Black Cherry
It has been used for high-class furniture since ancient times, which shows characteristic features of an elegant color tone with increasing deep redness as time passes.
Character
Knot･Pin knot
Gum pocket
Diverse grains
Aging changes
Expression of reflection
Sycamore
Silky luster and curly grain pattern of Sycamore is used for interior decoration of British Royal ships and Stradivarius violin.
Character
Curly figure (shrinkage figure)
Pin knot
Expression of reflection
Expression of delicate and tender grains
Shades of materials
Hard Maple
It has been heavily used as a floor material, furniture and musical instrument due to hard tough nature of material, which is sometimes characterized by the appearance of beautiful figures including bird’s eye figure and shrinkage figure.
Character
Bark pocket
Knot･Pin knot
Sugar mark
Curly figure (shrinkage figure)
Bark pocket
Black Walnut
Black and brown marble is quite attractive.It is a high-class precious wood used for luxury hotels, featuring classical shades and flickering strips. There are many enthusiastic fans drawn to its unique charm.
Character
Knot･Pin knot
Root figure
Expression of reflection
Diverse grains
Shades of materials
Birch
As an interior material, it is used for various purposes. You can see beautiful features of birch such as soft, gentle grain, dense and shiny skin, glassy hump.
Character
Knot･Pin knot
Pith fleck
Dense grains
Expression of reflection
Shades of materials
Oak
The oak tree has been used heavily for building construction, furniture and ships because of its characteristics of solid texture. The bamboo pattern appears strongly on the cross-grain, whereas horizontal stripes appears as a plaque on the straight grain.
Character
Silver grain
Mineral streak
Diverse grains
Shades of materials
Knot･Pin knot