Queen of Sarawak
Seldom available, Malaysian Blackwood is very expensive, just as expensive as any solid-black piece of true ebony.
Tends to be rather difficult to work, due to its high density, blunting effect on cutters.
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Little Duke of Padouky
Padauk has a very unique reddish orange coloration, and the wood is sometimes refer-red to by the name vermillion. It’s moderately heavy, strong, and stiff, with exceptional stability. Padauk is a popular hardwood among woodworkers because of its unique color. it’s sufficiently hard and dense for higher-wear applications, yet not so dense as to be excessively difficult to work. It has excellent decay resistance, and is rated as du-rable to very durable.
Rattlesnake´s Revenge
As a rare and small tree, prices for surfaced and milled Snakewood that display the characteristic snakeskin pattern are perhaps the most expensive of any exotic lumber worldwide.
In addition to its colorful figure, Snakewood is also among the densest and hardest of all wood species worldwide. Among woodworkers, it vies with Lignum Vitae as the heaviest wood in the world.
Woody Nutpecker
Walnut has cooperative working characteristics, coupled with its rich brown coloration puts the wood in a class by itself among temperate-zone hardwoods. To cap it off, the wood also has good dimensional stability, shock resistance, and strength properties.
Hoochie Coochie Mama
Hoochie Coochie Mama brand: Wishbass Lobe 6 scale: 34″ body:bloodwood (solid) neck: 5-stringers (bloodwood-maple-bloodwood-maple-bloodwood) fingerboard: bloodwood, with fretmarkers all cavities: copper shielded bridge: ebony nut: ebony pickup: Delano SBC 6 HE/S-4 mini toggle switch for ser/sc/parallel passive 2 potis – volume, toneblend with orange drop weight: 5,02 kg
Straight Grain Hooker
Bocote is an exotic wood from Latin America
Often highly figured with eyes. Hard and heavy. Appears oily with a medium luster. Takes a natural polish. With its striking, zebra-like contrasts, and bold figuring, Bocote can be a very eye-catching wood. Likely to be somewhat expensive, close to other mid-to-high priced exotic hardwoods.