Species List

(Fraxinus Americana)

Source: Central State, Ohio River and lower Mississippi River Valley 

Properties: Heavy, hard, strong, close grained, tough elastic, heartwood brown with pale sapwood. 

Weight, air-dry: 3,420 lbs. Per/M 

(Tilia Americana)

Source: Eastern United States, south to Georgia and west to Nebraska 

Properties: Light, soft, easily worked, moderately strong, even grained, light brown to nearly white. 

Weight, air-dry: 2,170 lbs. Per/M 

(Fagus Grandifolia)

Source: Eastern U.S., westward to Wisconsin and Texas 

Properties: Heavy, strong, hard stiff, good shock-resisting ability, takes high polish, heartwood light to reddish brown. 

Weight, air-dry: 3,670 lbs. Per/M 

(Prunus Serotina) 

Source: Eastern United States, principally West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York and Tennessee. 

Properties: Moderately heavy, strong, compact, heartwood rich reddish brown. 

Weight, air-dry: 2,920 lbs. Per/M

(Betula Lutea) 

Source: Northeastern and Lake State, and Appalachian region. 

Properties: Heavy, hard, stiff, strong, close grain, light reddish-brown heartwood. 

Weight, air-dry: 3,580 lbs. Per/M

(Shagbark Hickory - Hicoria Ovata) 

Source: Eastern United States, principally Appalachian, lower Mississippi Valley and central hardwood regions. 

Properties: Heavy, hard, strong, tough, elastic, close-grained, light brown. 

Weight, air-dry: 4,250 lbs. Per/M

(Acer Saccharum, Acer Nigrum) 

Source: Eastern United States, principally Michigan, Wisconsin, New York and Appalachian Region. 

Properties: Tough, hard, strong, close-grained, takes good polish, wears evenly, sapwood is creamy white with slight reddish-brown tinge, heartwood varies from light to dark reddish brown. 

Weight, air-dry: 3,670 lbs. Per/M

(Acer Saccharinum & Acer Rubrum) 

Source: Eastern United States, principally Lake States and Southern States. 

Properties: Moderately heavy and strong, fairly hard, close-grained, light reddish-brown heartwood. 

Weight, air-dry: 2,750 lbs. Per/M

(Principally Quercus Borealis) 

Source: Eastern U.S., principally from the Appalachian Mts. 

Properties: Heavy, hard, strong, heartwood light reddish-brown. 

Weight, air-dry: 3,670 lbs. Per/M

(Principally Quercus Alba) 

Source: Eastern U.S., principally from the Appalachian Mts. 

Properties: Hard, heavy, strong, durable, heartwood pale brown, prominent quarter sawn figure. 

Weight, air-dry: 3,900 lbs. Per/M

(Juglans Nigra) 

Source: Eastern U.S., principally central states 

Properties: Hard, heavy strong, compact, durable, heartwood rich dark brown. 

Weight, air-dry: 3,250 lbs. Per/M

(Liriodendron Tilipifera) 

Source: Eastern United States, Appalachians and southern States. 

Properties: Light, soft, straight-grained, easily worked, shrinks little, greenish to yellow brown in color. 

Weight, air-dry: 2,330 lbs. Per/M

(Fagus Sylvatica) 

Source: Europe. 

Properties: Pale cream color with golden undertones, , straight-grained, good workability, glues and finishes well. 

Weight, kiln-dried: 720 kg/m3