Wood Trading

by Eric Meier (IWCS #9701)

Are you interested in getting or using new and unusual wood species? Are you a wood collector? If so, maybe we can trade. If you are a member of the International Wood Collectors Society (IWCS), then you probably already know that the standard size for wood samples is 6″ (long) x 3″ (wide) x 1/2″ (thick).

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What I’ve got for trade

Please note that this is not a for-sale list—I’m only looking to extend my diversity of wood species and therefore multiply the reach of the site. For purchasing wood samples, I’d direct you to other sources such as Gary Green, Carlton McLendon Inc, or the man who quite literally wrote the book on wood collecting, Alan Curtis.

    # Common Name Scientific Name Notes
    001 Pacific Silver Fir Abies amabilis knot
    002 Pacific Silver Fir Abies amabilis approximately 2.4″ wide
    003 Mulga Acacia aneura just under 2.5″ wide
    004 Lightwood Acacia implexa 7/16″ thick
    005 Yarran Acacia omalophylla glued up (two piece), 3/8″ thick
    006 Box Elder Acer negundo defects
    007 Red Maple Acer rubrum slight defects
    008 Hard Maple Acer saccharum
    009 Mountain Maple Acer spicatum glued up (two piece), defects
    010 Ambrosia Maple Acer spp.
    011 Ambrosia Maple Acer spp. streaked, but without bug holes
    012 Yellow Buckeye Aesculus flava (= A. octandra)
    191 Chamfuta Afzelia quanzensis
    013 Kauri Agathis australis swamp-recovered Kauri
    015 Lebbeck Albizia lebbeck
    158 Lebbeck Albizia lebbeck 2 7/8″ wide
    016 Black Siris Albizia odoratissima
    017 Boonaree Alectryon oleifolius glued up (two piece), 7/16″ thick, 5 3/4″ long
    018 Boonaree Alectryon oleifolius mostly sapwood
    019 Buloke Allocasuarina luehmannii minor defects
    020 Buloke Allocasuarina luehmannii defects
    021 Buloke Allocasuarina luehmannii
    022 Red Alder Alnus rubra knot one side
    023 Mersawa Anisoptera spp. glued up (two piece)
    024 Parana Pine Araucaria angustifolia
    025 Madrone (burl veneer) Arbutus menziesii veneer mounted to 1/2″ MDF
    203 Goncalo Alves Astronium spp.
    027 Blackheart Sassafras Atherosperma moschatum
    236 Tawa Beilschmieda tawa 5 3/4″ long, thickness tapers from 1/2″ to 3/8″
    189 Brown Ivory Berchemia discolor
    028 Pink Ivory Berchemia zeyheri glued up (two piece), moderately curly figure
    029 Pink Ivory Berchemia zeyheri moderately curly figure
    030 Brazilnut Bertholletia excelsa
    204 Brazilnut Bertholletia excelsa glued up (2 stacked facegrain pieces)
    031 Suriname Ironwood/Yzerhart Bocoa prouacensis some sapwood, slight drying check one side
    032 Suriname Ironwood/Yzerhart Bocoa prouacensis
    033 Sucupira Bowdichia virgilioides
    190 Masasa Brachystegia spiciformis
    234 Bloodwood Brosimum rubescens good red color; 2 3/4″ wide, 15/16″ thick
    210 Verawood Bulnesia arborea some sapwood, knot
    211 Argentine Lignum Vitae Bulnesia sarmientoi 5.5″ long
    213 Boxwood Buxus sempervirens glued up (two piece)
    214 Boxwood Buxus sempervirens defects/discoloration
    224 Rose alder Caldeluvia australiensis
    035 Lemonwood Calycophyllum candidissimum glued up (two piece)
    036 Ivorywood Calycophyllum multiflorum
    194 Mulmanama Cassia abbreviata 5 3/4″ long
    206 Mulmanama Cassia abbreviata
    207 Mulmanama Cassia abbreviata 5 3/4″ long, glued up (2 facegrain pieces)
    037 American Chestnut Castanea dentata defects
    038 Chinese Chestnut Castanea mollissima
    167 Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa 2.7″ wide
    039 Belah Casuarina cristata
    225 Swamp sheoak Casuarina obesa 2 9/16″ wide, 7/16″ thick, some sapwood
    040 Southern Catalpa Catalpa bignonioides
    041 Hackberry Celtis occidentalis
    237 Hackberry Celtis occidentalis 7/16″ thick
    216 Momoqui Cenostimga pluviosa (=Caesalpinia)
    217 Momoqui Cenostimga pluviosa (=Caesalpinia) glued up (3 stacked facegrain layers)
    042 Carob Ceratonia siliqua defects
    043 Port Orford Cedar Chamaecyparis lawsoniana approximately 2.4″ wide
    233 Camphor Cinnamomum camphora
    218 Kou Cordia subcordata some sapwood
    219 Kou Cordia subcordata some sapwood, wane edge
    044 Hazel Corylus avellana 2.6″ wide
    045 Bolly or Tarzali Silkwood Cryptocarya oblata
    046 Monterey Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa
    199 Okan Cylicodiscus gabunensis
    047 Madagascar Rosewood Dalbergia baronii 7/16″ thick, bland
    048 Siamese Rosewood Dalbergia cochinchinensis 7/16″ thick
    049 Siamese Rosewood Dalbergia cochinchinensis
    238 Burmese Blackwood Dalbergia cultrata bland
    202 East Indian Rosewood Dalbergia latifolia glued up (2 piece, well matched), 5 3/4″ long
    185 Brazilian Rosewood Dalbergia nigra glued up (2 stacked facegrain pieces)
    051 Burmese Rosewood Dalbergia oliveri bland
    052 Sissoo Dalbergia sissoo mostly sapwood
    053 Sissoo Dalbergia sissoo knot
    054 Honduran Rosewood Dalbergia stevensonii some sapwood
    055 Honduran Rosewood Dalbergia stevensonii
    056 Giant Bamboo Dendrocalamus asper loose corner, spalting
    057 Angelique Dicorynia guianensis
    200 Angelim vermelho Dinizia excelsa
    058 Malaysian Blackwood Diospyros “ebonasea”
    059 Mun Ebony Diospyros mun
    161 Persimmon Diospyros virginiana discoloration, 2 3/4″ wide
    201 Tiama Entandrophragma angolense
    223 Jicarillo Eschweilera spp. ?
    063 Coast Gray Box Eucalyptus bosistoana
    064 Marri Eucalyptus calophylla slightly undersized
    066 Blue Gum Eucalyptus globulus
    067 Messmate Eucalyptus obliqua
    068 Blackbutt Eucalyptus pilularis defects
    069 Swamp Mahogany Eucalyptus robusta figured grain
    070 Grey Ironbark Eucalyptus spp. minor defects
    071 Grey Ironbark Eucalyptus spp. major defects
    072 Grey Ironbark Eucalyptus spp.
    073 Lyptus Eucalyptus urograndis
    229 White ash Fraxinus americana minor defects
    074 Southern Silky Oak Grevillea robusta riftsawn
    075 Southern Silky Oak Grevillea robusta quartersawn, defects
    076 Lignum Vitae Guaiacum officinale defects
    226 African Rosewood Guibourtia coleosperma
    227 African Rosewood Guibourtia coleosperma glued up (two facegrain layers), slightly undersize
    179 Bubinga Guibourtia spp.
    077 Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus .35″ thick
    078 Blue Mahoe Hibiscus elatus (syn. Talipariti)
    079 Sea Hibiscus Hibiscus tiliaceus mostly sapwood
    192 Milk Pear Inhambanella henriquesii
    181 Merbau Intsia bijuga
    172 Jacaranda Jacaranda mimosifolia bug hole/stain
    080 Butternut Juglans cinerea defects one side
    230 Black wanut Juglans nigra
    231 Black wanut Juglans nigra feather crotch grain, glued up (two facegrain pieces)
    081 Bastogne Walnut Juglans x paradox 50/50 sapwood/heartwood
    232 Myrtle Beech Lophozonia cunninghamii (=Nothofagus) defects, one corner under width (~5/16″)
    084 Negrohead Beech Lophozonia moorei
    085 Hububali Loxopterygium sagotii
    186 Cucumbertree Magnolia acuminata 5 7/8″ long
    086 Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora
    087 Apple Malus pumila glued up (two piece)
    187 Apple Malus sylvestris 1/16″ under in width and thickness
    088 Mango Mangifera indica
    089 Chico Zapote Manilkara zapota just over 2.5″ wide, knot
    090 Thinwin Millettia leucantha (= M. pendula)
    091 Thinwin Millettia leucantha (= M. pendula) 7/16″ thickness
    092 White Mulberry Morus alba defects
    093 Black Mulberry Morus nigra defects
    193 Newtonia Newtonia hildebrandtii 2 7/8″ wide
    228 Balsa Ochroma pyramidale
    095 Olive Olea europaea glued up (three piece), ugly
    096 Eastern Hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana minor defects
    097 Eastern Hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana
    098 Nyatoh Palaquium spp. 2.75″ undersized
    177 Parinari Parinari excelsa .4″ thick
    099 Paulownia Paulownia tomentosa
    174 Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis .4″ thick
    176 Caribbean Pine Pinus caribaea blue stained
    100 Shortleaf Pine Pinus echinata defects
    102 Sugar Pine Pinus lambertiana
    103 Sugar Pine Pinus lambertiana approximately 2.4″ wide
    104 Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa quartersawn, old growth
    105 Radiata Pine Pinus radiata
    106 Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus approximately 2.4″ wide
    178 Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda 3/8″ thick, defects
    108 Podocarp Podocarpus spp. quartersawn
    109 Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides approximately 2.4″ wide
    110 Plum Prunus domestica
    111 Peach Prunus persica defects
    112 Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii wavy grain
    113 Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii mostly sapwood
    114 Kosso Pterocarpus erinaceus
    115 Narra Pterocarpus indicus
    116 Narra Pterocarpus indicus 2.75″ wide
    118 Pear Pyrus communis very light colored (possibly all sapwood)
    119 White Oak Quercus alba
    120 Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa
    188 Chinkapin Oak Quercus muehlenbergii
    121 Red Oak Quercus rubra mildly curly
    122 Black Oak Quercus velutina
    123 Live Oak Quercus virginiana defects
    196 Common Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica minor defects
    197 Common Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica bark corner, defects
    124 Cascara Buckthorn Rhamnus purshiana 2 7/8″ wide, 3/8″ thick
    125 Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina glued up (two piece)
    127 Sassafras Sassafras albidum
    171 Sassafras Sassafras albidum .4″ thick
    159 Quebracho Schinopsis spp. ID’d from USDA Forest Products Laboratory
    160 Quebracho Schinopsis spp. 5 3/4″ long, ID’d from USDA Forest Products Laboratory
    235 California Pepper Schinus molle spalted
    221 Red louro Sextonia rubra (=Ocotea)
    222 Red louro Sextonia rubra (=Ocotea) glued up (2 stacked facegrain layers)
    128 Sepetir Sindora spp. bug holes
    169 Sepetir Sindora spp. glued up (two piece)
    130 Beefwood Stenocarpus salignus 
    220 Queenwood Swartzia spp.
    131 Honduran Mahogany Swietenia macrophylla
    132 Hybrid Mahogany Swietenia macrophylla x mahogani quartersawn
    133 Hybrid Mahogany Swietenia macrophylla x mahogani flatsawn
    134 Cuban Mahogany Swietenia mahagoni glued up (four piece: facegrain layers)
    135 Cuban Mahogany Swietenia mahagoni some sapwood
    136 Merpauh Swintonia spp.
    137 Lilac Syringa vulgaris 2 3/4″ wide, knot
    138 Tamarind (spalted) Tamarindus indica very nicely spalted / ink lines
    198 Saltcedar Tamarix ramosissima slightly cupped
    182 English Yew Taxus baccata slightly undersized
    139 Teak Tectona grandis 2 3/4″ wide
    212 Nargusta Terminalia amazonia
    140 Indian Laurel Terminalia elliptica
    180 Western Red Cedar Thuja plicata
    141 Littleleaf Linden Tilia cordata
    142 Australian Red Cedar Toona ciliata knot
    183 Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis slightly under in thickness
    184 Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis
    143 Western Hemlock Tsuga heterophylla approximately 2.4″ wide
    144 Winged Elm Ulmus alata
    145 American Elm Ulmus americana some sapwood
    146 American Elm Ulmus americana quartersawn
    147 Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia
    215 Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia 7/16″ thick
    148 Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia
    170 English Elm Ulmus procera glued up (two piece)
    209 English Elm Ulmus procera about 1/2 sapwood
    150 Myrtle Umbellularia californica defects/streaks
    164 Camelthorn Vachellia erioloba (=Acacia)
    165 Camelthorn Vachellia erioloba (=Acacia) drying checks
    166 Camelthorn Vachellia erioloba (=Acacia) 1/4+” thick, drying checks
    151 Arizona Rosewood Vauquelinia californica slightly undersized
    152 Brownheart Vouacapoua americana
    153 Tineo Weinmannia trichosperma lacking contrasting black streaks
    195 Sand Ash Xylia torreana
    156 Tigre Caspi Zygia cataractae

    Current as of 10/6/2017

    4″ x 4″ x 2″ Bowl Blanks

    In addition to the IWCS samples listed above, I also have the following bowl blanks. (These are air dried to ~12% MC, and I am willing to trade 1:1 for full size IWCS samples)

    BB-01 Cebil Anadenanthera colubrina
    BB-02 Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius drying checks, some sapwood
    BB-03 African Blackwood Dalbergia melanoxylon
    BB-04 Rengas Gluta spp.
    BB-05 Brown Ebony Libidibia paraguariensis
    BB-09 Imbuya Ocotea porosa
    BB-11 Mesquite Prosopis spp.
    BB-14 Camelthorn Vachellia erioloba

    A few brief notes about the sample list above.

    • Unless otherwise noted in the “Notes” column, all samples should be very close to 6″ x 3″ x 1/2″ and in reasonably good condition, as well as fully air-dried to at least 12% moisture content.
    • Wood species identification is carefully checked, but not absolutely guaranteed. I try to deal with only reputable wood retailers and collectors. However, with that being said, I have received a number of misidentified woods (thankfully a very small percentage) over the years—sometimes from even the best of sources. I’ve made every effort to screen out what I believe are misidentified or questionable wood samples, but be aware that mistakes do happen.

    Let’s trade . . .

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    Try to include a list of wood samples that you have available for trade. If you have them in an excel spreadsheet or other document, just make a note of that and I’ll reply to you via email so you can attach the list that way.

    Please do not guess at wood identification. 

    Thank you.