Materials and Hardware
Our wood is sourced from local suppliers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our hardwoods are kiln-dried to improve dimensional stability.
Woods
Afrormosia
Afrormosia is an African hardwood of medium density that provides a rich medium brown color once finished. Completed pieces have a smooth and even surface thanks to its closed, fine grain.
Black (American) Walnut
Black walnut is a domestic hardwood of medium-to-low density, with a variable color from light brown to a medium-dark chocolate color. It is very commonly used in American furniture. Once sanded and finished, Walnut can have figured or straight grain patterns, and its partially open grain leaves a slight texture even once fully finished.
Black (American) Cherry
Black cherry is a domestic hardwood of medium-low density, colored from a red-tinted brown to a light brown on sapwood. It is very commonly used in American furniture and buildings. Finished black cherry is generally straight-grained, and its closed grain becomes an even texture under the final finish. Black cherry also develops a rich reddish-brown patina as it ages and gets exposed to light.
European Beech
European Beech is a European hardwood of medium-high density, with a light color and darker brown flecks that run with the grain. European beech is very commonly used in Scandinavian furniture. Finished beech has a closed grain that becomes a very smooth surface once finished.
Leopardwood
Leopardwood is a South American hardwood, sometimes called lacewood. It has a medium weight, with a darker, reddish brown wood, with lighter flecks of brown that is distinctive to this wood. Leopardwood has a partially open pore structure that gives a slight texture once finished.
Peruvian Walnut
Peruvian Walnut is a South and Central American hardwood, with a low-medium density slightly lower than Black Walnut. Once finished, it generally looks similar to Black Walnut, but with a more closed and smooth grain, and generally straighter and less figured grain.
Purpleheart
Purpleheart is a South and Central American hardwood, with a medium-to-high density. As the name suggests, it is mainly colored purple, varying to a purple-shaded brown. Once finished, it has a slight texture thanks to its grain, similar to Peruvian Walnut.
Red Oak
Red Oak is a domestic hardwood, with a medium density, colored a relatively uniform light reddish brown. Red oak has a noticeably open grain, meaning that finished pieces can have a variable texture, from smooth to noticeably rough over the porous sections.
Wenge
Wenge is an African hardwood, with a medium-high density. It generally has two colors---a medium-light brown, streaked with very dark brown to black, in about equal portions. Finished pieces have a generally smooth and even texture.