Asian Wood Videos
Asian woods include a wide range of tropical and temperate species used in furniture, cabinetry, veneer, flooring, boatbuilding, carving, and traditional woodworking. This video library highlights grain patterns, color variation, texture, density, and common uses for Asian 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.
Black and White Ebony
A striking exotic hardwood celebrated for its dramatic black and cream coloration and exceptional density.
Red Meranti
A widely used Southeast Asian hardwood valued for its reddish-brown color, workability, and versatility in construction and woodworking.
Rubberwood
A sustainable plantation hardwood prized for its light color, fine texture, and widespread use in furniture and interior products.
White Lauan
A light-colored Southeast Asian hardwood valued for its workability, smooth texture, and use in plywood, furniture, cabinetry, and interior joinery.
Camphor
An aromatic Asian hardwood known for its distinctive fragrance, attractive grain, natural insect resistance, and use in fine furniture, cabinetry, carving, and decorative woodworking.
Black Palm
A distinctive tropical material known for its dramatic dark vascular fibers, striking spotted appearance, and use in turning, knife handles, pens, decorative objects, and other specialty woodworking.
Macassar Ebony
A striking Southeast Asian hardwood prized for its dramatic dark brown and black striping, exceptional density, fine texture, and use in luxury furniture, cabinetry, musical instruments, turning, and decorative woodworking.
Teak
A world-renowned Asian hardwood prized for its golden-brown color, natural oils, exceptional durability, dimensional stability, and outstanding performance in boatbuilding, outdoor furniture, flooring, and fine woodworking.
Mango
A versatile Asian hardwood known for its warm golden-brown coloration, distinctive grain and figure, good workability, and use in furniture, cabinetry, turning, carving, and decorative woodworking.
Apitong
A strong Southeast Asian hardwood known for its reddish-brown color, coarse texture, durability, and strength, with widespread use in truck and trailer decking, heavy construction, flooring, and other demanding applications.
Philippine Teak
A rare Philippine hardwood known for its golden to reddish-brown coloration, attractive grain, strength, and natural durability. Native to the Philippines, this species is valued for furniture, specialty woodworking, and its ecological importance as a threatened tree.
Jackfruit
A versatile Asian hardwood known for its golden-yellow to warm brown coloration, straight to interlocked grain, natural durability, and excellent workability. Commonly used in furniture, cabinetry, carving, musical instruments, and traditional woodworking throughout South and Southeast Asia.