Types of Hardwoods
In the method of identifying hardwoods, things can get a little overwhelming when faced with the hundreds of possible species. Yet in the setting of everyday hardwoods that a lot of people in the US or Canada are likely to come across, the list of potential woods is typically much shorter.
Below is a list of the more common types of hardwoods:
- Oak Hardwood
This hardwood is everywhere! Likelihood is, there’s something made from this hardwood steps away from where you’re presently sitting. It’s used for desks, flooring, furniture, doors, wainscoting, and almost anything else that can be made of wood! It’s often stained a medium reddish-brown color, so it might look slightly darker than raw oak.
- Maple Hardwood
This light-colored hardwood is seen just about as frequently as oak, and is typically not stained a darker color, but is kept a raw whitish-cream or often stained in amber yellow. It’s common in furniture, flooring, wainscoting, and in areas in which a pale, lighter-colored hardwood is needed. Quartersawn pieces with a speckled look are typically found in butcher blocks and countertops.
- Walnut Hardwood
The real deal. Walnut is unequal in that it is one of the only hardwoods that is naturally deep, rich chocolatey brown (though it could be somewhat lighter too). It is hardly ever stained, and is very favorable for making furniture. It is also not rare to see walnut utilized in laminated pieces too.
- Cherry Hardwood
The astute reddish-brown look of cherry is typically noticed on trim fine and furniture. It’s also not rare to see cherry used in laminated pieces too. Besides Black Walnut it’s one of the prime hardwoods in the US. It is occasionally stained just moderately darkish to give it an older look.
- Birch Hardwood
Most seen as plywood. Birch additionally tends to appear in millwork and furniture too.
- Poplar Hardwood
This is a budget friendly utility hardwood that’s utilized in numerous applications, like upholstered furniture frames, veneers, and can also be stained to match other more expensive hardwoods.
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