I just got the sample pack from Woodworkers Source. It?s great.
It includes 30 samples of wood, measuring 3x6x.5 each, as well as a ?species guide? book.
The samples are (in no particular order): poplar, hard maple, birch, alder, ash, basswood, beach, cedar, cherry, cypress, hickory, madrone, soft maple, red oak, white oak, ponderosa pine, black walnut, afromosia, bloodwood, bubinga, cedrillo, Australian sassafras, iroko, jatoba (Brazilian cherry), mahogany, African padauk, purpleheart, Brazilian satinwood, sapele, and zebrawood.
Each sample is labeled. The cardboard box has enough room for about 8 more pieces of the same size, so I ordered a sample of rosewood from another source, which I'll cut to size, label, and add to the collection.
I'm very pleased!
Bill P.