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Nearly white to light brown sapwood is not always sharply demarcated from the heartwood. Quartersawn sections display prominent ray fleck patterns. Grain is straight, with a coarse, uneven texture. The pores are so large and open that it is said that a person can blow into one end of the wood, and air will come out the other end: provided that the grain runs straight enough. Red Oak produces good results with hand and machine tools, and has moderately high shrinkage values, resulting in mediocre dimensional stability, especially in flatsawn boards. Can react with iron (particularly when wet) and cause staining and discoloration. Also responds well to steam-bending. Glues, stains, and finishes well. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca42e5be659421cb66ae9c/57ca432537c5816997f4c15c/1473305580552/alder-17383.JPG Hardwood - Alder Alder, which is also referred to as Red Alder, comes from the Western Coastal area of North America. The color tends be a light reddish brown. There is a subtle distinction between the heartwood and sapwood. The grain is subtle and for the most part straight. Common uses of Alder lumber are cabinetry, furniture and musical instruments. Alder is a favorite amongst Luthiers, who often choose it to use in solid electric guitar bodies. Alder is easy to machine and finishes well. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca42e5be659421cb66ae9c/57ca4323be659421cb66affc/1473305575334/basswood-17387.jpg Hardwood - Basswood Basswood is also known as American Basswood. Basswood lumber is a hardwood lumber that is very soft and lightweight. The coloring is uniform with pale white to light brown, it is difficult to distinguish between the sapwood and heartwood as they are not clearly defined, the boards have straight grain and minimal defects. Its main uses are for musical instruments, carvings, and indoor shutter components like louvers, Stiles, Rails & Tilt Rods. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca42e5be659421cb66ae9c/57ca431cd2b857343fc8baa7/1473305526935/birch-17677.jpg Hardwood - African Mahogany Heartwood color is variable, ranging from a very pale pink to a deeper reddish brown, sometimes with streaks of medium to dark reddish brown. Color tends to darken with age. Quartersawn surfaces can also exhibit a ribbon-stripe appearance. The grain is straight to interlocked, with a medium to coarse texture. Good natural luster with a light-refracting optical phenomenon known as chatoyancy. Rated as moderately durable; moderate to poor insect/borer resistance. Easy to work, glue, and finish. Tearout can sometimes be a problem if the grain is interlocked. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca42e5be659421cb66ae9c/57ca4319be659421cb66afc9/1473305571166/african_mahogany-17684.jpg Hardwood - Birch Birch wood is fine-grained and pale in color, often with an attractive satin-like sheen. Ripple figuring may occur, increasing the value of the timber for veneer and furniture-making. Birch wood is suitable for veneer, and birch plywood is among the strongest and dimensionally most stable plywoods, although it is unsuitable for exterior use. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca42e5be659421cb66ae9c/57ca4317f5e231f7906e4923/1473305498858/poplar-17691.jpg Hardwood - Poplar Heartwood is light cream to yellowish brown, with occasional streaks of gray or green. Sapwood is pale yellow to white, not always clearly demarcated from the heartwood. It can also be seen in mineral stained colors ranging from dark purple to red, green, or yellow. Colors tend to darken upon exposure to light. Poplar typically has a straight, uniform grain, with a medium texture, and low natural luster. Very easy to work in almost all regards, one of Poplar’s only downsides is its softness. Due to its low density, Poplar can sometimes leave fuzzy surfaces and edges: especially during shaping or sanding. Sanding to finer grits of sandpaper may be necessary to obtain a smooth surface. Poplar is a utility wood in nearly every sense. It’s used for pallets, crates, upholstered furniture frames, paper (pulpwood), and plywood. Poplar veneer is also used for a variety of applications: either dyed in various colors, or on hidden undersides of veneered panels to counteract the pull of the glue on an exposed side that has been veneered with another, more decorative wood species. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca42e5be659421cb66ae9c/57ca431337c5816997f4c0fb/1473305475941/ash-17696.jpg Hardwood - Ash The heartwood is a light to medium brown color. Sapwood can be very wide, and tends to be a beige or light brown; not always clearly or sharply demarcated from heartwood. Has a medium to coarse texture similar to oak. The grain is almost always straight and regular, though sometimes curly or figured boards can be found. Ash produces good results with hand or machine tools. Responds well to steam bending. Glues, stains, and finishes well https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca42e5be659421cb66ae9c/57ca4310be659421cb66af96/1473305493457/oak-white-17711.jpg Hardwood - White Oak Heartwood is a light to medium brown, commonly with an olive cast. Nearly white to light brown sapwood is not always sharply demarcated from the heartwood. Quartersawn sections display prominent ray fleck patterns. Grain is straight, with a coarse, uneven texture. White Oak produces good results with hand and machine tools, and has moderately high shrinkage values, resulting in mediocre dimensional stability, especially in flatsawn boards. Can react with iron (particularly when wet) and cause staining and discoloration. It also responds well to steam-bending. Glues, stains, and finishes well. Available in rift, quarter, and plane sawn. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca42e5be659421cb66ae9c/57ca430bbe659421cb66af75/1473305410224/walnut-17719.jpg Hardwood - Walnut Heartwood can range from a lighter pale brown to a dark chocolate brown with darker brown streaks. Color can sometimes have a grey, purple, or reddish cast. Sapwood is pale yellow-gray to nearly white. Figured grain patterns such as curl, crotch, and burl are also seen. The grain is usually straight, but can be irregular. Walnut has a medium texture and moderate natural luster. Typically easy to work provided the grain is straight and regular. Planer tearout can sometimes be a problem when surfacing pieces with irregular or figured grain. Glues, stains, and finishes well, (though walnut is rarely stained). Responds well to steam bending. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca42e5be659421cb66ae9c/57ca4309d2b857343fc8ba47/1473305455261/maple-soft-17723.jpg Hardwood - Soft Maple Unlike most other hardwoods, the sapwood of maple lumber is most commonly used rather than its heartwood. Sapwood color ranges from almost white, to a light golden or reddish brown, while the heartwood is a darker reddish brown. Grain is generally straight, but may be wavy. Has a fine, even texture. The growth rings tend to be lighter and less distinct in Hard Maple. Soft Maple is fairly easy to work with both hand and machine tools, though maple has a tendency to burn when being machined with high-speed cutters such as in a router. Turns, glues, and finishes well, though blotches can occur when staining, and a pre-conditioner, gel stain, or toner may be necessary to get an even color. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca42e5be659421cb66ae9c/57ca4306be659421cb66af57/1473305349856/maple-hard-17727.jpg Hardwood - Hard Maple Unlike most other hardwoods, the sapwood of Hard Maple lumber is most commonly used rather than its heartwood. Sapwood color ranges from nearly white, to an off-white cream color, sometimes with reddish or golden hue. The heartwood tends to be a darker reddish brown. Grain is generally straight, but may be wavy. Has a fine, even texture. Hard Maple is fairly easy to work with both hand and machine tools, though slightly more difficult than Soft Maple due to Hard Maple’s higher density. Maple has a tendency to burn when being machined with high-speed cutters such as in a router. Turns, glues, and finishes well, though blotches can occur when staining, and a pre-conditioner, gel stain, or toner may be necessary to get an even color. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca42e5be659421cb66ae9c/57ca42ffd2b857343fc8ba0b/1473305484714/honduran-mahogany-17735.jpg Hardwood - African Mahogany Heartwood color is variable, ranging from a very pale pink to a deeper reddish brown, sometimes with streaks of medium to dark reddish brown. Color tends to darken with age. Quartersawn surfaces can also exhibit a ribbon-stripe appearance. Common uses include Veneer, plywood, turned items, furniture, boatbuilding, and interior trim. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca42e5be659421cb66ae9c/57ca42fbd2b857343fc8ba01/1473305435828/meranti-17745.jpg Hardwood - Meranti (Philippine Mahogany) The five main groupings for Philippine Mahogany (Meranti/Lauan) are: Light Red Meranti, Dark Red Meranti, White Meranti, Yellow Meranti, and Balau. Has a coarse texture with medium to large pores. Grain is sometimes interlocked. Contains a high level of silica: over .5% of dried weight. White Meranti is in and of itself easy to work, but it has a very severe blunting effect on tools due to its high silica content, so carbide-tipped cutters are recommended. Also, interlocked grain can sometimes present problems during planing, and sawn/planed surfaces can be left fuzzy or ragged. Sanding to finer grits will help smooth the wood’s surface, and prepare it for a stain or finish, and also glues well. Commonly used for plywood, veneer, boatbuilding, interior furniture, and general construction lumber. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca42e5be659421cb66ae9c/57ca42f8f5e231f7906e488e/1473305429563/sapele-17751.jpg Hardwood - Sapele Heartwood is a golden to dark reddish brown. Color tends to darken with age. Besides the common ribbon pattern seen on quartersawn boards, Sapele is also known for a wide variety of other figured grain patterns, such as: pommele, quilted, mottled, wavy, beeswing, and fiddleback. Grain is interlocked, and sometimes wavy. Fine uniform texture and good natural luster. Sapele can be troublesome to work in some machining operations, (i.e., planing, routing, etc.), resulting in tearout due to its interlocked grain. It will also react when put into direct contact with iron, becoming discolored and stained. Sapele has a slight blunting effect on cutters, but it turns, glues, and finishes well. Sapele is commonly used for veneer, plywood, furniture, cabinetry, flooring, boatbuilding, musical instruments, turned objects, and other small wooden specialty items. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca42e5be659421cb66ae9c/57ca42f537c5816997f4c050/1473305461237/redwood-17758.jpg Hardwood - Redwood Heartwood color can range from a light pinkish brown to a deep reddish brown. Sapwood is a pale white/yellow. Curly figure or Redwood burl (sometimes referred to as “lace” or by the name Vavona) are occasionally seen. Grain is generally straight, though figured pieces may be wavy or irregular. Coarse texture and low natural luster. Typically easy to work with hand tools or machinery, but planer tearout can occur on figured pieces with curly, wavy, or irregular grain. Glues and finishes well. Common uses include veneer, construction lumber, beams, posts, decking, exterior furniture, and trim. Burls and other forms of figured Redwood are also used in turning, musical instruments, and other small specialty items. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca42e5be659421cb66ae9c/57ca42f1f5e231f7906e486d/1473305520623/iroko-17762.jpg Hardwood - Iroko Heartwood is usually a yellow to golden or medium brown, with color tending to darken over time. Pale yellow sapwood is clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Iroko has a medium to coarse texture, with open pores and an interlocked grain. Iroko is generally easy to work, with the exception of its interlocked grain, which may cause some tearout during surfacing operations. Also, deposits of calcium carbonate are sometimes present, which can have a significant dulling effect on cutters. Iroko glues and finishes well. Commonly used in making veneer, flooring, furniture, cabinetry, boatbuilding, turned items, and other small specialty wood items. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca42e5be659421cb66ae9c/57ca42f0d2b857343fc8b9b0/1473305433275/ipe-17766.jpg Hardwood - Ipe (Kiln Dried and Decking) Heartwood can vary in color from reddish brown, to a more yellowish olive brown or darker blackish brown; sometimes with contrasting darker brown/black stripes. In certain species, there are powdery yellow deposits within the wood. Has a fine to medium texture, with the grain varying from straight to irregular or interlocked, with moderate natural luster. Overall, Ipe is a difficult wood to work, being extremely hard and dense, with high cutting resistance during sawing. Ipe also has a pronounced blunting effect on cutting edges. The wood generally planes smoothly, but the grain can tearout on interlocked areas. Also, Ipe can be difficult to glue properly, and surface preparation prior to gluing is recommended. Straight-grained wood turns well, though the natural powdery yellow deposits can sometimes interfere with polishing or finishing the wood. Commonly used for flooring, decking, exterior lumber, veneer, tool handles, and other turned objects. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca42e5be659421cb66ae9c/57ca42f0d2b857343fc8b9ad/1473305385105/cedar-spanish-17770.jpg Hardwood - Spanish Cedar Heartwood is a relatively uniform light pinkish to reddish brown; colors tend to darken with age. Random pockets of gum and natural oils are commonly present. Grain patterning and figure tends to be somewhat bland. Grain is straight or shallowly interlocked. Medium texture and moderate natural luster. Spanish Cedar is easy to work with both hand and machine tools. However, due to its low density and softness, Spanish Cedar tends to leave fuzzy surfaces if not machined with sharp cutters; extra sanding up to finer grits may be required to obtain a smooth wood surface. Also, natural gum pockets can remain wet and may ooze out onto the surrounding surface, which can clog and gum up saw blades, and make finishing the wood a challenge. Common uses include veneer, plywood, cabinetry, musical instruments, (flamenco and classical guitars), humidors, and boatbuilding. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca42e5be659421cb66ae9c/57ca42efd2b857343fc8b9aa/1473305440720/teak-17774.jpg Hardwood - Teak Heartwood tends to be a golden or medium brown, with color darkening with age. Grain is straight, though it can occasionally be wavy or interlocked. Coarse, uneven texture and moderate to low natural luster. Raw, unfinished wood surfaces have a slightly oily or greasy feel due to natural oils. Easy to work in nearly all regards, with the only caveat being that Teak contains a high level of silica (up to 1.4%) which has a pronounced blunting effect on cutting edges. Despite its natural oils, Teak usually glues and finishes well, though in some instances it may be necessary to wipe the surface of the wood with a solvent prior to gluing/finishing to reduce the natural oils on the surface of the wood. Common uses include ship and boatbuilding, veneer, furniture, exterior construction, carving, turnings, and other small wood objects. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca42e5be659421cb66ae9c/57ca42e6d2b857343fc8b977/1473305549842/cherry-17854.jpg Hardwood - Cherry The grain is usually straight and easy to work—with the exception of figured pieces with curly grain patterns. Has a fine, even texture with moderate natural luster. Cherry is known as being one of the best all-around woods for workability. It is stable, straight-grained, and machines well. The only difficulties typically arise if the wood is being stained, as it can sometimes give blotchy results—using a sanding sealer prior to staining, or using a gel-based stain is recommended. Sapwood is common, and may contribute to a high wastage factor. Common uses include Cabinetry, fine furniture, flooring, interior millwork, veneer, turned objects, and small specialty wood items. http://www.maxhilllumber.com/softwood daily 0.75 2016-09-14 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca398a37c5816997f48610/57ca3ea02994ca4d3c075e18/1473305103073/cedar-wred-17850.jpg Softwood - Western Red Cedar Western Red Cedar heartwood is reddish to pinkish brown, often with random streaks and bands of darker red/brown areas. Narrow sapwood is pale yellowish white, and isn’t always sharply demarcated from the heartwood, and has a straight grain and a medium to coarse texture. It is easy to work with both hand and machine tools, though it dents and scratches very easily due to its softness, and can sand unevenly due to the difference in density between the earlywood and latewood zones. Glues and finishes well. Iron-based fasteners can stain and discolor the wood, especially in the presence of moisture. Commonly used for shingles, exterior siding and lumber, boatbuilding, boxes, crates, and musical instruments. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca398a37c5816997f48610/57ca3da6414fb5cb627bc39b/1472871979263/douglas_fir-17825.jpg Softwood - Douglas Fir Douglas Fir can vary in color based upon age and location of tree. It is usually a light brown color with a hint of red and/or yellow, with darker growth rings. In quartersawn pieces, the grain is typically straight and plain. In flatsawn pieces, (typically seen in rotary-sliced veneers), the wood can exhibit wild grain patterns. Grain is generally straight, or slightly wavy. Douglas Fir has medium to coarse texture, with moderate natural luster. Common uses include Veneer, plywood, and structural/construction lumber. The wood is very stiff and strong for its weight, and is also among the hardest and heaviest softwoods commercially available in North America. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca398a37c5816997f48610/57ca3d359de4bb69fab90848/1473305092834/cedar-incense-17821.jpg Softwood - Insence Cedar Heartwood is light to medium reddish brown. Sapwood is differentiated from heartwood and is light tan to off-white. It’s not uncommon for boards to contain pockets of partially decayed wood (peck) due to fungal attack. Grain is straight, with a medium to fine uniform texture. Incense Cedar is easy to work with both hand and machine tools. Holds paint very well. Stains, glues, and finishes well. It also has excellent dimensional stability. Common uses include pencils, Venetian blinds, fence posts, construction lumber, sheathing, siding, chests, and various exterior furniture applications. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca398a37c5816997f48610/57ca3b8a37c5816997f4913f/1472871959346/hemlock-17842.jpg Softwood - Hemlock Heartwood is light reddish brown. Sapwood may be slightly lighter in color but usually isn’t distinguished from the heartwood. Occasionally contains dark streaks caused by bark maggots. The conspicuous growth rings can exhibit interesting grain patterns on flatsawn surfaces. Grain is generally straight, with a coarse, uneven texture. Overall working properties are good, but because of the disparity between the soft earlywood and the hard latewood, sanding can create dips and uneven surfaces. Glues, stains, and finishes well. Hemlock is commonly used for boxes, pallets, crates, plywood, framing, and other construction purposes. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/579f68b01b631bf85ce13932/57ca398a37c5816997f48610/57ca39ca6b8f5b434f02ff95/1472871949988/sugar_pine-17817.jpg Softwood - Sugar Pine Heartwood is a light brown, sometimes with a slightly reddish hue. Sapwood is a pale yellow to nearly white. Flatsawn surfaces frequently exhibit small brown streaks from the conspicuous resin canals present in the tree. Grain is straight with an even, medium to coarse texture. Sugar Pine is easy to work with both hand and machine tools. Glues and finishes well. Commonly used in making crates, boxes, interior millwork, construction lumber, and musical instruments (piano keys).