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Know Your Wood:  White Ash

Know Your Wood: White Ash

May 21, 2014 | 1 Comment
White Ash He may have won the Gold Glove in left field last year, but as is so often the…
Know your wood:  Red Alder

Know your wood: Red Alder

May 21, 2014 | No comments
Red Alder A fellow by the name of Larry Workman took this picture. His other fascinating works of the northeast…
Know Your Wood:  Utile

Know Your Wood: Utile

May 21, 2014 | No comments
Know your wood: Utile The picture at left shows just a swatch of straight-grained Utile, or Sipo lumber, via The…
Know Your Wood:  Poplar

Know Your Wood: Poplar

May 21, 2014 | 1 Comment
Poplar The picture at left shows just some of the wide ranges of color found in Poplar lumber, via The…
Know Your Wood:  Red Maple

Know Your Wood: Red Maple

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Red Maple A highly figured and deeply dimensioned burl. Soft maples aren’t what I would call “soft.” The name is…
Know Your Wood:  Hard Maple

Know Your Wood: Hard Maple

May 21, 2014 | No comments
Hard Maple Birds-eye maple, one of the several varieties of hard maple featured in The Wood Explorer. Common trade names:…
Know Your Wood:  Red Oak

Know Your Wood: Red Oak

May 21, 2014 | 1 Comment
Red Oak Be sure to ask me sometime about my comfortable loveseat. It’s a two millennium project. Trade Name: Red…
Know Your Wood:  White Oak

Know Your Wood: White Oak

May 21, 2014 | 2Comments
White Oak An example of the medullary rays of a quartersawn piece of White Oak, presented by The Wood Explorer.…
Know Your Wood:  Black Walnut

Know Your Wood: Black Walnut

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Black Walnut The heartwood and sapwood found in Black Walnut is unambiguous. Broadbent Canadian Furniture produced this distinctive work. Common…
Know Your Wood:  Black Cherry

Know Your Wood: Black Cherry

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Black Cherry Augustine delivers a valuable lesson, perhaps more in myth than reality. Common trade names: Black Cherry, Cherry, North…

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