Grain & Figure Explorer
Discover wood species by their visual character — grain pattern, texture, figure, and color.
Identify by Grain & Color
Describe the visual characteristics and our AI will match species from the database
Straight Grain
Fibers run parallel to the trunk. Predictable, easy to work, and takes finishes evenly. The most common and commercially versatile pattern.
Interlocked Grain
Fibers alternate direction between growth rings. Creates ribbon-stripe figure on quartersawn faces. Resists splitting but can tear during planing.
Wavy Grain
Fibers undulate in a regular wave pattern, producing curly or fiddleback figure. Highly prized for musical instruments and decorative veneers.
Irregular Grain
Fibers change direction unpredictably. Often found around knots or in burls. Stunning visual character but more challenging to machine.
137 species match your visual criteria
Acacia
Acacia spp.
African Mahogany
Khaya spp.
African Padauk
Pterocarpus soyauxii
Afrormosia
Pericopsis elata
Alaskan Yellow Cedar
Cupressus nootkatensis
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
American Elm
Ulmus americana
Andiroba
Carapa guianensis
Angelim Pedra
Hymenolobium petraeum
Angelim Vermelho
Dinizia excelsa
Anigre
Aningeria altissima
Apitong
Dipterocarpus grandiflorus
Azobe
Lophira alata
Balau
Shorea spp.
Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
Balsa
Ochroma pyramidale
Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea
Basswood
Tilia americana
Black Ash
Fraxinus nigra
Black Oak
Quercus velutina
Black Spruce
Picea mariana
Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
Blackbutt
Eucalyptus pilularis
Bloodwood
Brosimum rubescens
Bocote
Cordia elaeagnoides
Bubinga
Guibourtia demeusei
Butternut
Juglans cinerea
Cabreuva
Myrocarpus frondosus
Camphor
Cinnamomum camphora
Cedro
Cedrela odorata
Chechen
Metopium brownei
Cherry
Prunus serotina
Cocobolo
Dalbergia retusa
Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
Cumaru
Dipteryx odorata
Curupay
Anadenanthera colubrina
Douglas Fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Doussie
Afzelia africana
East Indian Satinwood
Chloroxylon swietenia
Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
Ebony
Diospyros ebenum
European Ash
Fraxinus excelsior
European Beech
Fagus sylvatica
European Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus
European Larch
Larix decidua
European Oak
Quercus robur / Q. petraea
Garapa
Apuleia leiocarpa
Goncalo Alves
Astronium fraxinifolium
Grand Fir
Abies grandis
Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Hard Maple
Acer saccharum
Indian Rosewood
Dalbergia latifolia
Ipê
Handroanthus spp.
Iroko
Milicia excelsa
Ironbark
Eucalyptus paniculata
Jackfruit Wood
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Jarrah
Eucalyptus marginata
Jatoba
Hymenaea courbaril
Karri
Eucalyptus diversicolor
Keruing
Dipterocarpus spp.
Khaya
Khaya ivorensis
Kingwood
Dalbergia cearensis
Kosipo
Entandrophragma candollei
Leopardwood
Roupala brasiliensis
Lignum Vitae
Guaiacum officinale
Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda
Lodgepole Pine
Pinus contorta
Longleaf Pine
Pinus palustris
Macassar Ebony
Diospyros celebica
Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Mango Wood
Mangifera indica
Massaranduba
Manilkara bidentata
Merbau
Intsia bijuga
Moabi
Baillonella toxisperma
Mockernut Hickory
Carya tomentosa
Movingui
Distemonanthus benthamianus
Neem
Azadirachta indica
Niangon
Heritiera utilis
Noble Fir
Abies procera
Norway Spruce
Picea abies
Obeche
Triplochiton scleroxylon
Okoume
Aucoumea klaineana
Olivewood
Olea europaea
Ovangkol
Guibourtia ehie
Palm Wood
Various palm spp.
Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera
Pignut Hickory
Carya glabra
Ponderosa Pine
Pinus ponderosa
Purpleheart
Peltogyne spp.
Queensland Maple
Flindersia brayleyana
Ramin
Gonystylus spp.
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Red Pine
Pinus resinosa
Redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
Rock Elm
Ulmus thomasii
Sapele
Entandrophragma cylindricum
Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris
Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata
Shorea
Shorea spp.
Shortleaf Pine
Pinus echinata
Silky Oak
Grevillea robusta
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Sipo
Entandrophragma utile
Sitka Spruce
Picea sitchensis
Snakewood
Brosimum guianense
Soft Maple
Acer rubrum / A. saccharinum
Spotted Gum
Corymbia maculata
Sucupira
Bowdichia nitida
Sugar Pine
Pinus lambertiana
Sweet Birch
Betula lenta
Sweet Chestnut
Castanea sativa
Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
Sycamore Maple
Acer pseudoplatanus
Tali
Erythrophleum suaveolens
Tamarack
Larix laricina
Tamarind
Tamarindus indica
Tasmanian Oak
Eucalyptus delegatensis / E. regnans / E. obliqua
Teak
Tectona grandis
Tigerwood
Astronium graveolens
Tulipwood
Dalbergia frutescens
Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica
Virola
Virola surinamensis
Wenge
Millettia laurentii
Western Hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
Western Red Cedar
Thuja plicata
White Ash
Fraxinus americana
White Oak
Quercus alba
White Spruce
Picea glauca
Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis
Yellow Poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera
Zebrawood
Microberlinia brazzavillensis
Ziricote
Cordia dodecandra