Blood Wood has a deep dark red hue to it.

Hence its name sake.  It carves very

nicely, and is a very hard wood. It weighs

about 60 lbs per Cu. Ft.  

Amererican Black Cherry is light to dark redish

brown, carves well, and finishes very nicely.

It is a moderatly hard wood.

Cocabola Wood is light brown to dark brown.

It is hard to carve, but can be done. Finishes to a

high gloss with a wax, and buffed out.

It is an extreamly hard wood and weighes

75 to 80 Lbs. per Cu. Ft.

Is one of many species of Mahogany found.

Mahogany can be from a deep red to a light brown

in color.  Finishes to a fine luster, it is a medium to hard wood.

  Carves easily and weighs about 30 to 40 Lbs

per Cu. Ft.

Figgered Walnut can be yellow to dark brown to

almost black in color.  It finishes well and carves

good.  It is medium to hard, and weighs about

35 to 40 Lbs per Cu. Ft.

Another one of the Mahogany species.

This African Mahogany is very straight

grained and is a light red to medium red in

color when finished. Carves well, and weighs

about 30 Lbs per Cu. Ft.

Padauk is a deep rich dark red in color

and is very hard, as well as difficult to carve, and

finishes well.  It weighs about 70 Lbs.

per Cu. Ft. 

Purple Heart is a deep purple in color like

it's name. It is very hard and, is hard to

carve but can be done.  The wood finishes great.

It weighes about 70 Lbs per Cu. Ft. 

Red Heart is very much the same as

Purple Heart. It's a reih red with darker

red grains, also a very hard wood, hard

making it difficult to carve, but finishes well.  It weighs

about 70 Lbs. per Cu. Ft.

Zebra Wood is light brown with dark brown

grains in it. This wood is also a very hard wood,

it carves well, and finishes to a good luster.

It weighs about 65 Lbs. per Cu. Ft.

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