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Aspen-a lot like tulip poplar, except there is no green color. It’s almost white.  Light weight, and between poplar and basswood for hardness.
White Ash-Similar to red oak in grain, sometimes called “golden oak” in furniture.  Very light color when fresh, ash darkens as it ages to an amber color.  Very strong, used in bent laminations, furniture, tool handles, and floors.
Basswood-Very soft, light golden color.  The easiest wood to carve.  The 4/4 lumber is used as a less expensive alternative to clear white pine with the added advantage of no pitch related problems.
Yellow Birch-- A light golden color with reddish heartwood.  Birch is used in kitchen cabinets, toys, flooring  It can be stained to resemble black cherry.
Butternut-Lustrous medium brown color, feathery grain, very soft.
One of the most beautiful northern hardwoods, butternut makes high quality furniture. Like basswood, butternut is easy to carve.
Black Cherry-The best cherry in the world grows in Upstate New York and Pennsylvania.  Reddish brown color that deepens with age, easy to work, stable.
Hickory-Very hard and dense.  Frequently used for tool handles, the distinctive grain also makes beautiful cabinets.
Red Maple-A less expensive alternate for sugar maple.  Red maple is cream colored, softer (but not like the big leaf or silver maples) and less prone to grain tearing than sugar maple.  Curly maple is a rare and beautiful variation of  red maple.
Sugar Maple-Also known as hard or rock maple.  Very hard, strong, and a light golden color.  Sugar maple is used in cutting boards, toys, musical instruments, and flooring.
Red Oak-Reddish golden color with a prominent grain.  Our most popular wood, red oak machines easily and is used in furniture, floors, and interior trim.
White Oak-Almost identical to red oak in grain but darker in color.  Most people can’t tell the difference.  White oak is extremely weather resistant.  Quarter sawn white oak is used in mission style furniture.
Tulip Poplar-Cream to light golden brown color(greenish when fresh).  A softer hardwood, very easy to work, stains or paints easily.

Black Walnut-Rich chocolate brown color, easy to work with.  
A favorite for fine furniture, clocks, and gunstocks.

Extra Wide Lumber
For materials 9”+ in width, add $0.25 per board foot to select prices.   Wide lumber should not be used to avoid gluing narrower stock.  Use for "floating" panels or other applications allowing for seasonal humidity fluctuations.