Goncalo Alves
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Hickory
The sapwood is white and usually wide and generally preferred, while the heartwood is brown to reddish brown in colour.
Imbuia
The heartwood is yellowish or olive to a chocolate brown in colour, frequently variegated and sometimes figured.
Iroko
When freshly cut the heartwood is a distinct yellow in colour but on exposure to light it quickly becomes golden brown.
Jacaranda
White in colour with attractive markings.
Jelutong
The wood is creamy-white when first cut turning a pale straw colour after exposure.
Kiaat (Mukwa)
The heartwood is brown in colour with irregular reddish streaks.
Mahogany - African
Light pinkish brown to a deep reddish shade.
Mahogany - Brazilian
The wood is variable in colour, ranging from pale or medium reddish brown to deep rich red.
Maple
The heartwood is light reddish brown and the sapwood white in colour.
Matumi (Mingerhout)
The sapwood is not clearly defined from the heartwood which is yellowish brown with darker markings.
Meranti
Red Meranti (Seraya) has a light coloured sapwood and red brown to dark red heartwood.
Merbau
The narrow sapwood is whitish to pale yellow, the heartwood is orange brown or dark red brown.
Oak - Red
The timber varies in colour from pink to pale reddish brown, there is usually a reddish cast to the wood.
Oak - Silky
The timber is pinkish or reddish brown turning brown with age.
Oak - White
American white oak varies in colour, ranging from pale yellow brown to a pale reddish brown, often with a pinkish tint.
Obeche (Wa Wa)
The timber is creamy white to pale yellow in colour with little or no distinction between sapwood and heartwood.
Oregon pine (Douglas Fir)
The sapwood is lighter in colour than the heartwood, which varies from yellow to a reddish brown colour.
