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Wood Species

Acajou Santos / Acajou Mahogany Khaya

Trees from. the tropical areas of west and central Africa.Characteristics : Pal to dark Brown , brown pink sometimes, heavy, adults  can reach 30 m.Use: Music instruments, Cabinet making, veneering  furnishing considerate its value.

Exotic Wood

Amarante/Amaranth ou Peltogyne pubescens venosa ( Famille des Caesalpiniaceae)  

This wood comes from the South of America, it is a stable heavy wood, long-lasting. astonishment wood which changes with the time.Characteristics : Grey heart when it's just cut, becomes violin with the light the very dark Red Brown when its becomes matured.Utilization : Once used in the dyeing, also uses for the sculptures, the furnishings and the carpenters Exotic Wood

Amourette/SnakeWood

Brossimun Aubletti 

Exotique Characteristics: Orange and Brown, dark, could be spotty in black or veined, it is a very heavy and strong wood . Use: Very demanded to make the Baroque violin bows, walking sticks, jewellery. One of the most precious wood around the world

BOCOTE Cordia Gerascanthus

 This Rosewood comes from the central America 

Characteristics :  Use: For the decoration and the cabinet making. Very Precious and Exotic Wood
BOIS DE CÂDE / Genévrier /Juniper

The Juniper is a Mediterranean tree, which very often reaches 4 to 5 meters height, but can be over than 10 meters height and live over 200 years old.

Characteristics : Its color reminds the Olives tree's and its smells the forest.

Use : from the Juniper, we extract a very strong antiseptic, the Mediterranean Juniper is very much appreciate in pen manufacture, its very rough fruits is used in the Gin recipe. European Wood

PALISSANDRE du Brésil / Kingwood Bois de Violette

Dalbergia Cearensis

Characteristics : Very resistant its colors differ between Purple to Brown

Uses : since the XVIIth century for the styled furnishers, in marquetry as much as  Rosewood. Precious Wood

COCOBOLO/ Mexican RosewoodDalbergia Retusa 

This Rosewood, grows on the dry height of Mexico

Characteristics: Smells as  Lilac when it is freshly cut, when polishing its color changes. 

Use : mainly for Art Craft. Very Precious Wood

ÉBeNE/African Ebony

Extremely rare, it comes from Gabon, in French Ebony gave its name to the professionals who create precious furnishings. "Ebeniste".

Characteristics : Very strong wood, hard to work with. Black, lighter veined sometimes. At the end the finished is magnificent 

Use : Decoration, veneering  furnishing, and music instruments, and even keys of piano.  Very Precious Wood

Hêtre de France/Beech from France

Fagus Sylvatica

Grows in oceanic climate, adult it reaches between 5 to 15 meters

Characteristics : Flat White to cream, it is resistant, knotty, it is a hard wood. In the Celtic astrology the Beech is materialistic and reasonable, for the Romans it is Jupiter's tree.

Use: we extract from its incomplete combustion a wood tar which is used in composing of caught syrups, its cenders are used in the composing of craft soap and Beech is also used in furnishing and toys.

LOUPE D'ORME de France Gnarl of Elm from France Ulmus Campestris

European tree, this one comes from France, it is beteween a 1.5 and 3 meters height tree. In the Celtic astrology the Elm meant generosity.Use :under François the 1rst and Henri the IVth it was used to build the gun carriage, nowadays used for  veneering  the dashboard cars. Very rare Precious Wood

BOIS D'OLIVIER (de France)/Olive Tree from France

The Olive tree, is southerner tree, it can lives for 2000 years, adult it can measures 12 meters if nobody cut it! In the Celtic astrology the Olive tree represents wisdom.

Characteristics : Very twisted tree for the oldest  Use : kitchen tools and sculptures. Precious Wood and Protected.
PALISSANDRE de Bolivie/SANTOS ROSEWOOD Machaerium Sileroxilom (Palissandre) 

From Bolivia. Characteristics : Brown to dark red with purple vein. Easy enough to work with. Use : Mainly furnishing. Precious Wood

Palissandre de Segippe/Rosewood from Segippe

PALISSSANDRE de Segippe/ Rosewood from Segippe

From an oriental Brazilian state.

Characteristics: Very rich colors

Use : Very appreciate in veneering  furnishing, decoration, cabinet making and brush factory. Precious Wood
Patawa/Guyana Palm Tree

LE PATAWA/Guyana Palm Tree Oenocarpus bataua

Characteristics :Black and white veined  wood.Use : Mainly for the sculpture with regards of the price. Very Precious Wood

Pernambouc

Pernambouc / Cæsalpinia Echinata

It took its name form one North East Brazilian state. Characteristics: It is a quit hard wood to work with, very resistant, it has a real characteristic orange color.Use : In the XVIIIth century it was very demanded for the red dyeing, nowadays, it is used in the shipbuilding and the cabinet making but also very demanded for the violin bows. Very Rare and Very Precious Wood

LOUPE DE THUYA d'Orient/Gnarl of Thuja from Orient Tetraclinis 

From Maroco, we just use the gnarl of Thuja, it is a very demanded tree, it grows in bunch on the same stub. Characteristics : average adult height is around 5 to 10 meters. It is an incredible hard tree, brown and twisted tree with darker eyes. Its work is really difficult Use :jewel case, musical boxes, furnishings, panel, also used in luxury cabinet making. Precious Wood

 
 
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