There are approximately 100,000 species of trees on Earth. I would like to explain the types of wood and the characteristics of the wood in an easy-to-understand manner.
1. Ebony Wood
Ebony is a broad-leaved tree native to Southeast Asia (India, eastern Indonesia, Sri Lanka) and Africa. It has an elegant color (black/brown string), soft luster, and excellent durability, so it is used in the production of high-quality furniture, sculpture materials, piano keys, and musical instruments. It also grows slowly, making it the highest-priced wood. It is the hardest and densest wood in existence, so it sinks in water.
2. Bocote Wood 
Bocote It is a tree with an impressive black stripe on a yellow background that inhabits Central and South America including Mexico. Due to its unique wood grain, it is used for making musical instruments, furniture, and boats. It is as strong as maple wood, so it is often used for handles of guns and knives.
3. Walnut Wood
The walnut tree, It is mainly found in Central and South America, including Colombia. It has a dark chestnut color and is resistant to moisture and has the characteristics of being strong against bending and shrinkage. It is also widely used in furniture making because it is durable and light in weight.
4. Rosewood
Rosewood is an evergreen tree native to India and South America. The wood is famous for its rose scent when cut. It is reddish-brown in color and has a beautiful wood grain, so it is often used for furniture and musical instruments.
5. Padouk Inhabits
Padouk Inhabits equatorial Africa including southern Nigeria. It is reddish like blood when logging, and turns reddish-brown when exposed to sunlight. It is durable and resistant to pests and diseases, and thanks to its luxurious red color, it is used to make antique furniture and expensive accessories.
6. African Blackwood
African Balck wood, called mpingo in Swahili, is found extensively in tropical areas of Africa, including Tanzania. After drying, it hardly changes due to moisture and has the highest strength among woods, so it is used for high-end furniture and decoration purposes. It also resonates well, making it a preferred bass for woodwind instruments such as the clarinet and flute. It is a tree used for ancestral rites in ancient Egypt. It is now designated as a protected tree and is traded at the highest price.
7. Purple Heart
Purple Heart Grows in Central and South America, including the Amazon Basin of Brazil, brown when logging, but turns dark purple when exposed to air. Due to its rare purple color, it is used for small furniture, billiard cues, and accessories.
8. Bubinga Wood
It is distributed near the equator of Africa, including Bubinga Cameroon, and has an elegant and luxurious color. there is weight.
It is the most loved wood in Africa because of its high strength but elasticity, resistance to pests and diseases, and good luster. It is used for various purposes such as antique furniture, decoration, musical instrument, decoration, etc.
9. Teak wood
The teak is a broad-leaved tree native to Southeast Asia and Central America. It has a soft golden color, is resistant to pests and diseases, and has little shrinkage, expansion, or distortion. It is also oily, so it is used in shipbuilding and furniture manufacturing. It is one of the woods that is traded at a high price because it grows large and there are few parts that can be used as wood.
10. Sapele Wood
Sapele wood is used as a substitute for mahogany because it inhabits West Africa including Cote d’Ivoire and its material is similar to mahogany. It is widely used for furniture and interior materials because of its good gloss, strength, and durability.
11. Cocobolo Wood
Cocobolo It lives in Central America, including Panama, and comes in various colors such as orange, yellow, and brown depending on the part. It is used for musical instruments and furniture that need to be used for a long time due to the high oil content of the wood itself. It is one of the woods that is traded at a rather high price because the supply is low compared to the demand.
12. Lignum Vitae
Lignum Vitae is Widely distributed in South America including Central America, mixed with olive-toned colors, browns, and blues. Over time, the green color becomes darker. It is also called the tree of life or the tree of healing and is used as a raw material for healing and flavoring due to the saponin component on the surface of the tree. It is also heavy and hard, so it is used as a tool handle or a wheel of a wagon.
13. Chamjuk
Chamjuk (Cedrela sinensis) is a tree that was transmitted to Korea from China at the end of the Goryeo Dynasty and grows throughout Korea. The leaves are used for food, and there is an irregular pattern as the distinction between sapwood and heartwood is clear. For this reason, it has been widely used in the production of traditional furniture.
