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 Cherry
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Source: Maine to
Dakotas and Appalachians, Pennsylvania to West Virginia
Color: Light reddish-brown.
Pattern:
Straight-grained, satiny, some figured, small gum pockets are
normal markings. Characteristics: Light, strong,
rather hard, fine-grained
Uses: Fine furniture,
woodworker and engravers blocks
 Soft
Maple Click
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Source:
USA (Lake States), Appalachians, Northwest
USA, Canada
Color: Cream to light reddish-brown
heartwood, thin white sapwood tinged slightly with reddish-brown.
Pattern: Usually straight-grained, sometimes found
highly figured with curly, fiddleback, blistered, quilted, Birds Eye
or burl grain, scattered over entire tree or in irregular stripes
and patches.
Characteristics: The soft maples are
roughly 25 percent softer than the hard maples. Heavy, fairly hard,
fairly strong, close-grained, stiff, uniform texture. Good
resistance to abrasion and indentation, however Hard Maple is
stronger and more resistant.
Uses: It is hard to
believe, but the same species used for bowling alleys can also be
sliced into gorgeous veneers and made into priceless musical
instruments.
 Hard
Maple Click
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Source: USA
(Lake States), Appalachians, Northwest USA, Canada
Color:
Cream to light reddish-brown heartwood, thin white sapwood
tinged slightly with reddish-brown.
Pattern:
Usually straight-grained, sometimes found highly figured
with curly, fiddleback, blistered, quilted, Birds Eye or burl grain,
scattered over entire tree or in irregular stripes and patches.
Characteristics: Heavy, hard, strong,
close-grained, tough, stiff, uniform texture. Excellent resistance
to abrasion and indentation.
Uses: Furniture,
interiors, fixtures, flooring, woodenware, cutting surfaces, bakery
paddles and other industrial uses, school furniture, decorative
inlays and overlays.
 Red
Oak Click
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Source:
USA (especially Appalachians), Ohio,
Kentucky
Color: Slightly redder tinge then While
Oak although difficult for an untrained eye to tell the difference.
Pattern: Flake figure less prominent than white
oak's.
Characteristics: Slightly courser grain,
with large, rounded, open pores. A little easier to finish than
white oak., though both are excellent.
Uses:
Nearly all common uses of hardwoods, and especially popular
where strength and durability are required. Not for water-tight or
water-resistant purposes, were white oak is the choice.
 White
Ash Click
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Source:
Eastern USA, Lake States, New England
and Central States
Color: Warm brown heartwood
with narrow light brown sapwood.
Pattern: Straight
moderately open grain.
Characteristics: Heavy,
hard, strong, stiff and high shock resistance with excellent
blending qualities and above average workability.
Uses:
Interiors, furniture, handles of tools and implements,
sporting and athletic goods.
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