Wood Properties by Type

Wood Characteristics of cherry

• Moderately hard and heavy, strong and stiff
• High shock resistance
• Fine to medium, uniform grain
• Moderately large shrinkage during seasoning, dimensionally stable

Color variation: Nearly white to light red, to dark reddish brown

Wood Characteristics of oak

• Heavy, hard and stiff
• High shock resistance
• Medium fine, uniform grain
• Large shrinkage during seasoning

Color variation: Light tan to pink, to red, to dark brown

Wood Characteristics of soft maple

• From Silver Maple or Red Maple
• Moderately heavy, hard, strong and stiff
• Medium shock resistance
• Fine uniform grain
• Moderate shrinkage during seasoning

Color variation: Nearly white to light gray

Wood Characteristics of hard maple

• From Sugar Maple or Black Maple
• Heavy, strong and stiff
• High shock resistance
• Fine, uniform grain
• Large shrinkage during seasoning

Color variation: Nearly white to slightly reddish brown

Wood Characteristics of hickory

• From Butternut, Pecan, or Shagbark
• Very heavy, very hard, very strong, and very stiff
• Extremely high shock resistance
• Fine, uniform grain
• Very large shrinkage during seasoning

Color variation: Nearly white to dark brown