Alder, Red: Alnus rubra
Other names: Western Alder,
Sources: Pacific coast of North America
Characteristics: A soft relatively straight grained even textured wood, pale yellow to reddish brown in color.
Common Uses: Furniture, turning, carving, plywood and veneer.
Bubinga: Guibourtia demeusei
Other names: African rosewood; kevazingo (Gabon); essingang (Cameroons).
Sources: Cameroons, Gabon Africa
Characteristics: Moderately coarse even-textured wood. It can have straight or interlocked and irregular grain. Red-brown in color, with purple veining.
Common Uses: Furniture, veneer, wooden utensils.
Birch, Yellow: Betuda Aleghaniensis
Other names: hard birch, betula wood, (Canadian); Canadian yellow birch, Quebec birch, American birch (U.K.)
Source: Canada, USA
Characteristics: Straight-grained wood, with fine, even texture. It has
light yellow sapwood, and reddish brown heartwood with distinct dark colored
growth rings.
Common uses: Furniture, joinery, turning, plywood.
Cherry, Black: Prunus serotina
Other names: American Cherry, (U.K.)
Source: Canada, USA
Characteristics: A hard straight-grained wood, with fine texture. Heartwood
is reddish brown to deep red, with brown flecks and some gum pockets.
Common uses: Furniture, pattern making, joinery, musical instruments, tobacco pipes, plywood.
Maple, Hard: Acer saccharum
Other names: Rock maple, sugar maple,
Source: Canada, USA
Characteristics: Hard, heavy, straight-grained wood with fine texture.
White sapwood, with light reddish brown heartwood. Sometimes with bird’s-eye
figure or curly figure.
Common uses: Furniture, turning, musical instruments, butcher’s blocks, flooring, veneer, plywood.
Mahogany, Brazilian: Swietenia macrophylla
Other names: Central American, Honduras, Costa Rican, Peruvian mahogany, etc. (accordion to origin)
Sources: Central and South America.
Characteristics: A medium-textured wood with straight-and-even or interlocked grain. Heartwood is reddish brown to deep red.
Common Uses: Furniture, Interior paneling and joinery, boat planking, carving, pianos, and veneers.
Oak, Red: Quercus rubra
Other names: Northern red oak, American red oak (U.K.)
Source: Canada, USA
Characteristics: Straight-grained, with course texture and less attractive
figure than white oak. Pinkish red in color.
Common uses: Furniture, interior joinery, flooring, veneer, plywood.
Oak, White: Quercus alba
Other names: American white oak.
Source: Canada, USA
Characteristics: Straight-grained, with medium-course to course texture.
Similar in appearance to European oak, but more variable in color. Impervious
to water.
Common uses: Furniture, construction, flooring, interior joinery, veneer, barrels, plywood.
Pine, White: Pinus strobus
Other Names: Eastern white pine, Furniture pine (USA) Quebec pine, Weymouth pine, yellow pine (U.K.)
Source: Canada, USA
Characteristics: A soft pine with straight grain, fine even texture and inconspicuous annual growth rings. Its pale yellow to pale brown in color, with fine resin marks.
Common uses: Furniture, pattern making, joinery, musical instruments, construction, plywood.
Poplar, Yellow: Liriodendron tulipifera
Other names: Whitewood, tulip poplar (USA) tulip tree (U.K. and USA)
Source: Canada, USA
Characteristics: A moderately soft and lightweight wood, with straight grain and fine texture. White sapwood; pale olive green to brown heartwood, with colored streaks.
Common uses: Furniture, joinery, carving, light construction, interiors, boats, toys, plywood.
Walnut, Black: Juglans nigra
Other names: Black American walnut, American walnut, Virginia walnut (U.K.) walnut (USA)
Source: Canada, USA
Characteristics: A tough wood, with rather course texture; usually straight grained, but can be wavy. Rich dark brown to purplish black.
Common uses: Furniture, gunstocks, interior joinery, musical instruments, turning, carving, veneer, plywood.
We'd like to acknowledge Owl Hardwood Lumber Company of Lombard, IL for the Photo, as well as our supplier of high-quality wood.
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