Caribbean & West Indies Wood Videos
Caribbean and West Indies woods include some of the world’s most historically significant and visually distinctive tropical wood species. This video library highlights grain patterns, color variation, density, texture, and woodworking characteristics for woods featured throughout the Exotic Woods of the World archive.
Each collector card below links directly to the video section on that species page, allowing you to watch the video while also exploring the full written profile, identification characteristics, related guides, and comparison information.
Beefwood
An Australian hardwood recognized for its reddish color, attractive grain, and excellent turning and woodworking qualities.
Horseflesh Mahogany
A rare Caribbean hardwood valued for its rich color, fine texture, and use in quality woodworking projects.
Jamaican Dogwood
A dense tropical hardwood native to the Caribbean, known for its strength and distinctive appearance.
Poisonwood
A colorful Caribbean hardwood admired for its dramatic grain, though care is required when working with the wood.
Seven Year Apple
A lesser-known Caribbean hardwood appreciated for its durability, attractive figure, and regional significance.
Pigeon Plum
A Caribbean hardwood known for its attractive coloration, dense structure, and use in furniture, cabinetry, turning, and other specialty woodworking applications.
Black Olive
A distinctive Caribbean hardwood known for its attractive coloration, dense structure, fine texture, and use in furniture, turning, carving, cabinetry, and specialty woodworking.
Black Torch
A Caribbean hardwood known for its attractive coloration, dense structure, fine texture, and use in furniture, turning, carving, cabinetry, and other specialty woodworking applications.
Wild Tamarind
A Caribbean hardwood known for its light coloration, fine texture, workable grain, and use in furniture, cabinetry, carving, turning, and other specialty woodworking applications.