Richard Pikul                                   

LACE BOBBIN WOOD SPECIES

     Photos chosen for typical colour(s). Colour of individual bobbins may vary from those shown here.

DOMESTIC SPECIES

   SUGAR MAPLE (Acer saccharum) 

  Standard, straight grain. 

  Birdseye grain (minimum 3 birdseyes on each bobbin handle)

  Tiger  (curly) grain (semi irridescent 'stripes' across bobbin)


   LILAC   (Syringa vulgaris L.)

  Light colour

  Light with dark accents 

  Dark colour


  BLACK CHERRY  (Prunus serotina)

  BLACK WALNUT  (Juglans nigra)

  WHITE BIRCH  (Betula papyrifera)
   (a.k.a: Paper Birch, Silver Birch)

  YELLOW BIRCH  (Betula alleghaniensis)
   (a.k.a. Golden Birch)

  HAWTHORN (Crataegul spp.)
     There are many varieties of Hawthorn growing locally.
     The wood of all varieties is very similar.

  Standard colour
  Colour can be as shown or entire bobbin can be similar to
     either end of bobbin in this photo.

  Hawthorn spalted
  (Only available when I'm sucessful in spalting green blanks)

  BUCKTHORN (Rhamnus cathartica)

  IRONWOOD (Ostrya virginiana)
  (a.k.a. Hop hornbeam)
            Photo shows colour range of this species.

  APPLE   (Malus sylvestris)

PEAR (Pyrus communis)

  HONEY LOCUST (Gleditsia triacanthos)

  BLACK LOCUST (Robinia pseudoacacia)

   SERVICEBERRY  (Amelanchier canadensis)

  SWEETGUM (Liquidambar styraciflua)
NOTE: no longer available. Suppliers in my area no longer stock this species.


  DYMONDWOOD    NOTE: no longer available
    (Dense wood made of compressed Birch veneer (Betula papyrifera)
     Wood is denser than almost all other wood species.
     NOTE: this wood composite no longer made as the producing factory
                   was destroyed by fire in 2015.
Photos remain on this page for identification purposes only.

  Rosewood burgundy

  Fuchsia

  Cocobolo / Macassar

  Tropical Purplewood

 IMPORTED SPECIES


  BOCOTE (Cordia alliodora)

  CHAKTE KOK (Erythroxylum spp. & Simira spp.)
   (a.k.a.  Redheart)

   MACHICHE (Lonchocarpus spp.)

  KINGWOOD (Dalbergia cearensis)

  ROSEWOOD, Brazilian (Dalbergia nigra)

  HONDURAN ROSEWOOD (Dalbergia stevensoni)

  JATOBA (Ormosia monosperma)
   (a.k.a. Brazilian Cherry)

  PAU AMARELLO (Euxylophora paraensis)
    (a.k.a. Yellowheart)

  PURPLEHEART (Peltogyne spp.)

 ANGELIM VERMELHO (Dinizia excelsa)  

  BLOODWOOD (Brosimum rubescens)  

  WENGE (Millettia laurentii)
     Hard to find wood of this species that is suitable for bobbins.

                    Will post photo when available.

General Information

     The scientific names of the species used are included to exactly define the wood used to make Maple Leaf bobbins.
     This is done to avoid confusion, as there are different species with the same, or similar, common names.

     To aid in comparing species, all photos used are of the standard "Maple Leaf" style bobbins, double head version.

     All domestic wood species used for making these bobbins is sourced from wood grown in Ontario.

Sources include:
     Sustainably managed forests, Maple sugar forests, trees downed in storms, invasive species removals, farm woodlot harvesting and city tree pruning.

     Imported wood species are sourced from FSC certified suppliers.

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