Domestic Species of Lumber

The Ambrosia Beetle is an insect that bores into trees and leaves behind a fungus which gives the Ambrosia Maple its unique appearance. Ambrosia Ma...

Aromatic Red Cedar boards tend to be knotty and narrow because this is a very slow-growing species, and most trees harvested tend to be fairly smal...

White Ash, commonly referred to as "Ash", trees often attain heights of 70 to 80 feet, with trunk diameters of 24 to 36 inches. The grain is descri...

Birdseye figure is a rare and mysterious characteristic found in Hard Maple. There have been theories as to how Birdseye Maple forms, but no scient...

Black Walnut is an all-around popular choice for woodworking. It has a fine texture and works extremely well with hand and power tools. Walnut is p...

Cherry is a domestic wood that is usually considered to be in the same class as Mahogany for usage in the United States. It is described as wood fo...

Soft Curly Maple is only slightly softer than Hard maple. Soft Maple often has better color and a more interesting grain pattern. It is an excellen...

Cypress is a domestic hardwood species with primary uses in exterior construction, boat-building/restoration, interior trim, veneer, and moulding. ...

The Hard Maple is the state tree of Wisconsin, Vermont, New York and West Virginia. In the North, during the cold nights and warm days of late wint...

Hickory is very dense and has good shock resistance and steam-bending properties. It sands, turns, stains, and polishes well. People use it for bui...

Pecan has slightly lower strength values than some of the other species of Hickory, but it is still among the hardest and strongest of woods nativ...

Easy to cut, plane, and glue, Yellow Poplar (also called Tulip Poplar) is often used as a utility wood. Poplar has poor durability outside if untre...

Quarter Sawn White Oak is the same species as White Oak, but the wood has been cut from the log at a different angle (quartered). It is more stable...

Soft Maple is only slightly softer than Hard or Sugar Maple. It is similar to Cherry and Walnut in terms of hardness. Soft Maple is an excellent wo...

Spalting is simply a fungal discoloration of wood, and can be found on a wide range of wood species and genera. It is found in wood that has begun ...

Soft Tiger Maple is only slightly softer than Hard maple. Soft Maple often has better color and a more interesting grain pattern. It is an excellen...

White Oak is generally produced in the Eastern region of North America with a few exceptions in the Midwest. The most common grain pattern that is ...