Alder grows in Washington, Oregon, and Northern California; used in furniture; light color and is used as substitute for Birch and Cherry Ash grows in the South Atlantic States and the Mississipi Valley; used in furniture and baseball bats Basswood also know as Lindenwood, Limewood; weighing about 26 pounds per cubic foot; grows in Europe and the Great Lakes region; used in hand carving Birch grows in the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys; used for fruniture and cabinets Cedar, Tenn. Aromatic Red grows form Nova Scotia west to the Dakotas and from that line south to the Gulf and South America; used for cedar chests and closets Cherry grows in the Appalachian Mountains in New York, Pennsylvania, and West Vergina; used for furniture, cabinets, and carving Cocobolo grows in Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicarague; weighs about 60 - 76 pounds per cubic foot; the dust may effect some people like poison ivy; used for knife handles, pistol grips, chessmen, handles, etc. Ebony, Black grows in Africa; weighs about 45 - 70 pounds per cubiic foot; used for inlay work, turned artidles, piano keys of top grade instruments, knife handles, etc. Goncalo Alves grows in Brazil; used in fine furniture for decorative purposes and for dampers in grand pianos Jelutong grows in Malaya; weigh about 30 pounds per cubic foot; main value of the wood is in the latex, which is used to manufacture chewing gum Koa grows in the hawaiian Islands; used in furniture; best known for use in ukeleles; Koa means soldier, bold and valiant Lignum Vitae grows in the West Indies and West Coast of Central America; hardest, and heaviest, and closest-grain wood known and has a density almost equal to iron; used for bearing in clocks, washing machines, air-conditionors, and boats Mahogany, Honduras known as "Tropical Mahogany" and is a true mahogany; grows in Central and South America; used for furniture and pattern making Mahogany, Phillippine grown in the Phillippines and known as "Red Lauan"l not really a true mahogany; used for furniture Maple, Eastern Hard known also as "Hard Rock Maple"; grows in the New England States and the states around the Great Lakes; used for flooring, cabinets, bowlings alleys, bowling pins, furniture, and butcher blocks Oak, Red grows in Southern Canada and the eastern section of the United States; used in flooring and furniture Oak, White grows in Southern Canada and the eastern section of the United States; used in flooring and furniture Padauk, African grows in Africa; used in fine furniture Padauk, Andaman grows in the Andaman Islands, a group of islands in the Bay of Bengal about 650 miles souteast of Calcutta; used in furniture, turned articles, and certain musical instruments Purple Heart knows as "Amaranth"; grows in South America; used for inlays, marquetry, floorings, and butts of expensive billiard cues Rosewood, Brazilian grows in the rain forests of Brail and in illegal to export; used for instruments, inlays, and fine furniture Rosewood, East Indian grows in India; used in inlays, fine furniture, etc. Rosewood, Honduras grows in British Honduras; like most rosewoods, very hard; used in cabinet work and marquetry, but it is chiefly employed for the bars of the marimbas and xylophones manufactured in the United States Rosewood, Hong Kong Known as "Burma Padauk"; grows in Burma; used in furniture, inlays, etc. Rosewood, Mexican known as "Bocote"; hard and oily Shedua grows in Africa; hard and is a sister to Teak; used in furniture Teak grows in India, Burma, Thailand, and Java light golden brown color; an ioly wood; used in shipbuilding for decks and trim, wall paneling, and fine fruniture Tulipwood, Brazilian grows in Brail; hard to work; used as inlay, marquetry, and decorative work; looks like a Christmas candy cane with its red and white strips Walnut, American Black grows chiefly in Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee; easy to work; used in fruniture, paneling, gunstocks, etc. Zebrawood grows in West Africa; used in fine furiture, inlays, decorative work, and gunstocks; gets its name for the Zebra looking stripes