Preview your bespoke product with five Real Wood Samples

Discover your perfect wood choice from our premium selection. See how they look in your home for the most accurate glimpse of your new wood product. Plus, enjoy a $100 credit towards your next RealCraft purchase of doors, mantels, shelves, or countertops.

5 Samples for $25 + Free Shipping!

Choose Your Shortlist

Choose your top five wood samples from our expansive selection of domestic and exotic wood species. Enjoy free shipping on orders of five or more samples.

Experience the Quality

Once your samples arrive, you can feel their quality and see how they look in your home's natural light. You can make your choice with confidence and find the option that's perfect for your style.

Find Your Favorite

Measure your area and make your final choice of wood. Use your exclusive $100 credit to bring your vision to life with a custom RealCraft wood product.

Add 5 items to your cart to get free shipping. Shown in Clear Finish.

Knotty Alder

- This tree, native to the Pacific Northwest, boasts tons of character, including gorgeous, rustic knots
- Light golden brown in color, it can also be stained to mimic other wood species
- Your go-to for any home style that leans rustic, including Farmhouse, Western, or Southwest design styles

Red Grandis

- This wood species from Eastern Australia offers a smooth surface for paint. It is our recommended choice for paint.
- Grows rapidly —up to 23 feet per year! —making it a sustainable lumber choice

Cherry

- Black Cherry is known for its pinkish red hue, which naturally darkens to a rich red-brown over time.
- This domestic hardwood is durable and decay-resistant
- Traditional and classic

Knotty White Oak

- White Oak is prized for its stellar durability.
- Available in three formats: Knotty Rustic, Quarter Sawn, and Plain Sawn
- We highly recommend White Oak for exterior applications

Maple

Light, bright, and straight-grained, this wood species is a minimalist’s dream
Fine, smooth texture makes it suitable for paint
Our favorite choice for Butcher Block Countertops

Tight Knot Cedar

Grows plentifully on the west coast of North America
Beautiful, sustainable, and versatile, this wood is lightweight, making it perfect for larger doors
Highly resistant to rot and decay making it perfect for outdoor applications

Plain Sawn White Oak

Plain Sawn White Oak is charactrized by a highly distinctive "cathedral" or "flame" grain
Plain Sawn is our most popular Oak variation

Spanish Cedar

A very durable hardwood with beautiful reddish coloring and distinctive gray streaks
Not a true Cedar, it is actually more closely related to Mahoganies
Excellent for outdoor applications

Sapele Mahogany

Golden brown to dark reddish brown with a distinctive interlocked “ribbon” grain pattern
Durable and dimensionally stable, this wood species is a favorite for exterior doors
A close cousin of genuine mahogany, our Sapele Mahogany is FSC certified

Clear Douglas Fir

This wood is a light brown color with a red or yellow tint
Lightweight enough for very large or tall doors
Good for paint and stains well

Accoya

Accoya wood is made from radiata pine that is chemically modified with non-toxic acetylation, turning it into the most stable wood in the world
Tougher than teak, rot and decay resistant
Harvested in FSC certified forests, Accoya is super sustainable

Knotty Black Walnut

The premier American luxury hardwood
Excellent dimensional stability and strength
Some planks feature beautiful “blonde” streaks for a unique look
Recommended for butcher block countertops.

Black Walnut

Renowned for its beautiful rich brown color and durability
Premium Walnut is straight-grained and more regular in appearance than the Rustic variant

Western Red Cedar

Western Red Cedar has stellar dimensional stability, so it will not warp or sag when used in exterior doors.
Very rot resistant and durable thanks to high levels of organic compounds that are toxic to insects and microorganisms

Padauk

This naturally vibrant scarlet wood species is our most brightly colored hardwood
Very durable and dimensionally stable, so it’s suitable for exterior use
Has a natural luster for the ultimate luxury look and feel

Quarter Sawn White Oak

Quarter Sawn White Oak features distinctive rays called "tiger rays" across the grain pattern
Dense, hard, and heavy with exceptional water resistence

Wenge

This wood species has a deep brown color with even darker, nearly black streaks—rich in both color and texture
Widely regarded as an ebony substitute—if you’re looking for a luxe, rare exotic hardwood, this is it

Zebrawood

Just like the name says, this wood features striking stripes that resemble a zebra!
Extremely hard, this wood is famous for its high sturdiness and resistence to insect and pests
A showstopping, lavish option for any application

Knotty Alder

- This tree, native to the Pacific Northwest, boasts tons of character, including gorgeous, rustic knots
- Light golden brown in color, it can also be stained to mimic other wood species
- Your go-to for any home style that leans rustic, including Farmhouse, Western, or Southwest design styles

Red Grandis

- This wood species from Eastern Australia offers a smooth surface for paint. It is our recommended choice for paint.
- Grows rapidly —up to 23 feet per year! —making it a sustainable lumber choice

Cherry

- Black Cherry is known for its pinkish red hue, which naturally darkens to a rich red-brown over time.
- This domestic hardwood is durable and decay-resistant
- Traditional and classic

Knotty White Oak

- White Oak is prized for its stellar durability.
- Available in three formats: Knotty Rustic, Quarter Sawn, and Plain Sawn
- We highly recommend White Oak for exterior applications

Maple

Light, bright, and straight-grained, this wood species is a minimalist’s dream
Fine, smooth texture makes it suitable for paint
Our favorite choice for Butcher Block Countertops

Tight Knot Cedar

Grows plentifully on the west coast of North America
Beautiful, sustainable, and versatile, this wood is light weight making it perfect for larger doors
Highly resistant to rot and decay making it perfect for outdoor applications

Accoya

Accoya wood is made from radiata pine that is chemically modified with non-toxic acetylation, turning it into the most stable wood in the world
Tougher than teak, rot and decay resistant
Harvested in FSC certified forests Accoya is super sustainable

Spanish Cedar

A very durable hardwood with beautiful reddish coloring and distinctive gray streaks
Not a true Cedar, it is actually more closely related to Mahoganies
Excellent for outdoor applications

Sapele

Golden brown to dark reddish brown with a distinctive interlocked “ribbon” grain pattern
Durable and dimensionally stable, this wood species is a favorite for exterior doors
A close cousin of genuine mahogany, our Sapele Mahogany is FSC certified

Clear Douglas Fir

This wood is a light brown color with a red or yellow tint
Lightweight enough for very large or tall doors
Good for paint and stains well

Plain Sawn White Oak

Plain Sawn White Oak is charactrized by a highly distinctive "cathedral" or "flame" grain
Plain Sawn is our most popular Oak variation

Knotty Black Walnut

The premier American luxury hardwood
Excellent dimensional stability and strength means it won’t
Some planks feature beautiful “blonde” streaks for a unique look
Recommended for butcher block countertops

Black Walnut

Renowned for its beautiful rich brown color and durability
Premium Walnut is straight-grained and more regular in appearance than the Rustic Variant

Western Red Cedar

Western Red Cedar has stellar dimensional stability, so it will not warp or sag when used in exterior doors.
Very rot resistant and durable thanks to high levels of organic compounds that are toxic to insects and microorganisms

Padauk

This naturally vibrant scarlet red wood species is our most brightly colored hardwood
Very durable and dimensionally stable, so it’s suitable for exterior use
Has a natural luster for the ultimate luxury look and feel

Quarter Sawn White Oak

Quarter Sawn White Oak features distinctive rays called "tiger rays" across the grain pattern
Dense, hard, and heavy with exceptional water resistence

Wenge

This wood species has a deep brown color with even darker, nearly black streaks—rich in both color and texture
Widely regarded as an ebony substitute—if you’re looking for a luxe, rare exotic hardwood, this is it

Zebrawood

Just like the name says, this wood features striking stripes that resemble a zebra!
Extremely hard, this wood is famous for its high sturdiness and resistence to insect and pests
A showstopping, lavish option for any application

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Interior Knotty Alder

Interior Red Grandis

Interior Cherry

Interior Knotty White Oak

Interior Knotty Alder44

Interior Red Grandis44

Interior Cherry

Interior Knotty White Oak

Interior Maple

Tight Know Cedar Wood Sample with Clear Finish

Interior Tight Knot Cedar

Interior Cypress

Spanish Cedar wood sample with clear finish

Interior Spanish Cedar

Interior Maple

Interior Tight Knot Cedar

Interior Cypress

Interior Spanish Cedar

Sapele Mahogany Wood Sample with Clear Finish

Interior Sapele

Clear Douglas Fir Wood Sample With Clear Finish

Interior Clear Douglas Fir

Interior Reclaimed Fir

Knotty Black Walnut Wood Sample with clear finish

Interior Knotty Black Walnut

Interior Sapele

Interior Clear Douglas Fir

Interior Reclaimed Fir

Interior Knotty Black Walnut

Interior Accoya

Plain Sawn White Oak Wood Sample with clear finish

Interior Plain Sawn White Oak

Interior Padauk

Interior Quarter Sawn White Oak

Interior Accoya

Interior Plain Sawn White Oak

Interior Padauk

Interior Quarter Sawn White Oak

Black walnut Wood FinishBlack Walnut Wood Sample with clear finish

Interior Black Walnut

Interior Western Red Cedar

Interior Wenge

Interior Zebrawood

Interior Black Walnut

Interior Western Red Cedar

Interior Wenge

Interior Zebrawood

Interior Rustic Maple

Discover Exquisite Wood and Stain Combination

Knotty Alder

Red Velvet

Knotty Alder

Chai Spice

Knotty Alder

Devil's Food Cake

Knotty Alder

Hazelnut Truffle

Knotty Alder

Salted Caramel

Knotty Alder

Old Fashioned Nougat

Knotty Alder

Silver Spoon

Knotty Alder

Creme Anglaise

Sample Specifications

Our samples come in 5x5-inch squares that are 3/4 inch thick. Each sample comes double-sided to help you choose: one side is coated with a clear finish to intensify the natural color of the wood, while the other side remains unfinished.

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