Alnus rubra General Description: American alder is a light brown wood with a yellow or reddish tinge. The wood is fairly straight grained with a uniform texture. Alder is grown exclusively in the Northwest region. American alder is widely used for furniture, kitchen cabinets and doors. It is a relatively soft hardwood of medium density that has low bending strength, shock resistance and stiffness.
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Douglas Fir is a very popular softwood species due to its strength and versatility. We stock both timber from North America and Europe.
The sapwood of red oak is white to light brown and the heartwood is often a pinkish reddish brown.
The sapwood is creamy white with a slight reddish brown tinge and the heartwood varies from light to dark reddish brown according to growing region.
Red elm has a greyish white to light brown narrow sapwood, with heartwood that is reddish brown to dark brown in colour.
The heartwood of American cherry varies from rich red to reddish brown and will darken on exposure to light
Yellow birch has a white sapwood and light reddish brown heartwood.
The sapwood is light coloured to nearly white and the heartwood varies from greyish brown to light brown, to pale yellow streaked with brown
American alder is a light brown wood with a yellow or reddish tinge. The wood is fairly straight grained with a uniform texture.
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