Softwood

LarchLarch

A well-liked softwood, Larch is durable, fairly flexible, tough and waterproof. Many field gates are made in Larch as they are often more durable than Redwood. Larch does not plane up as smoothly as other softwoods and a “ragged” effect is one of its features.

RedwoodRedwood

Redwood is a more decorative species of softwood. It planes up much more smoothly than Larch and offers a nicer finish, that stains well.

Hardwood

SapeleSapele

A dark hardwood. It is well suited to joinery and general construction and is regularly used in furniture.

IrokoIroko

A rich brown hardwood. It is used frequently in boat-building and furniture construction and is well suited to joinery.