blackwood
Instrument-grade dark lumber
Blackwood is any of several trees with dark-colored wood, or the wood itself.
The Australian blackwood is an acacia prized for furniture-making.
In card games, Blackwood is a bidding convention in contract bridge used to ask partner about aces held: She bid four no-trump, using Blackwood. (Capitalized Blackwood is a surname.)
Sawn wood for building
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
- sawmillLog-to-board factory
- planksFlat construction lumber pieces
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
veneer · seasoning · kiln-dried · millwork · carpentry · joinery · logging · harvesting
Thorny warm-climate shrub
- wattleHanging throat skin
- legumePod-producing plant family
- nativeOriginating from a place
- AustralianFrom the southern continent
Tasmanian · African · shrub · tree · bark · foliage · pods · thorny
Absence of light
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- luxuriousMarked by costly elegance
opulent · exotic · rare · prized · valuable · refined · sophisticated · rich
Acoustically selected lumber
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- violinBowed string instrument
- celloDeep-voiced bowed instrument
- luthierStringed instrument craftsperson
fretboard · soundboard · fingerboard · resonance · sustain · timbre · clarinet · oboe
lumber
Sawn wood for building
grain · veneer · seasoning · kiln-dried · millwork · carpentry · joinery · logging · harvesting · plantation
acacia
Thorny warm-climate shrub
Australian · Tasmanian · African · shrub · tree · bark · foliage · pods · thorny · deciduous
dark
Absence of light
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
luxurious · opulent · exotic · rare · prized · valuable · refined · sophisticated · rich · deep
tonewood
Acoustically selected lumber
luthier · fretboard · soundboard · fingerboard · resonance · sustain · timbre · clarinet · oboe · bagpipes
cabinetry
Fine woodwork furniture craft
- veneerDecorative outer layer
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
joinery · armoire · sideboard · credenza · bookcase · wardrobe · dresser · console · table · chair
convention
Agreed standard of behavior