North American Wood Videos
North American woods include many familiar and historically important species used in furniture making, cabinetry, flooring, carving, turning, musical instruments, and general woodworking. This video library highlights grain patterns, color variation, texture, density, and common uses for North American 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.
American Ash
A strong, shock-resistant hardwood known for its pale color, prominent grain, and use in furniture, flooring, tool handles, and sporting goods.
American Cherry
A highly regarded hardwood prized for its smooth grain, excellent workability, and warm reddish-brown color that deepens with age.
Red Oak
A widely used North American hardwood recognized for its strength, open grain, warm coloration, and versatility in flooring, furniture, and cabinetry.
Giant Sequoia
The world’s largest tree by volume, Giant Sequoia is an iconic North American softwood admired for its massive size, reddish heartwood, and remarkable longevity.
White Oak
A premier North American hardwood renowned for its strength, durability, closed grain, and widespread use in furniture, flooring, cabinetry, and cooperage.
American Basswood
A lightweight North American hardwood known for its pale color, fine uniform texture, easy workability, and exceptional suitability for carving, turning, models, and other detailed woodworking.
Osage Orange
An exceptionally durable North American hardwood known for its vivid yellow-orange color, tremendous strength, natural decay resistance, and use in bows, fence posts, turning, tool handles, and specialty woodworking.
American Holly
A distinctive North American hardwood prized for its exceptionally pale, nearly white color, fine uniform texture, and use in carving, inlay, turning, musical instruments, and other detailed specialty woodworking.
Alaskan Yellow Cedar
A durable North American softwood known for its pale yellow color, fine uniform texture, dimensional stability, and natural decay resistance, with uses in boatbuilding, exterior construction, carving, furniture, and specialty woodworking.
American Persimmon
A dense North American hardwood known for its pale sapwood, dark contrasting heartwood, fine texture, excellent wear resistance, and use in turning, tool handles, specialty items, and precision woodworking.
Yellow Poplar
A versatile North American hardwood known for its pale cream to yellow-green coloration, straight grain, easy workability, and widespread use in furniture, cabinetry, millwork, carving, and interior woodworking.
Ponderosa Pine
A widely distributed North American softwood known for its pale yellow to reddish-brown coloration, straight grain, lightweight structure, and excellent workability. Commonly used in furniture, cabinetry, interior millwork, doors, paneling, and general construction.