Hickory heartwood comes from the center of the Eastern American trees. It is just as durable as hickory and rustic hickory wood, but it is more consistent in color. Hickory heart also has no knots.
Cherry Kitchens
In America, cherry wood is the possibly the most prized furniture hardwood, and some of the highest valued antiques around the globe are made from cherry. Cherry, very decay resistant and durable, can be anywhere in between tan blond and deep brown. As it darkens naturally, it has blending hues of golden yellow to deep red. Cherry has a satiny, …
Birch Kitchens
Birch is colored white, making it a lighter colored wood. Its sapwood can be reddish brown or it can be a darker brown, still not very dark compared to other woods, with a hint of red to it. The grain of this light colored wood is straight with a fine texture, giving birch a uniform appearance. Its workability is really …
Beech Kitchens
The sapwood of beech trees has a red tinge in its white color, but the heartwood of beech can be light to dark red or brown, which is still lighter than most other hard woods we use. Beech has a uniform texture with a straight grain. This wood is strong, heavy, and shock resistant. Nailing, gluing, and staining well, beech …
Alder Kitchens
Part of the birch family, alder is moderately light and it is more soft than other hardwoods. Alder is an ideal wood species for furniture and cabinetry because it has a consistent color, is stable, and accepts stains well. When cut, alder wood is white, however, it changes color as soon as it is exposed to air. Once exposed to …
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