hardwoods for musical saws

Deep red color, with alternating darker bands.  Very stunning!  Fairly heavy - makes for a solid-feeling saw or cheat!  In good supply!

Overall, the color is similar to black walnut, but the patterns are quite distinctive - "swirly" in fact!  This is one of the showiest hardwoods!  Medium weight - makes a solid-feeling, durable musical saw. Good supply!

This is a very distinctive hardwood, with bold, alternating stripes of cream and light-to-dark brown.  Heavy weight and quite durable!

This wood has a distinct, deep yellow color that is quite unique among hardwoods.  The grain pattern is tight and even, with alternating, slightly wavy  stripes.  Heavy and hard - quite durable!

 Very lightweight - makes for a very easy to handle saw!  Cherry is an all-time favorite hardwood, favored by furniture-makers and craftsman because it is quite easy to work!  Color is a soft, pale orange.  Can contain very pleasing waves that shift nicely in the light! 

 A rare natural wonder!  Ordinary box elder is basically creamy white - unless the tree gets hit with an infestation of borers!  The damage results in a fungus invasion - and the tree responds by flooding its tissues with a red-colored poison!  But don't worry!  The wood is non-toxic to people!  Usually contains pin holes and galleries from the borers - which makes it a real conversation-piece!  Feather-light - makes the lightest possible musical saw!  Not often available - it's very rare!  Inquire for availability...

 Another wonder of nature!  Contains a true purple dye!  Clear, fairly straight-grained, with alternating  but subtle dark and light streaks.  Very heavy and dense - makes for a very substantial, solid-feeling musical saw!  If you don't mind the extra weight, this wood makes for a real showpiece! 

 This wood starts out as a very vivid red, then as it ages it develops into rich browns with wine-red highlights.  Beautiful grain patterns!  Medium weight and hardness, with good durability.

While not a true ebony, wenge is certainly black enough to be a more affordable alternative.  It actually looks very interesting because of the rich brown grain patterns nested in the black!  Like ebony, this is a hard, exceptionally dense wood.  Rather heavy and very durable!  Limited supply!

This wood tends to be very dark - some pieces are almost black, like ebony!  It varies from a rich chocolate hue to deep brown, and the grain patterns are different in every piece.  Heavy, hard  and very durable.  Limited supply...

This wood is characterized by fantastic, shimmering large flecks all throughout it.  The flecks form a fairly regular lace pattern - hence the name.  This is a very popular and showy wood.  It is medium-weight and quite hard and durable - makes a real showpiece!