Red Oak:

Size:

Thick: 1" & up x 6" & wider, Length:7' & up

General Description:

Quercus rubra, spp. Red Oak is probably the most widely used and abundant hardwood in eastern United States. Oak generally has a characteristic ring porous grain pattern; the wood is heavy, hard and stiff. The heartwood of Red Oak ranges in color from "wheat" to a "light honey", sapwood is light off-white. It is prized in the manufacturing of furniture, cabinets, and interior decorative items, especially flooring, stairs, and mouldings.

White Oak:

Size:

Thick: 1" & up x 6" & wider, Length:7' & up

General Description:

Quercus alba, spp. White oak, like Red Oak, grows broadly across the eastern half of the United States. Although in smaller quantities of Red Oak, White Oak is a ring porous species with a characteristic strong grain and rays that are more pronounced and longer than those in the Red Oaks. The heartwood is light to medium tan; the sapwood is slightly contrasting creamy-white.

White Oak typically grows more slowly when compared to Red Oak, and produces lumber with a "softer" grain pattern. The pores in the heartwood are impervious to liquid.

Ash:

Size:

Thick: 1" & up x 6" & wider, Length:7' & up

General Description:

American ash is similar in appearance to European ash. The sapwood is light coloured to nearly white and the heartwood varies from greyish brown to light brown, to pale yellow streaked with brown. The wood is generally straight grained with a coarse uniform texture. The degree and availability of light coloured sapwood and other properties will vary according to the growing regions. Ash is very good at machining, nailing,screwing, gluing and finishing.

Cherry:

Size:

Thick: 1" & up x 6" & wider, Length:7' & up

General Description:

The heartwood of cherry varies from rich red to reddish brown and will darken on exposure to light In contrast the sapwood is creamy white. The wood has a fine uniform straight grain, smooth texture, and may naturally contain brown pith flecks and small gum pockets. Cherry is very good at machining, nailing, screwing, gluing and finishing.

Soft & Hard Maple:

Size:

Thick: 1" & up x 6" & wider, Length:7' & up

General Description:

The sapwood is creamy white with a slight reddish brown tinge and the heartwood varies from light to dark reddish brown. The amount of darker brown heartwood can vary significantly according to the growing region. Both sapwood and heartwood can contain pith fleck.

The wood has a close finetexture and is generally straight grained, but it can also occur as "curly", "fiddleback" and "birds eye "figure. Hard Maple and soft maple are good in Machining, moderate at nailing and screwing but excellent at gluing and finishing activity.

Walnut:

Size:

Thick: 1" & up x 6" & wider, Length:7' & up

General Description:

The sapwood of walnut is creamy white while the heartwood is light brown to dark chocolate brown. Ocacasionally with a purplish cast and darker steaks, walnut can be supplied steamed to darken sapwood or left unsteamed. The wood is generally straight grained, but sometimes with wavy or curly grain that produces an attractive and decorative figure.

Poplar:

Size:

Thick: 1" & up x 6" & wider, Length:7' & up

General Description:

The sapwood of poplar is white and may contain brown streaks while the heartwood may be pale to light brown. It is a diffused porous timber with a coarse texture. The wood is generally straight grained and contains relatively few defects. Poplar is a true cottonwood and its machinability is generally fair; it glues well and has good resistance to splitting when nailing and screwing.

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