| Wood | SALVAGE SOURCE AND OTHER TREE INFO |
| Acacia | 1. Wood left over from a hardwood flooring installation. Winnipeg, Manitoba
2. Wood from an old banana holder stand. |
| Amur Cherry | Wind fall tree found on my street in Winnipeg Manitoba. Amur cherry, also known as Manchurian cherry, has bronze coloured papery bark that sheds. It is species of cherry native to Korea, northeastern China and southeastern Russsia. |
| Apple | Arborist tree removal, Winnipeg, Manitoba. |
| Ash | 1. Wood from discarded hardwood pallets from CARTE INTERNATIONAL INC, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2. Scraps and offcuts from Dynasty Flooring, Winnipeg, http://dynastyflooringcanada.com |
| Austrailian Lacewood | Guitar maker scraps, Glen Bergman (Luthier), Winnipeg www.bluebirdguitar.comThis tree is native to Northern Austrailia where it is known as silky oak. |
| Bamboo | Old wooden box found at local Thrift store in Winnipeg. |
| Birch | Hardwood flooring off cuts, Winnipeg |
| Bubinga | Guitar maker scraps, Glen Bergman (Luthier), Winnipeg www.bluebirdguitar.com
Grows in Cameroon, Gabon and Zaire *Endangered species |
| Burr Oak | Arborist tree removal, Winnipeg, Manitoba. |
| Caragana | Prunings from Saint Norbert Arts Centre (SNAC),Winnipeg http://www.snac.mb.ca/ |
| Central American Rosewood | Guitar maker scraps, Glen Bergman (Luthier), Winnipeg www.bluebirdguitar.com |
| Cherry | 1. Local furniture maker scraps: Grasslands Furniture, Winnipeg. http://grasslandswoodcraft.com/
2. Wood from discarded hardwood pallets from CARTE INTERNATIONAL INC, Winnipeg, Manitoba. |
| Cocobolo | Guitar maker scraps, Glen Bergman (Luthier), Winnipeg www.bluebirdguitar.comIndigenous to West coast of Central America. *Endangered species |
| Crabapple |
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| Ebony | Broken old wood sculpture found at local Thrift store in Winnipeg.Grows in Sri Lanka, India and Africa. One of the rarest and most expensive exotic woods in the world! *Endangered species |
| Elm |
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| European Buckthorn | Considered a weed species in Winnipeg, this is a beautiful orange-brown wood is supplied to me by the City of Winnipeg, forestry branch when they cull it. City of Winnipeg, Naturalist Services Branch www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/naturalist/ns/ |
| French Oak | Scraps from an organ that was removed from a cathedral in France and is estimated to be 200-300 years old. This wood was given to me by a local Winnipeg, Manitoban Luthier. |
| Hickory | Scraps from a local Winnipeg, Manitoba kitchen cabinet manufacturing shop. |
| Honduran Mahogany | Guitar maker scraps, Glen Bergman (Luthier), Winnipeg www.bluebirdguitar.com*Endangered species |
| Honeysuckle | Prunings from Saint Norbert Arts Centre (SNAC),Winnipeg http://www.snac.mb.ca/ |
| Indian Rosewood | Old wooden box found at local Thrift store in Winnipeg. |
| Indonesian Mahogany | Wood from discarded hardwood pallets from CARTE INTERNATIONAL INC, Winnipeg, Manitoba. |
| Jatoba(Brazilian Cherry) | Scraps and offcuts from Dynasty Flooring, Winnipeg, http://dynastyflooringcanada.comAlthough Jatobá is sometimes referred to as Brazilian cherry or South American cherry, it is not a cherry tree but a legume belonging to the Fabaceae family. It is a tree common to the Caribbean, Central, and South America. |
| Juniper | Arborist Tree removal, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Lilac |
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| Lauan | Wood from discarded hardwood pallets from CARTE INTERNATIONAL INC, Winnipeg, Manitoba. |
| Maple | 1. Wood from discarded hardwood pallets from CARTE INTERNATIONAL INC, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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| Massaranduba | Scraps and offcuts from Dynasty Flooring, Winnipeg. Dynasty Flooring, Winnipeg http://dynastyflooringcanada.comAlso known as Bulletwood and Brazilian Redwood. It is extremely dense and hard. |
| Mountain Ash | 1. City Tree removal, Winnipeg, MB.
2. Scraps from a local Winnipeg, Manitoba kitchen cabinet manufacturing shop. |
| Olive wood | Old wooden dish found at local Thrift store in Winnipeg. |
| Paduak |
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| Walnut |
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| Wild Plum | Prunings from Saint Norbert Arts Centre (SNAC),Winnipeg http://www.snac.mb.ca/ |
| Pau Ferro (Bolivian Rosewood) | Guitar maker scraps, Glen Bergman, Luthier, www.bluebirdguitar.com |
| Purpleheart | Hardwood flooring offcuts from Haida Gwaii, CanadaIndigenous to Central and South America *Endangered species |
| Red Oak | Wood from discarded hardwood pallets from CARTE INTERNATIONAL INC, Winnipeg, Manitoba. |
| Siberian Elm | City Tree removal, Winnipeg, MB. |
| Staghorn Sumac | Arborist tree removal Winnipeg, MB. |
| White Oak | Local furniture maker scraps: Grasslands Furniture, Winnipeg. http://grasslandswoodcraft.com/ |
| Yew | Fine furniture maker scraps, Haida Gwaii, Canada |
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I got a pair of your earrings to give as gift while on the west coast this past summer. Have you worked with arbutus wood?It is such a stunning tree, and some times I find broken branches.
Hi Shelly. I used to live in Victoria and did use some arbutus then, but don’t have any now. Beautiful wood. Would love some. Maybe we could do a trade if you want more jewelry or a wooden kitchen utensil. Just have to make sure it is not rotten. Sometimes that is why branches break off. Thank you for thinking of me. Carson
Hi Carson…If I get some arbutus on my travels I will contact you. I am making a trip to Manitoba next year so we may be able to trade! 😉
Sorry I didn’t have any wood that big.