The most common woods we use for our projects

The African padauk is native to central and tropical west Africa.The wood is valuable; it is very durable, red at first, becoming purplish-brown on exposure to light,

Ash is a hard, heavy wood. It has a prominent grain that resembles Oak, and has a white to light brown color. Ash can also resemble Hickory but can be differentiated by white dots in the darker summerwood

This wood color can vary a fair amount, from a pale yellow-orange to a darker reddish brown, usually with darker streaks throughout. 

When freshly cut the heartwood of Purpleheart is a  dull grayish/purplish brown. Upon exposure the wood becomes a deeper eggplant purple. With further age and exposure to UV light, the wood becomes a dark brown with a hint of purple.

Black Walnut heartwood is rich dark brown to purplish-black and is usually straight grained. Wavy or curly grain is sometimes present

Heartwood is a light to medium brown, commonly with a reddish cast. Paler sapwood is not always sharply demarcated from the heartwood. Quartersawn sections display prominent ray fleck patterns

Unlike most other hardwoods, the sapwood of hard maple lumber is most commonly used rather than its heartwood. Sapwood color ranges from nearly white, to an off-white cream color, sometimes with a reddish or golden hue. The heartwood tends to be a darker reddish brown.

Cherry wood can range in color from a reddish brown to a deep red or lighter red hue.  It will usually darken with age or on exposure to light.

Heartwood can range from a lighter pale brown to a dark chocolate brown with darker brown streaks. Color can sometimes have a gray, purple, or reddish cast. Sapwood is nearly white.