Hardwood 101 – Soft Maple Lumber

Soft maple has creamy white sapwood, and light beige or tannish-brown heartwood, sometimes with a grayish-green hue. Soft maple is a fine textured, diffuse-porous wood, and its grain is normally straight and close, but it can be wavy or curly. The different grain pattern generates special figures like, ‘Curly Soft Maple’ (shown above) and ‘Ambrosia …

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What do you get when you sign up for the ATL newsletter? A bunch of exclusive benefits: Contests & special offers Discounts on popular and rare hardwood products Helpful tips & how-to articles Much more! What’s in store for the next newsletter? How does 25 free board feet of free Padauk sound? We’re also unveiling …

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The Future of Decking…Is it Man-Made?

I have seen the future of decking….and it is not plastic. From looking over many of the exhibits at the International Builders Show in Orlando, FL, it was apparent there are a ton of composite decking companies there. There were the familiar names and a bunch from overseas countries like China. Despite the elaborate displays …

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Hardwood 101 – Hickory Lumber

Hickory wood is used in making sporting goods, such as fishing rods, baseball bats, drum sticks, bow making, and laminates for tennis racquets. It is a great wood for tool handles, like hammers, hatchets, picks, and axes. It is also used for cabinets, furniture, walking canes, ladders, plywood faces, and veneers. Hickory is also popular …

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Hardwood 101 – Cherry Lumber

Cherry lumber is one of the most valued cabinet and furniture woods in North America. It is an excellent turning and carving wood, and is a great option for hardwood flooring. Woodworkers also use cherry for high-class joinery, boat interiors, tobacco pipes, paneling, veneers, interior trim, tool handles, crafts, toys, musical instruments, and scientific instruments. …

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