SPECIALTY WOODS
Exotic Wood Descriptions
Besides constructing stirrups in red oak, we also
make bows using the French word
RED OAKbuild stirrups in other woods which puts them in a class
bois d'arc, which means bow wood.
A slightly coarser texturedof their own.We use a primary stock of five exotic woods,
With time the name Bodark
wood than white oak, Red Oak is
but we are always on the look-out for that special wood
emerged. Native Americans also
accented with smaller dark colored
to create an absolutely gorgeous yet functional stirrup.
relied on the tree for dyes and
rays and large rounded open pores.
medicinal uses while the European
It is uniform in color and is the
Our Primary Exotic Woods:
settlers took advantage of the tough
basic wood used in building Nettles
thorny tree to plant tight rows for
Stirrups.
stock proof hedges. Bodark makes a
Walnut Mesquite
beautiful golden stirrup that turns a
BLACK WALNUT
deeper color with age and will no
A moderately hard, strong
doubt last a lifetime.
wood known for its excellent shock
resistance, Black Walnut is regard-
PURPLE HEART
ed as the most beautiful and most
A Central and South American
valuable cabinet wood in North
tree that is brown when freshly cut,
America. With such a reputation, it
but oxidizes to a violet purple.
naturally makes exquisite designer
While the wood is heavy and usual-
stirrups. While the dried wood is a
ly finely textured with a straight
rich dark brown, the sapwood,
grain, it is also noted for its wide
when freshly cut, is nearly white.
variation in color, texture, and den-
Black walnut is primarily grown in
sity, all depending on the tree. In
the central and Appalachian states.
fact, because of its good mechanical
Wenge Bordork
properties and durability, purple-
MESQUITE
heart is used for heavy outdoor con-
Mesquite has survived the
struction such as bridges and dock
rugged Texas landscape since
work. A dye produced from the
before the Spanish Conquistadors
wood is used for textile fabrics.
set foot on North America. Native
The purple color is deceptive, how-
Americans ground the seed pods to
ever, changing to a dark brown pati-
produce a meal called pinole and
na with age. Purple Heart is noted
they used the bark to create medi-
for its ability to finish to a glossy,
cine, baskets and fabrics. It is a
lustrous finish, making an absolute-
remarkable wood known for its
ly gorgeous stirrup.
beauty, strength and tenacity and
makes a gorgeous product, from
floors to cabinets to stirrups. ENGLISH YEW
However, while other products can
An evergreen tree native to
work with the flaws in mesquite,
Britain and particularly common in
English Yew Purple Heart
mesquite woods without flaws is
England and Wales, and because of
necessary for stirrups, making them
its longevity it is prominent in many
that much more of a prize to own.
churchyards. The English Yew
grows slowly and can live to be sev-
eral hundred years old; in fact,
WENGE
some old yew trees are believed to
Dark brown to black in color,
be over 2000 years old. This
Wenge is a heavy, coarsely textured
durable wood is marked with peri-
wood with bending and shock-
odic dark accents of various sizes
resistant properties similar to ash
and colors. No doubt that stirrups
and hickory. Since it is hard and
made from English Yew will always
heavy, it is an excellent source for
be a conversation piece.
handles and carving, and also for
designer stirrups. Wenge grows in
PADAUK
open forests in the southern regions
African Padauk is orange-red in
of Tanzania and Mozambique. It
color, deepening in time to a deeper
also appears in the Congo region inBloodwood
shade of red. This dense, heavy
periodically inundated swampy
Do you have an exotic
wood has a coarse rugged texture
forests.
wood in mind not listed and prominent pores, making it
excellent stirrup material that hold
here? Let us know.
BODARK
up well and stand out among the
We will design you a one Officially named Osage
crowd. It is a native of Nigeria,
Orange, because the wood is so
of a kind stirrup to your
Cameroons and the Congos.
strong, Native Americans used it to
specifications.
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