MATERIALS

1. Deer Antler. Varies from light ivory color to brownish gray with flecks or streaks of pink, purple or tan (USA).

3. Lilac. Varies from creamy white to light brown with streaks of pink or lavender. Fine grained and very durable (USA).

4. Pacific White Oak. Varies from creamy white to golden brown with typical oak fleck patterns (USA).

5. Birdseye Maple. Varies from creamy white to creamy tan with distinctive birdseye figure (USA).

6. Black Locust. Varies from light yellowish tan to dark golden brown. Very hard and durable (USA).

7. Desert Ironwood. Gold background with dark black or brown lines or swirls (USA or Mexico).

8. Mesquite. Reddish brown to golden color with contrasting dark brown streaks (USA).

9. Figured Myrtle. Light to dark brown with occasional areas of olive-brown or blackish streaks (USA).

10. Buckeye Burl. Varies from gold to dark gray with brown accents and distinctive burl grain (USA).

11. Box elder Burl. Deep golden color with distinctive brown grain patterns (USA).

12. Maple Burl. Varies from creamy brown to dark brown with swirly, unpredictable grain patterns (USA).

13. Spalted Maple Burl. Yellowish or reddish brown color with distinctive black spalting lines and swirly grain patterns (USA).

14. Black Walnut Burl. Rich dark brown with black swirls of burly grain (USA).

15. Bocote. Variegated creamy brown with multi-colored strips that vary from yellow to orange to dark brown (Mexico and Central America).

16. Brazilian Cherry. Reddish brown with mahogany-like grain, color will deepen with age (South America).

17. Bubinga. Reddish brown with darker stripes or mottled grain appearance (Africa).

18. Cocobolo. Variegated in color from brownish orange to purple with stripes of yellow, orange and black. A highly prized wood for pens and other applications (Central America).

19. Ebony. Jet black with an occasional hint of brown streaks (Africa).

20. Kingwood. Variegated colors with a brown background and streaks of black, brown, violet and sometimes golden yellow (Brazil).

21. Padauk. Deep orange red which will age to a deeper orange brown (West Africa).

22. Purpleheart. Bright purple when cut, deepens to brownish purple with age (South America).

23. Redheart. Light to dark red wood which will deepen in color with age (Central America).

24. Tulipwood. Pinkish to yellowish heartwood with pronounced stripes of violet, salmon and rose (Brazil).

25. Zebrawood. Light tan to golden yellow with distinctive streaks of dark brown or black (Africa).