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Fast Facts About Red Oak Color: Heartwood is light to medium brown with a reddish tone; sapwood is pale creamy white to light reddish tan. Grain: Open grain with a coarse, porous texture and a wide range of figuring. Quartersawn planks have a flake, or butterfly patterning. Variations within Species . . . Read more
Botanical Name: Entandrophragma cyn. Fast Facts Color: Sapele has a medium to dark reddish brown color which will darken with time and exposure to UV light. Grain: Sapele has a fine, interlocked grain. Variations within Species and Grades: If the wood is quarter sawn, it has a ribbon stripped effect. . . . Read more
Botanical Name: Tectona, Grandis Teak is a deciduous hardwood found in the tropical regions of Southeast Asia. Today, it is also grown in Central America and parts of South America. Color ranges from a pale yellow to a rich reddish hue when freshly sanded, but ages to a medium golden . . . Read more
Botanical Name: Juglans Nigra Fast Facts Color: The heartwood of American black walnut ranges from a purplish black to a dark brown. The sapwood is much lighter and is usually a tan or cream color. Because the difference in color between the sapwood and heartwood is so great, some manufacturers . . . Read more
Brazilian walnut, also known as Ipe, is a tropical hardwood grown primarily in Brazil but is also harvested in Bolivia, Venezuela, Guatemala, and Peru. Typically found in rainforests, the trees can grow to heights of 120 feet to 160 feet. The diameter of the tree ranges between three and six . . . Read more
Fast Facts Color: Heartwood is very light brown and sometimes has a gray or pink cast, sapwood is white to pale cream. Grain: Open grain long rays with occasional crotches, swirls and burls. Plainsawn boards have a plumed or flared grain appearance; riftsawn has a tight grain pattern with low . . . Read more
Botanical Name: Cumaru, Tonka, S.Chestnut. A native to South America, the Brazilian teak tree may grow to be as large as 120 feet tall and 5 feet wide. It has a variety of uses, most notably as hardwood flooring. Installing the floor may cause contact dermatitis. Use proper safety equipment . . . Read more
Botanical Name: Millettia laurentii Fast Facts Color: The heartwood of wenge begins as a yellowish brown when it is first cut and then slowly turns a darker brown or black. The sapwood tends to be a yellowish white and the thin layers are clearly seen between the heartwood. Grain: The . . . Read more
Botanical Name: Astronium Fraxinifolium Tigerwood grows naturally in the in the neotropical forests of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala, and Mexico. Color ranges from a pale cream to a rich reddish-orange hue in the dramatic streaking pattern that gives the wood its name. Tigerwood has an irregular grain that may be . . . Read more
Botanical Name: Carya iillinoinensis Fast Facts Color: The heartwood of pecan is reddish brown and striped with a deeper brown. The sapwood is white or off white with pink undertones. Grain: The grain of pecan is usually a bit wavy. Variations within Species and Grades: There can be significant differences . . . Read more