A rich, dark red wood?

Brazilian Rosewood....

This pic is of a table, but man, it is some of the most beautiful grain I have seen yet, only problem is Brazilian Rosewood is endangered and CITES listed, illegal to trade....still find some listed in some cue building sites though, you may get lucky.... brazilian-rosewood-table.jpg
 
Certainly not a mainstream cue wood but, cherry continues to darken naturally for a very long time (I've heard over 80 years?)
think of Duncan Phyfe dining room sets.
Very stable and machines very well.:thumbup:
 
Piratejethro said:
This pic is of a table, but man, it is some of the most beautiful grain I have seen yet, only problem is Brazilian Rosewood is endangered and CITES listed, illegal to trade....still find some listed in some cue building sites though, you may get lucky....View attachment 244479
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That table is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen in my life. It looks truly amazing.
 
Heres a few more... Australian burls like Vasticola, Red Morell, and Red Mallee have some very RED colors. There is also Afzelia burl and then good ole' American Cherry Burl. When the Cherry burl is stabilized, the color gets a darker red. In order.... Vasticola, Red Morell, Spalted Afzelia, and Cherry. For RED...the Aussie burls are hard to beat

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Redheart can be honey brown (not so amazing) to fire engine red (amazing). It has beautiful grain and is not insanely heavy like bloodwood. Padauk is also pretty.
 
Redheart. Second wood from bottom. Nothing is redder. Got some bloodwood that's equally as red, but it doesn't have the figure.
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I'm starting to think that I'm color blind. All I'm seeing are woods that are brown or yellow.

I need to find a pic of the color that I'm hoping to find. That table really looks like what I'm looking for.

Is it difficult to dye a wood to a dark red? Are there woods that you absolutely do NOT want to dye? Are there woods that accept dye more easily.

I do understand that this might be better as a separate topic, but just thought I'd throw it out there.
 
fathomblue said:
I'm starting to think that I'm color blind. All I'm seeing are woods that are brown or yellow.

I need to find a pic of the color that I'm hoping to find. That table really looks like what I'm looking for.

Is it difficult to dye a wood to a dark red? Are there woods that you absolutely do NOT want to dye? Are there woods that accept dye more easily.

I do understand that this might be better as a separate topic, but just thought I'd throw it out there.
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Well you must be color blind :grin:, I see lots of red. I know of two people that have great luck with stains, Dan Janes of Joss cues and Mike Gulyassy but if it has to be a certain shade of red that your heart is set on, It could be a crap shoot. Before finish and after finish can vary.
 
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Busbee Cue said:
Here is a picture of Paduak which is a redish color that gets darker over time.
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21whiskey said:

PADAUK , i love it, bought John Davis blank from Superior Cue, conversion by BCM Custom Cue
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63Kcode said:
Here is some padauk. If you want some, I have a few pieces to sell.
Larry
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Lexicologist71 said:
Redheart can be honey brown (not so amazing) to fire engine red (amazing). It has beautiful grain and is not insanely heavy like bloodwood. Padauk is also pretty.
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+5 for Padauk.
 
Now THAT is what Redheart looks like. Thanks for posting. Padauk just doesn't compare, in my opinion of course.
 
also very colorblind,
but this LOOKS red to me
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bloodwood
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Bringing up this old thread that I started......

Bois de Rose is what I'm looking for. I think I found a source, but I may be on a waiting list. Anyone have experience with it? I saw some amazing stuff by BHQ.
 
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