NORTH AMERICA

ASH

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ASH

Ash timber includes numerous kinds of woods, especially found in North America and Europe.

Description

Botanical name: Fraxinus excelsior
Overall character: Highly structured, decorative hard wood with porous rings, a high elasticity and a variety of colors that range from off-white to olive to brown.
Color and structure: Ash sapwood is white to yellow and very wide (up to 19 centimetres). The heartwood keeps the light yellow color of the splint. In old age, an optional color core can form.
Characteristics/features: Natural durability of ash as well as its color core, is poor pursuant to DIN EN 350, which places it in durability class 5 because the core materials are not encrusted in the cell walls.
Areas of use: Due to the low natural durability, this wood is mainly used indoors.
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CHERRY

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CHERRY

The cherry tree belongs to the speciose botanical Prucus species from the family of Rosaceae.

Description

Botanical name: Prunus serotina
Overall character: Reddish brown timber with a fine, even structure and a semi-matte surface.
Color and structure: The sapwood of cherry trees is white to yellow-grey with a width of 2,5 to 5 centimetres. While fresh, the heartwood is yellow or light red-brown with an occasional green hue. Under the influence of light and atmospheric oxygen it can quickly develop a golden auburn shade.
Characteristics/features: Pursuant to DIN EN 350 (unlisted), P. serotina is moderately durable (durability class 3) and P. avium is not very durable (durability class 4).
Areas of use: Cherry wood is mainly used for high-quality interior design because of its noble and decorative appearance.
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HICKORY

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HICKORY

From the economic and profit point of vie, Carya woods are divided into two categories: the smaller hickory group, which is almost exclusively used for its pecan nuts, and the larger group of true hickory, which is almost exclusively used for wood.

Description

Botanical name: Carya spp.
Overall character: This light, mostly demi-matte wood with a high density often has a notable porosity as well as flat patterns on the tangential surface.
Color and structure: In its fresh condition, the heartwood has a light to reddish brown color. Contrast between heartwood and yellowish white sapwood (occasionally with darker stripes) can vary in intensity. The wood is ring-porous to semi-ring-porous.
Characteristics/features: Hickory heartwood is not durable and prone to fungus and insect infestation while fresh. It also tends to discolor, thereby losing its value.
Areas of use: Hickory is a special wood that is used almost exclusively for dynamically challenged products such as tool handles, sports equipment, seating and similarly challenged objects such as drumsticks.
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MAPLE

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MAPLE

Maple wood is found in the temperate latitudes of North America, Europe and Asia. It is rich in species and very widespread. Its most common kinds in Europe are Norway maple and sycamore.

Description

Botanical name: Acer spp.
Overall character: Generally light, fine-pored wood with a homogenous structure. Color and density can vary depending on species.
Color and structure: When freshly cut, the sapwood is pale yellow to almost white throughout the trunk cross section. Starting from a diameter of about 30-40 centimetres, a so-called brown heart in a light reddish brown to golden-brown color can form.
Characteristics/features: Natural durability of maple wood is poor (durability class 5) pursuant to DIN EN 350.
Areas of use: Due to its low natural durability and highly decorative appearance, maple wood is mainly used indoors.
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RED OAK

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RED OAK

The Red Oak is native to North America. Among the many evergreen Oaks found mostly in tropical and subtropical areas of the Earth, only Europe’s Southwestern Cork tree is of big economical significance.

Description

Botanical name: Quercus spp.
Overall character: The porous rings and large wood rays give this wood a significant structure. The light and medium brown colored versions of this wood are mostly part of the white oaks, while the pinkish brown toned woods belong to the red oaks.
Color and structure: White oak and red oak can be distinguished relatively well due to the porosity of summer wood as well as chemically.
Characteristics/features: White oak heartwood has a good resistance to wood-destroying fungi, whereas unprotected red oak is only moderately durable in outdoor use.
Areas of use: Due to their similar strength properties, white oak and red oak can be used in the same ways in (interior) construction and in equipping (living room, office and kitchen furniture, wall and ceiling coverings, solid wood and prefabricated parquet, wood pavement, stairs).
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WALNUT

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WALNUT

Aside from the use of its walnuts, the walnut tree is also economically important for its wood. Its known as a precious wood because of the unique color and aesthetic grain.

Description

Botanical name: Juglandaceae
Overall character: Theprecious wood of the real walnut tree is very high in demand, and is generally used for the production of valuable products. It usually originates from former fruit trees, because an aimed cultivation of walnut trees for the timber trade is limited.
Color and structure: Typically, the heartwood has a greyish white to reddish-white splint and a dark core. The core is very variable in color and can be grey to dark brown.
Characteristics/features: The wood is semi-ring-porous. As a result of this, the earlywood, with its larger vessels, contrasts with the small vesselled latewood. However, the contrast is not as visible as it would be on regular ring-porous wood. This gives the wood a decorative grain on its tangential sections and striping on the radial surfaces.
Areas of use: Moreover, this wood is particularly popular for the production of clock cases, musical instruments, parquet, choir stalls in sacral buildings, chess pieces and other carved and woodturned goods.
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WHITE OAK

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WHITE OAK

The common Oak (Quercus robur) and the sessile Oak (Quercus petraea) are among the white Oaks native in Europe. There’s also a variety of white oaks in North America and East Asia.

Description

Botanical name: Quercus spp.
Overall character: The porous rings and large wood rays give this wood a significant structure. The light and medium brown colored versions of this wood are mostly part of the white oaks, while the pinkish brown toned woods belong to the red oaks.
Color and structure: White oak and red oak can be distinguished relatively well due to the porosity of summerwood as well as chemically.
Characteristics/features: White Oak heartwood has a good resistance to wood-destroying fungi, whereas unprotected red oak is only moderately durable in outdoor use.
Areas of use: Due to their similar strength properties, white Oak and red Oak can be used in the same ways in (interior) construction and in equipping (living room, office and kitchen furniture, wall and ceiling coverings, solid wood and prefabricated parquet, wood pavement, stairs).
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YELLOW POPLAR

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YELLOW POPLAR

Yellow Poplar originates from Eastern North America. Its wood is neither durable nor rigid, and mostly used for face veneers or as a base for veneers.

Description

Botanical name: Liriodendron tulipifera
Overall character: This sapwood is very soft and light. The core has a greenish hue and tends to be harder. The green tint of the core timber changes when exposed to light and becomes a nice shade of brown.
Color and structure: The splint is very soft and bright. The heartwood is greenish and harder. The green color of the heartwood changes due to light contact and develops a pleasant shade of brown.
Characteristics/features: Yellow Poplar is easy to plane. It sometimes can get ligneous in some places. However, this generally only happens in sapwood. The wood dulls the tools only slowly. It is easy to stem and saw.
Areas of use: On the market, this wood is usually found in the form of edged boards.
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