Cubist

WALNUT
Walnut is known for its attractive and irregular knotted grain pattern and its durability. Walnut's colouring varies from creamy white sapwood to dark brown with a purplish cast and darker streaked heartwood. I finish walnut with tung oil to highlight the variation in grain and colour. 

OAK
Oak is known for its prominent close grain pattern that can look coarse but cuts narrow due to its density and strength. Oak's colouring varies from creamy sapwood to a range in golden to tan to redish heartwood. I often burned as it holds the charcoal due its dense nature + tight grain. 

ASH
Ash is known for its strong contrasting grain pattern from winter to summer growth and also its lighter weight hardwood strength. Ash's colouring varies from white sapwood to light brown with grey undertones heartwood. Depending on the grain presentation, I oil ash with a natural tung oil, white wash stain, or burn it black.

FIR
Fir is known for its durability for use in construction from its straight grain pattern. Fir's colouring varies from white/yellow sapwood to darker brown/reddish heart wood with distinct straight patterning. Depending on the grain presentation, I oil fir with a natural tung oil, white wash stain, or burn it black.

CEDAR
Cedar is known for its soft and attractive presentation and resilience to bugs and rot and it's shapeable nature as a softwood. Cedar's prominent growth pattern shows a grain pattern both tight and wide, giving waves or straight lines with a mix of brown and reddish hues. I typically oil cedar with tung oil and rarely burn it as the charring flakes off easier than with hardwoods. 

Less used wood species:

ACACIA
Acacia is known for strong and sturdy appearance with effortless shaping and is often mistaken for Walnut when imported to North America. It has both wavy and straight grain with light to dark brown/reddish hues.