Wow! great color and figure on this Rose Myrtle Slab!

We just finished cleaning up the show face on this Tasmanian Rose Myrtle slab to bring out the color and figure a bit better.

Take a look at that color after we wet the surface with some denatured alcohol! Great looking piece.

(In case you are wondering: Rose Myrtle Slab #5 - 2" x 25" top, 32" middle, 25" bottom x 123")

Click here to see more large slabs on our website

A customer picks up his future desk.

This customer took advantage of our Rose Myrtle slabs all discounted 30% off!
Should make a neat looking desk!

How's this for a coffee table?!

Slab just SOLD to one lucky customer.
Can't wait to see the finished table!

The red "Rock-Bottom" parking lot sale tags are starting to go up on pieces!

Red=Best deals at the Parking Lot Sale!
Savings up to 60% OFF!

Click here to see our slabs.

New goodies at the shop, just in time for the parking lot sale!

It's going to be a fun one during next week's Parking Lot Sale!

We have a bunch of new pieces coming in that will be available during sale (unless someone purchases them before then, it's happened before...)

8/4 Quilted Maple, a 3" x 26-39" x 93" Oregon Myrtle Slab (Bay Laurel) and even some East Indian Rosewood lumber are just a few of the new items that we have received recently specifically for the sale! (see images below)

If last year is any indication, it will be three full days packed with woodworkers from around the country getting some amazing deals on exotic species from around the world!

Don't miss out!

August 12, 13 & 14 2011

For more details on the upcoming Parking Lot Sale, click here to sign up for the upcoming TEH newsletter (to be sent out early next week)

We can't wait to see you all at the sale!

Tasmanian Rose Myrtle Burl

Turning stock in a variety of sizes.
Not to be confused with domestic myrtle, Tas. Rose Myrtle is a highly figured species that looks great in a various different projects.
Have you tried Rose Myrtle before?
What do you think?

New Pieces of Rose Myrtle added to the Online Store

Individual pieces just added to the Online Store.

Great turning material in a variety of sizes.

A fantastic figured exotic from Australia.

Check out all available piece by clicking here.

Halfway through February, don't miss out on our monthly specials!

The best sellers this month have definitely been our "Manager's Special" Bocote turning square bundle and our 50 BF lumber discount-

-38 pcs of 1.5 inch x 1.5 inch x 12 inch for $99!

-Orders of 50BF or more of regular priced exotic lumber get 10% off!
(pretty much breaks down to getting free shipping or receiving a great discount if you can pick up at the shop!)


Other items reduced until the end of the month-

-All Tasmanian Rose Myrtle Slabs-10% OFF

-All Black Heart Sassafras Slabs-10% OFF



Click here for more information on our website

760.434.3030
tropicalexotichardwoods@yahoo.com

Gorgeous Tasmanian Rose Myrtle Slabs!

Rose Myrtle Bench by Del Cover

A favorite among many of our woodworkers!

Great density and workability with unmatched figure and color.

If your looking for material for a table, bartop or desk-make sure check out these slabs!

(P.S. take a look at the neat bookmatched sets, we just surfaced one and applied some tung oil to see the figure-incredible! They are also currently discounted! )
Click here to see our available Slabs

Feel free to call us if you have any questions or need a price/shipping quote
760.434.3030

Coolibah Burl Bass Guitar by Customer James Dellaneve

Customer James Dellaneve recently dropped by the shop to pick up some wood for his next project and also brought by this neat electric bass he constructed using some of our wood.

The body and headstock are out of a coolibah burl cap he purchase from us a while back.

Coolibah is tight grained burl we occasionally import from Australia along with other neat burl species such as Tasmanian Eucalyptus, Brown Mallee, Jarrah and Rose Myrtle.

We always have a healthy supply of burl material in assorted dimensions including the large caps pictured below. These species are a great choice for a variety of woodworking projects because of their figure, workability and low-cost compared to other high-end burls.

Click here to view our online store. 

Let us know if have any questions, these things are pretty!

760.434.3030

Our wood spotted at a boutique!

We thought this wood looked a little familiar...

Exotic wood bracelets by Phil Audia and Jill Dedominicis of Wood and Silver on display at a small boutique in downtown San Diego.

Look at that bottom picture. Solid Masur Birch about 1/4" thick!

Looks like some Rose Myrtle Burl and Ziricote bracelets as well.

These two do some amazing work, check out all their pieces at woodandsilver.com

Solid Burl Turning Stock!

We just added an assortment of our Best Selling Tasmanian Burl Bowl Blanks to the Online Store.

Look at detailed pictures of each piece and pick out only ones you want!

If you haven't noticed yet, we have moved the Online Store to a new server and it really moving at light speed which makes it really fun to browse through all our stock.

Check it out and take advantage of the individual pictures of all the pieces.


Click Here to Check out the new Bowl Blanks

4/4 Rose Myrtle Extra Wide Lumber

We added a post on Chuck Gardner's Rose Myrtle art piece last week, and have had numerous clients inquire about our remaining stock-

Chuck Gardner and "Winds of Emotion"
26" x 37" Tasmanian Rose Myrtle

Below are some pictures of the 4/4 Rose Myrtle Lumber we have in stock here at our shop-

Most pieces are 20-22" wide x 108-120" long!

All material is bone dry and ready to be worked.

$20/BF for 20" wide, highly figured material-Can't beat that!





Here are a couple small pieces that we surfaced on our planer to show the the gorgeous quilt/curly figure and rosy-red color.



Here are the same pieces with a little denatured alcohol sparayed on them to show what an oil finish will look like.

Rose Myrtle looks amazing, definitely one of our personal favorites!



Feel free to give us a call to see if any of the available pieces work for you.

Rose Myrtle Art Piece by Chuck Gardner

Customer Chuck Gardner just sent us this email-

"Here are a couple of photos of the piece I just finished out of the Tasmanian Rose Myrtle I bought from you. This is one of three pieces that will be in the Art Of Human Experience Show this Thursday night (in Hermosa Beach, CA). It's called Winds Of Emotion..."

"Winds Of Emotion"
26" x 37" Tasmanian Rose Myrtle

created for The Art of Human Experience Show

Chuck purchased some of our wide 4/4 Rose Myrtle Lumber (20"+ in width) and created this stunning piece.

Chuck with his piece

Rose Myrtle is a fantastic species from Australia that is a pleasure to work with.
It finishes great and looks incredible in a variety of different applications.


Our large Rose Myrtle slabs are also a favorite among our clients.

Click here to see what we have in stock in slab form



If you want some of this same 4/4 lumber that Chuck used, we have about 75-100 BF in stock. Give us a call for more information
760.434.3030

For more on the art of Chuck Gardner and information on the Art Of Human Experience Show, please see his website-
www.exquisiteworksinwood.com

Del Cover Woodworking

Del Cover is a longtime customer of ours who is based here in San Diego.

A true craftsman, Del has been creating stunning pieces of furniture for over 30 years and continues to impress us year after year with his creations.

To learn more about Del's work, please visit his website-
www.delcoverwoodworking.com

Tasmanian Rose Myrtle Bench

Koa and Ebony Cradle

Cluster Maple Bookmatched Tabletop

Video part of a piece made for the Mingei Museum to accompany the "Forms in Wood and Fiber Show".
It was made by the Emmy Award Winning team of Susan Bartole Owen and Jose Eli Villanueva.

Rose Myrtle Bookmatched set-SOLD!

We sold this set yesterday but wanted to show them off just one more time before we ship them out next week.

Pretty much all Tasmanian Rose Myrtle Slabs have amazing color and grain but these two are just spectacular!

Look at the unique shape and figure!

(Rose Myrtle set to be used for a custom desk top)

Both will be used to construct a desktop by the client. (Hopefully we can get some finished pictures once it is complete)

The natural curve on these slabs make them a perfect choice for a desk top. Not exactly sure how they will go together, but should look amazing what ever the client chooses.

(Now that is curly figure!)

To see other projects out of similar Rose Myrtle slabs such as the Tassajara Designs Conoid chair pictured below, see the following links-

Rose Myrtle Projects

(Rose Myrtle Conoid chair by Tassajara Designs)

Also give us a call if you have any questions on the stock we have.
760-434-3030

How about this for a tabletop?

Rose Myrtle