We search all over the world to find the finest selction of rare and exotic wood for use in our mills. As a result the mills produced by All Things Pepper are like no other.

Amboyna Burl comes from the Pradouk tree, which grows wild in the streets of India. The well figured burl looks like tiny red-orange curls on a reddish-yellow background.

Amboyna is considered the epitome of beauty in burls but since we have trade sanctions with India, it is almost impossible to purchase on a large scale.

The burls we use are of excellent quality and yield strikingly figured mills.

This dense, fine wood is especially useful in the making of musical instruments, and is occasionally referred to as "African Rosewood," which is a misnomer, but truthful comparison as to the quality. The finest logs come from the African Gaboon are are converted into the veneers for panelling, inlay work, and fancy turnery.

The beautiful red color does not degrade over time. Bubinga will polish to a high luster and we sometimes find highly figured boards that make breathtaking mills.

Because of its resistance to insects as well as its attractive grain patterns, camphor wood has long been used for making wardrobes and storage chests. Camphor is widely distributed south of the Yangzi River including Hainan Island, with the largest concentrations found in Taiwan, followed by Jiangxi and Fujian.

The pale sapwood of camphor is clearly distinguished from the heartwood, whose reddish-brown color is typically figured with darker reddish striations. The cinnamon fragrance of camphor is intense after freshly cut, and its strong scent does not diminish with time. The interlocked grain pattern of camphor imparts a light and dark striped figure patterned with its open pores appearing as slanted parallel lines in the radial surface.

Cocobolo is a member of the Roswood family. It grows in the drier uplands on the Pacific side of Mexico down to Panama. Fairly straight to interwoven grain with medium to fine texture and low luster. Variable-hued heartwood, maturing to a deep orange-red with darker stripes and mottling. Narrow, whitish sapwood. Very hard and heavy with high strength, stiffness, shock resistance, decay resistance, and stability in use (heartwood).

Considered one of the most important woods in cutlery business for knife handles (can be soaked in soapy water with minimal ill effects). Also used for tool handles, brush backs, bowling balls, chess pieces, carving, jewelry boxes, canes, utensils, buttons, musical and scientific instruments, and decorative veneer and inlay.

From S.E. Asia, mainly Indonesia, this extremely rare wood has been sought after for Billiard-cue butts, brush backs and handles, inlay work, tool handles, and walking sticks.

Although very black, it does have a faint greyish brown contrasting grain that gives it an elegant dark striped look. The fine texture lends itself to an almost metalic looking finish.

Marblewood is indigenous to the forests of French Guiana and Suriname (just north of Brazil) in South America. The trees reach heights of about 100 feet and grow in diameter to about two feet. The heartwood of marblewood is a yellowish brown and is lined with irregular purplish (sometimes blackish) streaks, which give the wood its striking, marble-like appearance.

Marblewood can be somewhat difficult to work with, but it finishes smoothly and polishes beautifully.

This wood is vivid reddish-orange, but it changes to bright red, red or coral pink, with dark streaks. It is harvested in the Congo of Central Africa.

Excellent turning wood - used for fancy turnery such as knife and tool handles. Also prized for high-end cabinets, furniture, carving, veneer, inlay, flooring, dyewood, joinery, dowels, shuttles, spindles, paddles, boat building, and pepper mills.

Also known as "Violetwood". This is an extremely dense, hardwood grows in Central and South America, From Colombia to Brazil.

Generally straight grained, sometimes interlocked, with a fine even texture. Creamy white sapwood and vibrant purple heartwood that turns to dark-purplish brown with exposure to light.

Redwood is native to the Pacific Coast region from extreme southwestern Oregon (Curry County) south to central California (Monterey County). Redwood trees reach heights of 200 to 300 feet, with diameters of 6 to 12 feet. The record is 376 feet tall, with a 20 foot diameter and an age of 2,200 years. The sapwood of is white, while the heartwood is a dark reddish brown.

The burls we use have an incredible curly lace figure. This figure is further accentuated with the rich red hue and dark swirling grain patterns.

Snakewood is shipped exclusively from sustainable resources in Surinam. This wood is approximately as dense as Desert Ironwood. The grain is consistent in texture with high figuring. The name "snake wood" was clearly inspired by the snakeskin-like markings that decorate this exotic wood. An extremely dense hardwood, snake wood can be somewhat challenging to work with. It splits fairly easily and tends to be splintery.

The reward for all of this hard work is a strikingly beautiful finish that will take your breath away.