1.   Exotic hardwoods, like bocote, catalpa, chactacote, ebony, imbuia and rosewood, are used for furniture, carvings and musical instruments.

2.   Exotic hardwoods, including rosewood and sandalwood, were reserved for pieces destined for the wealthy.

3.   Or mar exotic hardwood walls that fraternity brothers have lovingly cleaned by hand with solvent and rags.

4.   Since exotic hardwoods are rare or endangered, the conscientious woodworker will use veneers whenever possible to avoid contributing to deforestation.

5.   The alternative was to buy exotic hardwoods that nobody had ever heard of in the hope of convincing people that the lumber was a suitable substitute for better-known types.

6.   The Heinz Avenuewarehouse at EcoTimber is redolent with the smell of exotic hardwoods that represent the bulk of its half million dollar inventory.

7.   Unable to accept change, it clung tenaciously to an ugly finish that unconvincingly attempted to tart up the pine beneath it as some sort of exotic hardwood.

8.   We seem to be infatuated with these garish exotic hardwoods which have toxic, allergenic dusts and are hard on edge tools.