From ancient times, wood was used by man for the construction of houses, ships, carts, for the manufacture of furniture and household utensils. And today we value the reliability, beauty and natural warmth of this material.
The current selection presents the most valuable wood species, which are used for luxury furniture, in shipbuilding, in the manufacture of musical instruments.
10. Rosewood
Rosewood has a yellow to pink color with a reddish pattern. This valuable material has a pleasant smell.
The high price of the material does not allow its use in the form of whole pieces, therefore, veneer is used in the furniture industry. Solid wood is used in the manufacture of expensive musical instruments.
9. Karelian birch
Beautiful pattern, hardness and strength make this wood especially valuable. Karelian birch is easily distinguished by dark brown inclusions on a light background.
Such wood is used as ornamental material, as well as in high-end furniture production. Since the population of Karelian birch is actively declining, birch veneer is increasingly used in surface decoration instead of solid wood.
8. Rosewood
Rosewood color varies from tan to chocolate. This wood has a pleasant floral aroma, which gradually disappears when dried.
Rosewood is one and a half times harder than oak. It is used in the manufacture of flooring, musical instruments, furniture.
7. Paduc
Another name for this wood is Burmese mahogany. Paduk is appreciated for its original color, strength, decorativeness. This wood is used in shipbuilding, furniture, veneer, parquet, musical instruments, billiard cues.
6. Merbau
This wood is harder than oak, polished perfectly and does not require protection from insects and fungus.
Merbau is used for the manufacture of parquet, steps, furniture, wall panels, musical instruments.
Under the influence of light, this wood darkens over time.
5. Wenge
Dark heavy wenge wood is very resistant to pressure, has excellent resistance to insects and fungi.
The texture of wenge is very decorative, therefore it is not recommended to be varnished, it is much more correct to use waxing.
Wenge is used for the manufacture of furniture, stairs, flooring.
4. Zebrano
"Zebra tree" grows only in West Africa. Because the population of these trees is rapidly declining, environmentalists are actively protesting against the use of this beautiful striped wood in the manufacture of furniture and decoration materials.
By the way, it’s not easy to create complex decorative elements from zebrano - the tree is rather capricious during processing.
3. Balsamo
This reddish-brown wood has a pleasant vanilla flavor. Balsamo is used in the manufacture of furniture, in shipbuilding, in the manufacture of finishing materials.
Balsamo grows only in South and Central America. This material is supplied to the European market in very limited quantities.
2. Backout
It is also called the iron tree. The cost of a cubic meter of wood backout is a little less than $ 100,000. The backout grows in Guatemala, Honduras, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, as well as in Puerto Rico.
Due to the very high resin content, this wood is very dense, which previously made it indispensable in shipbuilding. Bakout is not afraid of moisture, has a noble aroma. This tree is very loved by gunsmiths, using for the manufacture of handle knives.
1. Ebony
The cost of a cubic meter of ebony is about $ 100,000. An ebony tree grows in Africa, Ceylon, and also in South India. Ebony wood is incredibly dense, hard; it is never affected by fungus or termites.
The ebony tree is moisture resistant, when polished it acquires a beautiful sheen. Today, imitation of this wood is increasingly used, as The area of ebony growth is rapidly declining due to intense felling.
The famous ebony is nothing but the ebony sound wood without pronounced tree rings.
