Exotic woods
Click on any image for a larger view.Cocobolo
This is one of my favourites for texture. Its too bad the amazing grain pattern can't be appreciated with the naked eye,
but I include another larger image of the cocobolo.
African blackwood
This wood looks completely black
Bocote
East Indian rosewood
Mahogany
Makore
Teak
Lignum Vitae
Lignum vitae is the heaviest known wood, about 1.3 times as dense as water. Very durable wooden bearings used to be made out of
this wood. Its grain looks fairly distinct from the other woods.
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