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North American Hardwoods
North American hardwoods offer a great variety of color, grain and character; from the warm, darker tones of Walnut, Red Oak, Cherry and Alder to the lighter hues of maple, hickory and ash. Visit us for a free quote.
Wide Range of Applications
The hardwood forests of the eastern United States contain a wide range of temperate hardwood species, which have been managed for commercial and non-commercial purposes since the turn of the 20th century.
Their availability and characteristics vary according to growing regions. Few other countries can boast this level of success in the sustainability of its hardwood forests. The American hardwood forests support a vibrant, healthy and increasing stand of timber, as well as a large and diverse wildlife population.
Most of the species featured here can be used in a wide range of applications, from fine furniture to industrial sized structural panels.
Consistent, Precision-Graded Hardwoods
Glacial Region
The Glacial region's frigid winter climate produces hardwoods with very tight growth rings, creating lumber with outstanding color and beauty.
Appalachian Region
The Appalachian regions supply a wide range of hardwood species. This region has warm summers to assist growth the cooler springs and fall seasons and cold Winters allow gradual growth. The slow maturity means tight growth rings, strong fibers, and consistent grain, which equals beautiful hardwood forests.
Western Region
Generally known for softwoods, this region produces a select few species of hardwood. Western hardwoods may grow in pure stands but generally grow along with conifers such as Douglas Fir, Sitka Spruce and Western Hemlock.
List of Services
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AshList Item 1
Ash is normally straight-grained and coarse, with an even texture, lustrous. The narrow heartwood is almost white, and lustrous.
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BasswoodList Item 2
Basswood is a light and soft wood. It can take stain and polish without difficulty and has great carving properties.
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CherryList Item 3
Cherry's heartwood can vary in color from reddish brown to either deep red or a lighter red brown. Cherry has a fine, straight, close grain, a smooth texture and a rich satiny luster.
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Hard MapleList Item 4
Hard Maples heartwood is a uniformly pale or light tan. Typically straight and close soft grain, it can be wavy or curly.
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Soft Maple
Soft Maples heartwood is light to dark reddish brown. Grain is normally straight and closed, but can be wavy or curly and pith flecks are often present.
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Flat Cut White Oak
White Oaks heartwood can vary in color from light tan to a dark or pale brown. It usually has a straight, open grain, and is medium to, or pale brown.
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Rift Cut White Oak
Milling perpendicular to the log’s growth rings produces a linear grain pattern with no flecking.
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Quarter Sawn White Oak
Displays a dramatic medullar figure called a flake or fleck.
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Beech
Beech has a reddish tinge or light to reddish brown. It has a straight grain, which is sometimes interlocked, and a fine, even texture.
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Poplar
Poplar's heartwood is a pale olive green to brown or light yellow to tan or greenish brown, often with streaks of blue, purple, dark green and black. Usually straight-grained with a fine and even texture.
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Alder
Alder is a fairly straight-grained wood of uniform texture, the heartwood being pale yellow to reddish-brown.
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Myrtle
The grain is usually straight but frequently wavy or irregular and is close, compact, and smooth. The wood has a medium and firm texture, conspicuous medullary rays, and a medium luster. It displays interesting and attractive figures.
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Birch Lumber
Birch's sapwood is whitish, pale yellow or light reddish brown, whereas the heartwood is reddish brown. Mostly straight grain, but it can be wavy or curly with a soft texture.
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Walnut
Walnut can be light greyish brown, dark chocolate or purplish black. Slightly open grain is typically straight but can be curly or wavy. The texture is usually coarse but develops a lustrous patina in time.
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Hickory
Hickory's sapwood is pale, and heartwood is brown to reddish-brown. Usually straight-grained, it can be wavy or irregular and with coarse texture.
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Pacific Coast Maple
PC Maple is pale pinkish brown to almost white, normally with no clear distinction between heartwood and sapwood. It has a close, fine grain with uniform color.
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Red Oak
Red Oaks heartwood has a biscuit to pinkish or reddish-brown color. The grain is usually straight and open but can vary. It generally has a coarse texture.
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