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Wondering which wood is which? Click on pics below. In person, wood in general looks much nicer and can change color or have figuring that moves in the light. It is hard to capture the beauty of wood in a picture. Also hard to capture color, as this pic shows same wood angled differently in light.
Each board is usually different to some degree... grain changes, figuring, coloring, and whatever nature decides. I try and use the natural beauty of each piece in the best way possible for any given artwork. A couple of examples of raw boards…. Bloodwood is pretty consistent from board to board by the time finish is applied. Cocobolo can vary in grain and color as these 10 different boards of mine show. A Cocobolo stand ordered every month for a year would be quite a collection of varied same wood nature!
I generally finish wood in a three step old school process, the final being Carnauba based wax. You can buff the wood with a cotton or micro-fiber cloth. Some further care instruction in FAQ. I also use the only finishes that don't mess with natural resonation of the wood, unlike Poly finishes that most everyone else uses.
Click on the different wood thumbnail pics below for larger picture...
Row 1… Bloodwood, Bubinga, Cherry, Cocobolo and Gaboon Ebony.
Row 2... Maple, Birdseye Maple, Leopardwood/Lacewood, Lyptus, and Koa.
Row 3… Oak, Pine/Fir, Paduak, Purple Heart, Wenge and Zebra.
Bloodwood (top) vs. Paduak (bottom) pic here. Similar look for these particular boards. Bloodwood finishes flatter, and has a rich look in person. Paduak has grain pits that may not sand out totally. Paduak tends to be more orange in color too, Bloodwood red to deep red. Lacewood and Leopardwood are quite similar, and often mistaken for each other. I will use one or the other for the same name.
Private Stock woods are not shown here, since I only use them for Deals page customs which are not for direct ordering….
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