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.
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.