offer a line of tropical hardwood flooring at the most competitive prices.