I’ve been a woodworker since a young age and have always had an interest in wood and trees. About 30 years ago I got curious about some lesser-known woods and made up some dried samples of them. I soon arrived at a standard sample size and made samples of every wood I could get my hands on. A wood dealer introduced me to the International Wood Collectors Society which is currently celebrating its 75th year. If you love wood – join!
I joined as a life member and, as a woodworker, made
standard 1/2 X 3 X 6” samples from the exotic woods I had purchased and sold
them to members of the club. They liked them and wanted more so I obliged. I
have field collected woods from 48 states and a few foreign countries and am
constantly seeking out woods new to me for making samples. I have produced many
thousands over the past 30 years and have a personal collection of about 7,000
different species.
Until now I sold primarily to IWCS members, but also to
schools, institutions, government agencies, etc., around the world. Today, I
have too much inventory of many species and will be offering seven different
sets, each different, of about 40 pieces. These are accurately sized and sanded
to final thickness and width and are labeled same as or similar to the photos.
These specimens were originally collected by wood and botany professionals,
then by the general public. Aside from collecting, these can be used for knife
scales, pistol grips and a variety of craft items. Besides these sets I offer
individual items from one piece to my entire inventory.
The following is set #3, 39 pieces as follows:
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Botanical |
Common Name |
Origin |
Info |
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Acer saccharum subsp. nigrum |
Maple, Black |
Indiana |
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Afzelia xylocarpa |
Beng |
Cambodia |
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Albizia saman |
Raintree |
South America |
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Apodytes dimidiata |
Pear, White |
South Africa |
defects |
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Araucaria heterophylla |
Pine, Norfolk Island |
S. Florida/Aust |
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Bischofia javanica |
Bishopwood |
Florida/Asia |
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Bucida buceras |
Black-olive |
Florida Keys |
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Chamaecyparis thyoides |
Cedar, Atlantic White |
Florida |
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Chloroxylon swietenia |
Satinwood, Ceylon |
India/Sri Lanka |
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Cupressus nootkatensis |
Cedar, Yellow |
Western Canada |
2-15/16" syn. Xanthocyparis n. |
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Dipterocarpus spp. |
Keruing |
Indonesia |
glued-up |
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Euonymus macckii |
Winterberry Euonymus |
Indiana/Asia |
defects |
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Fraxinus americana |
Ash, White |
Indiana |
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Fraxinus berlandieriana |
Ash, Berlandier |
Texas |
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
Ash, Green |
Indiana |
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Handroanthus serratifolius |
Ipe |
Central, S. America |
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Juniperus virginiana v silicic |
Cedar, Southern Red |
Florida |
var. silicicola |
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Kalopanax septemlobus |
Harigiri/Tree-aralia |
Japan |
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Manilkara bidentata |
Massaranduba |
Southern America |
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Pinus elliottii |
Pine, Slash |
Florida |
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Pinus pungens |
Pine, Table Mountain |
West Virginia |
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Pinus radiata |
Pine, Radiata |
New Zealand/CA |
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Piscidia piscipula |
Fish Poison Tree, Florida |
Florida Keys |
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Platanus occidentalis |
Sycamore, American |
Indiana |
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Prunus caroliniana |
Cherry, Carolina Laurel |
Florida |
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Pterocarpus cf. erinaceus |
Kino, African |
Africa |
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Quercus coccinea |
Oak, Scarlet |
Tennessee |
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Quercus laurifolia |
Oak, Laurel |
Florida |
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Quercus nigra |
Oak, Water |
Arkansas |
wormy |
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Robinia pseudoacacia |
Locust, Black |
Indiana |
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Salix babylonica |
Willow, Weeping |
Indiana/China |
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Salix matsudana x alba |
Willow, Austrailian/Austree |
Indiana/Cult. |
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Sequoiadendron giganteum |
Sequoia, Giant, New growth |
California - cultivated |
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Swietenia mahagoni |
Mahogany, West Indies |
S. Florida |
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Tamarindus indica |
Tamarind |
Florida/Africa |
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Tectona grandis |
Teak (plantation grown) |
C/S America, India |
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Thuja occidentalis |
Cedar, Northern White |
Indiana |
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Tilia americana |
Basswood, American |
Indiana |
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Torreya californica |
Torreya, California |
California |