Hardwood Lumber 101

4 Common Questions About Purpleheart Wood – Answered

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At AdvantageLumber.com, we get a lot of questions from customers curious about exotic hardwoods, and one of the most intriguing is Purpleheart wood. Known for its bold color and exceptional strength, Purpleheart is a favorite for both decorative and structural applications. Below we answer the four most common questions we receive about this unique tropical …

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Brazilian Cherry Hardwood Flooring Color Change

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Brazilian Cherry, also known as Jatoba, is a popular choice for hardwood flooring due to its durability and exotic beauty. The wood’s color can range from a reddish-brown to a rich, dark brown, often with hints of gold or deep red. The wood is also characterized by distinctive grain patterns that add to its appeal. …

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Wood of the Month: Ambrosia Maple (Wormy Maple)

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Covered with unique patterns, Ambrosia Maple is the perfect wood for anyone who seeks one of a kind wood.
Covered with unique patterns, Ambrosia Maple is the perfect wood for anyone who seeks a one of a kind wood.

Ambrosia Maple is a highly coveted wood for many projects because of its very unique and colored patterns. A lot of people often wonder if Ambrosia Maple is a specific species of wood, or if some sort of chemicals were added to give it the interesting patterns. The truth is that Ambrosia maple isn’t a different species, its regular soft maple that has had small beetles called ambrosia beetles nesting in it which carry a certain type of fungus for food.

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How We Air & Kiln-Dry Lumber to the Highest Quality

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Wood is amazing. Made up of cells, wood is a hygroscopic material that holds water. As anyone who paid attention in fifth grade science class already knows, this process of water and nutrients moving from the ground, through the root system, through the wood, and to the leaves is a critical component of photosynthesis leading …

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