Since ancient times, wood has been 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 contains the most valuable wood species, which are used for luxury furniture, in shipbuilding, the manufacture of musical instruments.
10. Rosewood
Rosewood is yellow to pink in color with a reddish pattern. This valuable material has a pleasant scent.
The high price of the material does not allow using it in the form of solid pieces, therefore veneer is used in the furniture industry. Solid wood is used in the manufacture of expensive musical instruments.
9. Karelian birch
Beautiful design, hardness and strength make this wood especially valuable. Karelian birch can be easily distinguished by its dark brown inclusions against a light background.
Such wood is used as an ornamental material, as well as in luxury furniture production. Since the population of Karelian birch is actively decreasing, instead of solid wood, birch veneer is increasingly used in surface finishing.
8. Rosewood
Rosewood ranges in color from pinkish brown to chocolatey. This wood has a pleasant floral scent that gradually fades as it dries.
Rosewood is one and a half times harder than oak. It is used in the production of parquet, musical instruments, furniture.
7. Paducah
Another name for this wood is Burmese mahogany. Paduk is valued for its original color, durability, decorative effect. This wood is used in shipbuilding, furniture, veneer, parquet, musical instruments, billiard cues.
6. Merbau
This wood is harder than oak, perfectly polished and does not require protection from insects and fungi.
Merbau is used for the manufacture of parquet, steps, furniture, wall panels, musical instruments.
When exposed to light, this wood darkens over time.
5. Wenge
The dark heavy wood of wenge is very pressure resistant and has excellent resistance to insects and fungi.
The texture of wenge is very decorative, so it is not recommended to varnish it; it is much more correct to use waxing.
Wenge is used for the manufacture of furniture, stairs, flooring.
4. Zebrano
The "zebra tree" grows only in West Africa. Because the population of these trees is rapidly declining, conservationists are actively protesting against the use of this beautiful striped wood in the manufacture of furniture and decoration materials.
By the way, it is not easy to create complex decorative elements from zebrano - wood is quite capricious when processed.
3. Balsamo
This reddish brown wood has a pleasant vanilla scent. Balsamo is used in the manufacture of furniture, shipbuilding, and 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 bakout timber is a little less than $ 100,000. Bacout grows in Guatemala, Honduras, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, and also in Puerto Rico.
Due to its very high resin content, this wood is very dense, which previously made it indispensable in shipbuilding. Backout is not afraid of moisture, has a noble aroma. This tree is very fond of gunsmiths, using for the manufacture of knife handles.
1. Ebony
The cost of a cubic meter of ebony is about $ 100,000. The ebony tree grows in Africa, Ceylon, and also in South India. Ebony wood is incredibly dense, hard, and never gets attacked by fungus or termites.
Ebenova wood is moisture resistant, when polished it acquires a beautiful shine. Today, imitation of this wood is increasingly used, because The area of growth of ebony is rapidly decreasing due to intensive felling.
The famous ebony is nothing more than the heartwood of ebony without pronounced growth rings.