Readily available woods
Explore a curated selection of beautiful, distinctive woods available for your handcrafted signature tankard or commission. Each has its own grain, tone and character.
Alder
SoftEven, pale grain that stains beautifully.
Aromatic Red Cedar
SoftFragrant with red and cream contrast.
Ash
HardBold, open grain; very tough.
Aspen
SoftLight, clean and understated.
Basswood
SoftFine, uniform — a carver's favorite.
Beech
HardSubtle fleck, warm honey tone.
Black Limba
MediumGolden with dramatic dark streaks.
Bloodwood
Very hardDeep, saturated blood red.
Bolivian Rosewood
HardChocolate and violet undertones.
Bubinga
Very hardRich red-brown with ribbon figure.
Butternut
SoftWarm, walnut-like but lighter.
Canarywood
HardYellow to orange with rainbow streaks.
Cherry
MediumReddens and deepens with age.
Curly Maple
HardShimmering tiger-stripe figure.
Hard Maple
Very hardPale, bright and durable.
Leopardwood
HardBold lacewood-style flecking.
Mahogany
MediumClassic warm reddish-brown.
Padauk
HardVivid orange aging to russet red.
Poplar
SoftPale with green-grey streaks.
Purpleheart
Very hardTurns royal violet in light.
Quarter-Sawn Sycamore
MediumFreckled lacewood fleck.
Quarter-Sawn White Oak
Very hardDramatic ray fleck; watertight.
Red Oak
HardOpen grain, warm pink-brown.
Roasted Ash
HardTorched to a honeyed depth.
Roasted Poplar
SoftThermally darkened, mellow tone.
Sapelle
HardMahogany-like with ribbon stripe.
Spanish Cedar
SoftAromatic, warm cedar red.
Walnut
HardDeep chocolate — my signature.
Wenge
Very hardNear-black with fine straight grain.
White Oak
Very hardPale gold, tight and durable.
Yellowheart
HardBright, sunlit yellow.
Zebrawood
HardBold light-and-dark stripes.
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