Whether you plan for a complete makeover or a simple statement piece, adding Real American Hardwood products makes a house your home. Change all your cabinetry to a minimal oak design or find the perfect mid-century maple chair that ties the whole place together; whatever it is, we’re here to help you along the way.
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Dark hardwood flooring is one of the biggest patterns for a reason. Dark tones exude class and elegance, while still being chic and modern. Adding in cool tones can add balance and sophistication.
Looking for a more unique and stylish look? The chevron and herringbone floor patterns are an easy way to make a design statement.
Oak wood cabinetry is coming back with a facelift; cerused and driftwood finishes give a modern twist to a classic design.
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As a resource, American hardwoods are abundant, renewing, and sustainable, and an excellent choice for eco-effective design and building. Explore more than 20 of the most abundant and widely used hardwood species.
Alder, a relative of birch, is almost white when freshly cut, but quickly changes with exposure to air, becoming light brown with a yellow or reddish tinge. Heartwood is formed only in trees of advanced age and there is no visible boundary between sapwood and heartwood. The wood is fairly straight-grained with a uniform texture.
Alder is a relatively soft hardwood of medium density that has low bending strength, shock resistance, and stiffness.
Furniture, kitchen cabinets, doors, shutters, moulding, panel stock, turnings, carvings, and kitchen utensils.
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The sapwood is light-colored to nearly white and the heartwood varies from grayish or light brown, to pale yellow streaked with brown. The wood is generally straight-grained with a coarse uniform texture. The degree and availability of light-colored sapwood, and other properties, will vary according to the growing regions.
Ash machines well, is good in nailing, screwing and gluing, and can be stained to a very good finish. It dries fairly easily with minimal degrade, and there is little movement in performance.
Furniture, flooring, doors, architectural millwork and moulding, kitchen cabinets, paneling, tool handles, baseball bats, sporting equipment, and turnings. It is particularly suitable for food and liquid containers since there is no odor or taste.
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Sapwood is white, blending into the light brown heartwood. The contrast between sapwood and heartwood is small. The wood is straight-grained and has a fine, uniform texture.
Aspen is light and soft, with low bending strength and stiffness, and medium shock resistance.
Furniture parts (drawer sides), doors, moulding, picture frames, millwork, toys, kitchen utensils, and matchsticks. Specialized uses include sauna laths, due to its low conductivity of heat, and chopsticks.
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The sapwood of basswood is usually quite large and creamy white in color, merging into the heartwood, which is pale to reddish brown, sometimes with darker streaks. The wood has an indistinct grain that is straight and has a fine, uniform texture.
Basswood is light and soft with generally low strength properties and a poor steam-bending classification.
Carvings, turnings, furniture, pattern-making, moulding, millwork, and musical instruments. Specialized uses are Venetian blinds and shutters.
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