Suwanee Lumber Specialty Woods Ash Ash is a ring-porous wood with prominent growth ring patterns. The sapwood is light in color and can vary from a creamy color to nearly white. Depending on the species, the heartwood can vary in color from pale yellow to light brown with greyish tones, sometimes tinged with red. A very straight-grained wood, Ash can appear similar to Red Oak, with a coarse, even texture. Ash 5/4 FAS Ash Wht 4/4 FAS Ash Wht 8/4 FAS Beech Beech is a heavy, pale -colored, medium-to-hard wood. It is a fine, tight grain and has large medullar rays. Beech is similar in appearance to maple and birch. One excellent characteristic of Beech is that fact that it does stain and polish well. Beech is a wood with high crush strength and medium stiffness. Beech European 4/4 Spanish Cedar Spanish Cedar is a freshly cut heartwood that is pinkish to reddish brown but becomes red or dark reddish brown upon exposure. The wood is coarser than that of mahogany. Spanish Cedar has many other great qualities such as being durable, light but strong and is a straight grain wood. Spanish Cedar 4/4 FAS
Spanish Cedar 8/4 FAS Aromatic Cedar Cedar is known for its attractive red color and sweet smell. The heartwood ranges in color from medium reddish-brown to a deep orange-red. Growth rings are clearly visible with strong contrast between early wood zones and denser, late wood zones. Cedar is most well-known for its scent and its ability to repel or kill most insects that might damage clothing and linens. Aromatic Cedar 4/4 Alder Alder is a hardwood of medium density that features a color range of light browns with reddish hues. Knotty Alder, being true to its name, features large split knots and open knots that vary in size. The knots can come in a variety of shapes and colors which can cause the knots to take stain differently than the rest of the wood. Some knots may also be completely through the wood, making this wood a perfect choice for rustic style projects. Alder 4/4 #1 GRD Alder 4/4 Rustic Alder 4/4 Superior Alder 5/4 S&BTR Alder 8/4 Superior Maple
Maple has a unique pattern to it, the pattern travels across the grain and can look like stripes, waves or small flames. The curly grain can make tiger maple less stable than straight grained maple. Maple is a hard durable wood and is a frequent choice for custom-made furniture. Hard Maple 4/4 FAS White Maple 10/4 S&B Rough White Maple 16/4 FAS Rough White Maple 4/4 White Maple 4/4 Prime 10"+ White Maple 5/4 S&B White Maple 8/4 FAS Pine Eastern White Pine is a soft Pine known for is light weight and fine, even texture. The sapwood usually appears pale and creamy, sometimes with yellow tones. The heartwood varies from a straw-like color to a deep yellowish-tan color. 16/4 White Pine Furniture Grade 4/4 Clear White Pine 4/4 Furniture Grade Pine #2 11" 4X4 Turning SQ White Pine 5/4 12" Furniture Grade E. Pine #2 5/4 Clear E. W. Pine
8/4 Furniture White Pine 8/4 White Pine Clear Cypress Cypress sapwood varies in color from degrees of pale yellow to light brown, gradually darkening into the heartwood, which can range from reddish brown to nearly black. The oils in the heartwood, called cypressene, make it one of the most durable woods, with strong resistance to decay when exposed to moisture. 4/4 Cypress FAS Cypress #2 Cypress 8/4 S&B Basswood The sapwood of Basswood is very pale and may appear white or cream-colored, or a pale, pinkish-tan. The heartwood is also very pale with occasional brown or reddish streaks. The very light tones of both sapwood and heartwood make it difficult to differentiate between the two. The wood is relatively soft for a hardwood, and has a fine, even texture. The grain is straight, and essentially, indistinct. Basswood 16/4 FAS Rough Basswood 4/4 #1 COM Basswood 4/4 FAS Basswood 5/4 FAS
Basswood 6/4 FAS Basswood 8/4 FAS Birch Birch sapwood appears light, with a cream-like or white color. The heartwood may be light reddish-brown or dark brown tinged with red. The close, straight grain is finely textured and uniform in appearance, with the grain more prominent in Yellow Birch than Paper Birch. Birch 4/4 FAS Cherry Cherry heartwood offers a beautiful, light reddish-brown color that darkens with age and exposure to sunlight. Some heartwoods take on reddish tones similar to Mahogany and deepen over time to a dark reddish-brown with golden overtones. The sapwood can be very light, ranging in shades from white to pale yellow. The straight, tight, satiny grain of Cherry can be marred by flecks or small gum pockets. Cherry 12/4 FAS Rough Cherry 4/4 #1 COM Cherry 4/4 FAS Cherry 4/4 Prime 10"+ Cherry 4/4 Rustic Cherry 5/4 FAS Cherry 6/4 FAS
Cherry 8/4 FAS Cherry 8/4 Rustic Hickory Hickory and Pecan are virtually indistinguishable species within the Walnut family of trees. The appearance of Hickory/Pecan sapwood is white, and quite often tinged with brown. The heartwood ranges in color from pale brown, to brown with red tinges. The heartwood occasionally takes on deeper reddish-brown tones, and is referred to as red Hickory. Both the sapwood and heartwood are course in texture, usually with a fine, straight grain. Hickory -Brown 4/4 FAS Hickory 4/4 Rustic (#2 COM) Hickory 8/4 FAS Jatoba Jatoba varies from yellowish hues, to pink/reds, to dark reds with black striping and an interlocked grain. Quartered selections yield the most uniform look and color range. The sapwood is white, gray, or pinkish in color, and is clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Jatoba 4/4 Jatoba 5/4 Jatoba 8/4 Mahogany
African Mahogany has medium crushing strength and low bending strength and shock resistance. It is generally easy to work with both hand and machine tools. It has interlocked grain and can be prone to tearing when planed. Mahogany 10/4 FAS Rough Mahogany 12/4 FAS Rough Mahogany 16/4 FAS Rough Mahogany 4/4 FAS Mahogany 5/4 FAS Mahogany 6/4 FAS Mahogany 8/4 FAS Poplar Poplar sapwood ranges in color from creamy white, to greyish-white, to white with a yellowish cast, and is sometimes striped. The heartwood, which is usually tan, also presents a wide variety of tones. Poplar 16/4 FAS Rough Poplar 4/4 #1 COM Poplar 4/4 FAS Poplar 5/4 FAS Poplar 6/4 FAS Poplar 8/4 FAS
Red Oak Red Oak sapwood ranges from white to light brown in color. Most varieties of Red Oak heartwood will have golden, reddish tones, although some display deeper, reddish-brown tones Red Oak 10/4 FAS Rough Red Oak 4/4 10" Northern Wheat Red Oak 4/4 8' Stock Red Oak 4/4 FAS Red Oak 4/4 Quarter Sawn Red Oak 5/4 FAS Red Oak 5/4 Quarter Sawn Red Oak 6/4 FAS Red Oak 8/4 FAS Red Oak Rustic Shelving #2 (Prem) E.W. Pine Shelving #3 E.W. Pine Shelving MDF Shelving 1X12X16' Spanish Cedar
The heartwood of Spanish Cedar ranges in color from pinkish- to reddish-brown, when first cut. The color darkens as it ages to a dark reddish-brown, and sometimes displays a purplish tinge. The sapwood ranges in tones from white to pinkish-white. The grain is prominent and usually straight, but sometimes appears interlocked. The wood texture ranges from fine and uniform to coarse and uneven, with a medium luster. Spanish Cedar produces a distinctive odor and is often oily on the surface. Spanish Cedar 4/4 FAS Spanish Cedar 8/4 FAS Teak Most Teak is a rich golden brown in color, but may also vary from rich brown to a deep, chocolate brown with dark, almost black, markings. The grain may be either straight or wavy with conspicuous growth rings. It has a coarse texture and oily feel, as well as a leather-like odor. Teak 4/4 S&B Walnut Walnut sapwood is very creamy white in color, while the heartwood, which ranges in color from light to a rich, dark brown, and matures to an almost purplish-black hue. Walnut often carries characteristically dark brown or purplish streaks. Walnut has a coarse, yet uniform texture, and while usually straightgrained, it is sometimes wavy or curly. This species produces a large variety of figure types. Walnut 4/4 8" Wide Walnut 4/4 FAS
Walnut 5/4 FAS Walnut 8/4 FAS White Oak The sapwood of White Oak is light in color and can range from a pale yellowbrown to a greyish-white. The heartwood may be either light brown in color, or a darker brown with deep, golden tones. The distinctive coarse texture and straight grain has longer rays than Red Oak. 4/4 White Oak Quarter Sawn White Oak 4/4 FAS White Oak 4/4 Quarter Sawn White Oak 5/4 FAS White Oak 8/4 FAS