Wood Overview
Learn more about the different types of wood to find your favorite. Choose a wood type, and find out more about it.
Beech
Also known as 'designer wood'. Rather simple and neutral in structure, it comes in soft-yellow and soft-pink.
Also known as 'designer wood'. Rather simple and neutral in structure, it comes in soft-yellow and soft-pink.
Birch
Very light, almost white with fine growth rings. Birch color varies from simple to "flamed". Pure in color.
Very light, almost white with fine growth rings. Birch color varies from simple to "flamed". Pure in color.
Cherry
The structure is fine-porous and very even. The wood is typically very glossy. At first cherry has a pink color, but on exposure to light it darkens somewhat.
The structure is fine-porous and very even. The wood is typically very glossy. At first cherry has a pink color, but on exposure to light it darkens somewhat.
Mahagony
Mahogany is a dark brown hardwood with a red shine. The typical visual appearance of this noble wood only comes out after treatment with paint, oil and/or wax.
Mahogany is a dark brown hardwood with a red shine. The typical visual appearance of this noble wood only comes out after treatment with paint, oil and/or wax.
Maple
With its bright, almost whitish color, the overall appearance is very homogeneous. Maple is a discreet and elegant wood.
With its bright, almost whitish color, the overall appearance is very homogeneous. Maple is a discreet and elegant wood.
Oak
The fine structure of the annual rings give the wood a uniform surface structure. The colors vary from beige to honey yellow.
The fine structure of the annual rings give the wood a uniform surface structure. The colors vary from beige to honey yellow.
Pine
The yellowish-white, often reddish-white color of the wood darkens with exposure to light. The pine structure has very very narrow growth rings.
The yellowish-white, often reddish-white color of the wood darkens with exposure to light. The pine structure has very very narrow growth rings.
Teak
Teak is a very hard, reddish-brown hardwood, which has a high proportion of natural oils. This property makes teak an extremely good furniture wood, with excellent processing properties.
Teak is a very hard, reddish-brown hardwood, which has a high proportion of natural oils. This property makes teak an extremely good furniture wood, with excellent processing properties.
Walnut
The structure is a fein flower or striped, and gives this wood an elegant flair. Through processing techniques different shades can be achieved.
The structure is a fein flower or striped, and gives this wood an elegant flair. Through processing techniques different shades can be achieved.