Producers of Fine Hardwood Lumber
Species
Yellow Birch
Is a strong, heavy closed-grained wood. It has white sapwood and light reddish-brown heartwood. It is used for flooring, furniture, and interior moldings.
Butternut
Sometime referred to as White Walnut. Moderately soft and light in weight. The heartwood is usually light brown with sometimes darker brown streaks. Butternut finishes well and machines easily. Uses include furniture, paneling, cabinets and interior woodwork. Desirable among woodcarvers also.
Red Maple
Also called Soft Maple. Not as hard or strong as Hard Maple. The wood is close grain and softer in texture than Hard Maple (Sugar Maple). Heartwood more pronounced and sapwood is similar in appearance to Hard Maple. Soft Maple is used for furniture and paneling.
Hard Maple
Prized for color from this northern growing region. The wood is strong and heavy with great strength properties. High resistance to abrasion and wear. Hard Maple lumber typically has a straight, uniform grain of fine texture. It works well with hand tools, takes stain satisfactorily and can be buffed to a wonderful satin smooth finish.
White Ash
Is a strong, hard wood with excellent bending qualities. The heartwood of the White Ash is brown and the sapwood is light in color or nearly white. Ash has a straight moderately open grain. It is used in flooring, furniture and tool handles.
Basswood
The sapwood of Basswood is creamy white or pale brown. The heartwood is pale yellowish brown. Soft and light in weight and is straight grained. Even texture and is easy to work with. Basswood is mainly used in trim, molding and is a favorite wood of wood carvers.
Aspen
The sapwood is usually light in color while the heartwood is grayish white to light grayish brown. The wood is usually straight grained with a uniformed, fine texture. Aspen is lightweight and soft while moderately low in resistance in shock. Its wood is used in molding, trim.
American Beech
Beech is hard, strong and heavy. It is also high in resistance to shock. Color varies from nearly white sapwood to reddish-brown heartwood. Beech is mostly used in flooring and furniture. An excellent wood for turning.
Red Oak
Red Oak is heavy and hard. The heartwood is brown with red hues, while the sapwood is nearly white. Red Oak is with course textures and straight grain. Its wood has good wear-resistance with medium bending strength. Red Oak’s many uses include flooring, furniture, and general millwork.
Cherry
Is usually straight grained with some figured. A very stable wood with close grain. The sapwood is creamy white with the heartwood light reddish-brown. The wood of Cherry is of medium density and when sanded produces an excellent smooth finish. Cherry is used in flooring, furniture, cabinets, paneling and moldings.
Hickory
Hickory is one of the strongest woods in the United States. Tough, hard, heavy and strong. Color of its heartwood is a rich reddish-brown, while the sapwood is usually white and quite wide. Hickory is high in shock resistance. Its uses include cabinets, flooring, furniture and many other uses.