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• Lacewood
  A common name wood from numerous trees with striking patterns in their cut planks. Most speci ...re that is similar to [[oak]]. Lacewood has a silver sheen and is used for veneer, inlays, cabinetry, flooring, boxes, and furniture.
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• Brazilwood
  ...as been used for textile and leather dyes, inks, paints, varnish tints and wood stains. ...;pernambouc (Fr.); pau brasil (Port.); sappanwood; Queen's wood; Nicaragua wood; Rotholz (Deut.); legno rosso (It.); Brasilete (Esp.); Braziliehout (Ned.);
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• Koa
  ...amily. Koa is used for carvings, boats, dugout canoes, early surfboards, [[veneer|veneers]], musical instruments, and furniture. A [[tannin]] extracted from * Koa wood fluoresces in ultraviolet light.
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• Avodir
  ...that polishes to a satiny surface. Avodir is used for plywood, furniture, veneer, and decorative work. * H.L.Edlin, ''What Wood is That?'', Viking Press, New York, 1969
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• Avodiré
  ...that polishes to a satiny surface. Avodiré is used for plywood, furniture, veneer, and decorative work. * H.L.Edlin, ''What Wood is That?'', Viking Press, New York, 1969
  1 KB (182 words) - 14:46, 30 April 2022
• Khaya
  ...frican mahogany]] and is popular for making cabinets, musical instruments, veneer, and furniture. Khaya trees yield a water swellable gum called khaya gum.
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• Bubinga
  ...gloss. Bubinga is a decorative wood that is used for furniture, cabinets, veneer, pianos, and decorative items (handles, brushes, boxes, etc.). * H.L.Edlin, ''What Wood is That?'', Viking Press, New York, 1969
  1 KB (202 words) - 15:41, 10 May 2022
• Tigerwood
  ...ally glossy surface with a fine uniform texture. It is used for furniture, veneer, gunstocks, inlay, billiard tables, and cabinets.
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• Eastern red cedar
  ...cils, fence posts, and cabinets. It was also cut in thin sheets for use as veneer. The eastern red cedar is now scarce and rarely used. * Easy to work, notwithstanding any knots or irregularities present in the wood.
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• Antiaris
  ...ture, interior finish, doors, and veneer. In Africa, the soft, lightweight wood was commonly used for dug-out canoes. * Freshly cut wood has an unpleasant odor.
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• American holly
  ...pture, carvings, small articles, musical instruments, piano keys, [[veneer|veneer]], and [[marquetry|marquetry]]. * Specific gravity of wood = 0.8
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• Tulip tree
  ...tree wood was later used for furniture, inlays, painting panels, [[veneer|veneer]], and toys. The leaves of the tulip tree contain a [[dye|dye]] that gives [[File:48_Yellow_Poplar.jpg|thumb|Yellow Poplar wood (''Liriodendron tulipifera'')]]
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• Amboyna
  ...a deep red. The medium texture polishes to a silky surface. It is used for veneer, inlay and decorative furniture. Amboyna burls are valued for veneers. File:image 9-amboyna wood.jpg|Amboyna burl (''Pterocarpus spp.'' )
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• Japanese ash
  ...e. Japanese ash is used for furniture, cabinets, tools, sporting goods, [[veneer]], and [[plywood]]. * The Wood Database: [https://www.wood-database.com/tamo-ash/ Tamo ash]
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• Kingwood
  .... Kingwood has a fine texture and polishes to a high gloss. It is used for veneer and inlaying and was popular among French cabinetmakers. * The Wood Database: [https://www.wood-database.com/kingwood/ Kingwood]
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• Sugar maple
  ...flooring (dance floors, bowling alleys), musical instruments, and [[veneer|veneer]]. * H.L.Edlin, ''What Wood is That?'', Viking Press, New York, 1969
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• Marquetry
  ...lized technique. The simplest marquetry uses two different color sheets of veneer, temporarily fastened together then cut into a pattern with a fine saw. Thi
  2 KB (287 words) - 13:37, 17 October 2022
• Sycamore
  ...ers, flooring, furniture, crates, butcher blocks, musical instruments, and veneer. For an additional tree of the same genus, ''Platanus acerifoia'', see [[Lo ...olored wood with a straight grain and even texture. It is used for inlays, veneer, and millwork.
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• Teak
  ...gh quality furniture, veneer, boxes, chests, doors, and shipbuilding. Teak wood also has an aromatic smell when cut that it can retain for over a hundred y ...emulsion based sealants, such as polyurethane. Without a finish, outdoor wood will weather to a gray color.
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• Contact adhesive
  ...e building projects to adhere [[Formica®]], wood, leather, metal, plastic, veneer, and rubber.
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