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Browser timber based on their alphabetically name. In this section you can browser all the timber details stored in our wood reference database. Click the categories on the right to view the alphabetical groups. You will then be able to view the full timber fact sheet and specification. Alternatively there is a search on the main navigation where you can browse all of the timbers in the database.
| Material | Botanical Name | Type |
| Ash (American White) | Fraxinus americana and related species (oleaceace) | Hardwood |
| American Red Oak | Quercus rubra | Hardwood |
| Accoya | Accoya is a modified wood made from Radiata Pine | Modified Woods |
| Ayan | Distemonanthus benthamianus (Leguminosae) | Hardwood |
| Alder (European) | Alnus glutinosa (betulaceae) | Hardwood |
| Alder (Red) | Alnus rubra (Betulaceae) | Hardwood |
| Anigre | Pouteria spp. (formerly Aningeria genus) | Hardwood |
| Afzelia | Afzelia spp. (Leguminosae) | Hardwood |
| Angelin | Andira inermis (Leguminosae) | Hardwood |
| Ash (European) | Fraxinus excelsior (Oleaceae) | Hardwood |
| Agba | Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum (Legumiosae) | Hardwood |
| Apple | Malus sylvestris (Rosaceae) | Hardwood |
| Abura | Mitragyna ciliata (now Hallea ledermannii) (Rubiaceae) | Hardwood |
| Afromosia | Pericopsis elata (Leguminosae) | Hardwood |
| Aspen (Canadian) | Populus tremuloides (Salicaceae) | Hardwood |
| Amboyna | Pterocarpus indicus (Leguminosae) | Hardwood |
| Afara | Terminalia superba (Combretaceae) | Hardwood |
| Avodire | Turraeanthus africanus (Meliaceae) | Hardwood |
| Aningeria | Aningeria spp. | Hardwood |
| Antiaris | Antiaris toxicaria | Hardwood |
| Araracanga | Aspidosperma desmanthum | Hardwood |
| Alone | Bombax brevicuspe | Hardwood |
| American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Hardwood |
| Acajou Rouge | Cedrela huberi | Hardwood |
| Araiba | entrolobium ochroxylon | Hardwood |
| Angelica Tree | Dendopanax arboreus | Hardwood |
| Australian White Ash | Eucalyptus fraxinoides | Hardwood |
| Ashe Juniper | Juniperus ashei | Softwood |
| Antarctic Beech | Nothofagus moorei | Hardwood |
| Angico | Parapiptadenia rigida | Hardwood |
| Amunu | Podocarpus neriifolia | Softwood |
| Amendoim | Pterogyne nitens | Hardwood |
| Arkensas Oak | Quercus arkansana | Hardwood |
| Australian White Birch | Schizomeria ovata | Hardwood |
| Akossika | Scottellia chavalieri | Hardwood |
| Material | Botanical Name | Type |
| Black Walnut (American) | Juglans nigra (Juglandaceae) | Hardwood |
| Beech (Euro) | Fagus sylvatica (Fagaceae) | Hardwood |
| Balau | Shorea spp. | Hardwood |
| Bubinga | Guibourtia demeusei and related species (Leguminosae) | Hardwood |
| Basswood | Tilia americana and related species (Tiliaceae) | Hardwood |
| Blackwood (Australian) | Acacia melanoxylon (Leguminosae) | Hardwood |
| Birch (Yellow) | Betula alleghaniensis (Betulaceae) | Hardwood |
| Birch (European) | Betula pendula and B. pubescens (Betulaceae) | Hardwood |
| Boxwood (European) | Buxus sempervirens (Buxaceae) | Hardwood |
| Brazilwood | Caesalpinia echinata (Leguminosae) | Hardwood |
| Blackbean | Castanospermum australe (Leguminosae) | Hardwood |
| Blackwood (African) | Dalbergia melanoxylon (Leguminosae) | Hardwood |
| Balsa | Ochroma pyramidale (Bombacaceae) | Hardwood |
| Blackheart Sassafras | Altherospermum moschatum | Hardwood |
| Berlinia | Berlinia spp. | Hardwood |
| Brazilnut | Bertholletia excelsa | Hardwood |
| Bishopwood | Bischofia javanica | Hardwood |
| Bolly Silkwood | Cryptocarya oblata | Hardwood |
| Brown Quangdong | Elaeocarpus coorangooloo | Hardwood |
| Blue Gum | Eucalyptus globulus | Hardwood |
| Blue Mahoe | Hibiscus elatus | Hardwood |
| Bombanga | Macrolobium coeruleoides | Hardwood |
| Breadtree | Melia azedarach | Hardwood |
| Balsamo | Myroxylon balsamum | Hardwood |
| Beli | Paraberlinia bifoliolata | Hardwood |
| Black Spruce | Picea mariana | Softwood |
| Bristlecone Pine | Pinus aristata | Softwood |
| Brown Sterculia | Sterculia rhinopetala | Hardwood |
| Brush Box | Tristania conferta | Hardwood |
| Black Wattle | Acacia auriculiformis | Hardwood |
| Bridgalow | Acacia harpophylla | Hardwood |
| Material | Botanical Name | Type |
| Cherry | Prunus serotina (Rosaceae) | Hardwood |
| Cedar | Thuja plicata (Cupressaceae) | Softwood |
| Chestnut (Sweet) | Castanea sativa (Fagaceae) | Hardwood |
| Cumaru | Dipteryx odorata | Hardwood |
| Cedro | Cedrela fissilis (Meliaceae) | Hardwood |
| Chestnut (Horse) | Aescelus hippocastanum (hippocastanaceae) | Hardwood |
| Cerejeira | Amburana cearensis (Leguminosae) | Hardwood |
| Chestnut (American) | Castanea dentata (Fagaceae) | Hardwood |
| Coachwood | Ceratopetalum apetalum (cunonaceae) | Softwood |
| Cedar (Port Orford) | Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Cupressaceae) | Hardwood |
| Cedar (Southern White) | Chamaecyparis thyoides (Cupressaceae) | Softwood |
| Ceylon Satinwood | Chloroxylon swietenia (Rutaceae) | Hardwood |
| Cocobolo | Dalbergia retusa (Leguminosae) | Hardwood |
| Courbaril | Hymanaea courbaril (Leguminosae) | Hardwood |
| Cherry (European) | Prunus avium (Rosaceae) | Hardwood |
| Curupay | Anadenanthera macrocarpa (syn. Piptadenia macrocarpa) | Hardwood |
| Capomo | Brosimum alicastrum | Hardwood |
| Cocuswood | Brya ebenus | Hardwood |
| Cangerana | Cabralea cangerana | Hardwood |
| Cananga | Canangium odoratum | Hardwood |
| Crabwood (Andiroba) | Carapa guianensis | Hardwood |
| Canarywood | Centrolobium spp. (many species) | Hardwood |
| Camphor Laurel | Cinnamomum camphora | Hardwood |
| Coconut | Cocos nucifiera | Hardwood |
| Cow Tree | Couma macrocarpa | Hardwood |
| Capa De Tabaco | Couratari guianensis | Hardwood |
| Copaiba | Guibourtia langsdorfii | Hardwood |
| Cucumber Tree | Magnolia acuminata | Hardwood |
| Carne D'Anta | Maytenus spp. | Hardwood |
| Chechem | Metopium brownei | Hardwood |
| Coigue | Nothofagus dombeyi | Hardwood |
| Carbbean Pine | Pinus caribaea | Softwood |
| Cativo | Prioria copaifera | Hardwood |
| Carbonero | Pseudopiptadenia pittieri (syn. Piptadenia pittieri) | Hardwood |
| Chewstick | Symphonia globulifera | Hardwood |
| Calantas | Toona calantas | Hardwood |
| Cedar Elm | Ulmus crassifolia | Hardwood |
| Californian Red Fir | Abies magnifica | Softwood |
