White Oak
Light brown heartwood, prominent wood rays and strong grain pattern.
Red Oak
Similar to White Oak but with a pinkish cast heartwood and somewhat stronger grain pattern.
Hard Maple
Shares many of the same qualities as birch. It is hard, strong, and has a good resistance to shock. Hard maple has white sapwood and brownish heartwood.
Soft Maple
Identical in appearance to hard maple but softer and easier to work. White sapwood and mild brown heartwood.
Ash
Combining medium weight with superior toughness and strength, the wood has pale brown heartwood and nearly white sapwood. The grain pattern is strong.
Poplar
A lightweight fine-grained wood with whitish sapwood and yellowish-green heartwood.
Cherry
Machines easily and takes a beautifully transparent finish. The heartwood has a reddish brown color and the sapwood has an off-white color. May contain gum pockets and streaks.
Hickory
America’s heaviest, hardest and toughest commercially important hardwood. The heartwood is tan to brown in color. Sapwood is white.
Mahogany
Turns well, carves well, and is an excellent pattern wood. This reddish brown wood finishes beautifully and makes an excellent exterior wood.
Walnut
Machines and finishes well and is dimensionally stable. The heartwood is brown in color while the sapwood is white. Steaming the lumber will darken the color of the sapwood almost identical to the color of the heartwood.