Bocote: Yellowish brown with striking black figuring. Kingwood:  Darkish brown with prominent black figuring. Pau Rosa:  Reddish/pinkish/orangeish.   Beautiful, warm looking wood. Cocobolo:  Brown to orange/brown.  Varies widely...some is very wild! African Olivewood:  Tan with darker brown streaks.  Very hard and smooth. Tulipwood:  Tan beige with vivid scarlet markings.   Rosewood: Various types, as available.   Bloodwood:  The name says it all.  Vivid, dramatic red coloring.   Ebony: Pitch black.   African Blackwood: Pitch black.   Cookstown Ironwood:  Honey brown, smooth grained Australian timber.   Purpleheart:  Really!   A medium to dark purple.   Mopane:  Warm brown with darker graining.  Extremely hard, dense wood.   Tambootie:  A hard, tan brown wood with subtle graining.   Bubinga: Pinkish to reddish brown smooth grained wood. I can also make whistles from wood supplied by the customer. Wood for a good whistle needs to be very hard with a fine, smooth grain. If you have any special wood you'd like made into a whistle, please contact me and we can discuss it.