Walnut, also known as American Walnut, Eastern Black Walnut, or Black Walnut has a distinctive grain and rich dark color. Walnut is a durable choice for furniture, but somewhat softer than the other choices, so we don’t recommend it for a surface that will receive significant wear such as a desktop. We do not stain Walnut as its dark color is best showcased in its natural state with our Tung Oil finish.

Maple is very hard and is often used wherever a very durable surface is needed such as cutting boards, basketball courts and bowling alleys. Grain is fine and generally an even texture. Color is white to cream to yellow, sometimes with a red cast. Maple is the best choice for gray, red or blue stains as the light wood color highlights the stain.

Red Oak is likely the most common hardwood in the USA, commonly seen in flooring, furniture and just about everywhere else hardwood is used. Red Oak is hard, very strong and machines very well. Color is light to medium brown, commonly with red overtones.

White Oak is the hardest and strongest wood that we offer and is a great choice for furniture that will receive active use by children or pets. White Oak features yellow to gray tones and is extremely popular in cool-toned modern décor.

Ash is known for its light color, distinctive yellow grain pattern and durability. Ash is traditionally used for tool handles that need high impact resistance such as hammers and shovel

Wormy Maple(aka Ambrosia Maple)shows dramaticmarkingsin the wood caused byAmbrosiaBeetles. The beetles bore into the trunk of the tree, bringing with themAmbrosiaFungi, stainingthe surrounding wood. This striking “wormy” pattern does not affect the final performance of the lumber.