Beautiful lumber. I have used Padauk many times to build custom stave and segmented drums. Please make sure you plant more trees than you harvest so that it never runs out!I picked up p a discarded table from the side of the road. Under the mud brown varnish, Paduak. I now have a remodelled Paduak table. Beautiful colour and grain.I have used Padauk many times to fabricate custom blanks and segmented blanks. Make sure you plant more plants than you harvest so the plants never run out!