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White to Pinkish Brown
The colors of whitewood fir or spruce range from pure white to pale yellow brown. It takes nails well and is easy to work with as long as the cutter is sharp. It also takes stain and paint well and is good for interior construction, joinery and carpentry flagpoles and scaffolds. Horse chestnut is a cream color to yellow and has a fine wavy grain. It's easy to work with and is good for furniture, trays and other projects. Japanese maple is a creamy tan or pinkish brown wood with a fine texture. It might be a little difficult to cut, but the wood is good for flooring in dance halls, skating rinks, bowling alleys and other floors that take abuse.
Pale Yellow to Light Brown
Akossika wood has a pale yellow heartwood with dark streaks and also has a fine texture. It has to be cut carefully and has to be pre-bored to accept nails and screws. It's also good for light construction work and veneers. Dutch or English elm is a light brown. It's difficult to work with and can blunt instruments but accepts nails and screws well. Elm is good for cabinetwork, chairs and flooring.
Golden Brown to Violet Brown
Freijo wood is golden brown to dark brown. The grain makes a very interesting and complex pattern, and equipment has to be kept sharp to avoid damaging it. It's good for paneling, cabinets and furniture. Red beech is a light reddish brown. It tends to season slowly and unevenly and has a tendency to warp. Still it's good for furniture and cabinet making. It also makes a good decorative veneer for cabinets. The color of Brazilian rosewood or jacaranda can range from chocolate or violet brown or violet streaked with black. The texture is coarse, and the wood is difficult to work with and can blunt instruments. Yet it's an attractive wood that has been used in furniture and veneers for centuries.
Dark Brown to Black
South American walnut is dark brown with black stripes and is easy to work with. It's used for high-end furniture, cabinetmaking, musical instruments, gunstocks and other objects of value. It's also used for beautiful veneers. Ebony is native to Southern Nigerian, Cameroon, Ghana and the Congo and can be jet black with a very fine texture. It's a very heavy and dense wood and is difficult to work with, but it's also very durable. It's used in artwork, but mostly for cutlery, doorknobs, piano and organ keys, violin fingerboards and other objects of utility and beauty.