Maple Brown
Sapwood is ivory white with a slight reddish-brown tinge.
Heartwood is greyish brown to dark tan.
Close grain, uniform, polishes well.
Furniture, flooring, millwork, cabinetry, sporting goods, dowels, turnings, interior joinery.
Maple White
Sapwood is ivory white a slight reddish-brown tinge.
Heartwood is greyish brown to dark tan.
Close grain, uniform, polishes well.
Furniture, flooring, millwork, cabinetry, sporting goods, dowels, turnings, interior joinery.
Soft Maple
Sapwood is slightly lighter than hard maple. Its colour ranges from pale to almost white.
Heartwood is grey to pale reddish brown with characteristic brown streaks.
Close grain, uniform, grain pattern similar to hard maple’s, although 25% softer.
Furniture, mouldings, millwork, cabinetry.
Yellow Birch
Sapwood is creamy white to light yellow.
Heartwood is reddish brown.
Close grain, uniform, grain pattern similar to hard maple’s, although 25%.softer
Furniture, flooring, mouldings, millwork, cabinetry, dowels, turnings.
White Birch
Sapwood is creamy white.
Heartwood is pale brown.
Close grain, uniform, grain pattern similar to hard maple’s, although 25% softer.
Furniture, flooring, mouldings, millwork, turnings, ice-cream sticks
Red Oak
Light pink to a dark reddish brown.
Open grain pattern, porous and coarse-textured ring.
Furniture, flooring, mouldings, millwork, caskets, cabinetry, turnings.
White Oak
Sapwood is nearly white.
Heartwood is grayish brown.
Open grain pattern, porous and coarse-textured ring.
Furniture, flooring, mouldings, millwork, caskets, cabinetry, turnings.
White Ash
Sapwood is light creamy white.
Heartwood is light to dark brown.
Open grain pattern, porous and coarse-textured ring.
Furniture, flooring, tool handles, mouldings, millwork, sporting goods.
Beech
Sapwood is white.
Hardwood is reddish.
Straight to interlocked grain pattern, close textured.
Furniture, flooring, mouldings, millwork, sporting goods, turnings.
Basswood
Sapwood is very light creamy white.
Heartwood is yellowish brown with darker streaks.
Close textured, diffuse porous.
Mouldings, toys, carvings, picture frames, venetian blinds.
Cherry
Sapwood is white to light creamy yellow.
Heartwood varies from rich/deep red to reddish brown.
Close texture. The heartwood grain and color impart feelings of elegance and refinement.
High-end furniture, flooring, mouldings, millwork, cabinetry, caskets.
Walnut
Sapwood is pale to whitish brown.
Heartwood is medium to chocolate brown.
Close textured, diffuse pores.
High-end furniture, flooring, mouldings, caskets, millwork.
Aspen
Sapwood is creamy white.
Heartwood is greyish white to brown.
Transition from sapwood to heartwood is usually not distinct.
Close textured, diffuse pores.
Mouldings, caskets, toys.
Maple Birdseye
Birdseye maple has a medium density and variable color. The outer rings of the tree create lumber that’s usually a creamy, light amber color with darker birdseye patterns. The inner rings, called heartwood, might be deep amber or reddish with dark brown birdseye.
Birdseye maple, one of the rarest kinds of wood on the planet, has a distinctive pattern that looks like tiny, swirling eyes disrupting the smooth lines of grain. Birdseye maple isn’t a variety or species of maple, but rather a phenomenon that occurs within several kinds of timber due to an unknown cause.
Decorative canes, chair legs, handles., Boxes and bowls for jewelry, thin veneer, humidors, canes, furniture inlays, handles, and guitars etc.
Butternut
Butternut is the lightest colored member of the Walnut family. It has a golden brown color and is a beautiful wood when finished. The density is lighter then Walnut.
Close textured, diffuse pores.
Very nice for cabinets and furniture.
Roasted Walnut Birch
Darkbrown (Coffee) similar to Walnut
Uniform color is consistently throughout the boards.
Roasted hardwood is made by heating the wood to very high temperatures. The hardwood is then rehumidified in order to achieve a uniformly colored material. This achieves levels of greater consistency and dimensional stability.
Used for outdoor project since the process will not allow the wood to reabsorb moisture, Can also be used for anything you would use other hardwood boards. When Walnut is called for, try Roasted Walnut Birch.
