Beech (american) -VA-
Color White (sapwood) to reddish brown (heartwood)
Grain Closed and Fairly straight
Origin United States (Eastern Regions)
Birch -M-
Color Creamy yellow to pale brown
Birds eyes maple -D-
Color Beige to reddish brown with multiple speckles
Black Walnut -N-
Color Dark brown to purplish black, grayish sapwood
Origin United States (Eastern Regions)
Cherry -I-
Color Reddish (heartwood), White (sapwood)
Grain Closed and uniform with occasional pin knots and gum
Origin United States (Eastern Regions)
Curly maple -W-
Color White beige to pale brown
Douglas Fir (Straight Grain) -S-
Color Light brown colour with a touch of red or yellow and darker growth rings pattern
Origin United States, Canada (Pacific coast)
Douglas Fir (Wild Grain)
Color Yellowish brown to salmon red
Grain Wild with conspicuous growth ring pattern
Origin United States, Canada (Pacific coast)
Hickory -H-
Color White (sapwood) to reddish brown (heartwood)
Origin United States (Eastern Regions)
Knotty cherry -I- (GR4)
Color Reddish (heartwood), White (sapwood)
Grain Closed and uniform with occasional pin knots and gum
Origin United States (Eastern Regions)
Knotty Pine -P-
Color Nearly white to yellowish with darker knots and gum streaks. Not selected for colours
Grain Straight to irregular
Origin Temperate forests of the northern hemisphere
Knotty red alder -ARN-
Color Reddish brown with dark knots
Grain Irregular with lots of natural characteristics
Origin North America (Pacific coast)
Knotty Walnut -N- (GR4)
Color Not selected for color
Origin United States (Eastern Regions)
Maple -E-
Color White beige to pale brown
Grain Closed, usually straight
Quarter cut Black Walnut
Color Dark brown to purplish black, grayish sapwood
Grain Closed and straight
Origin United States (Eastern Regions)
Quarter cut cherry -IQ-
Color Reddish (heartwood), White (sapwood)
Grain Straight, closed and uniform with occasional pin knots and gum
Origin United States (Eastern Regions)
Quarter cut red oak -CRQ-
Color Pale pink to reddish brown
Grain Open, straight, occasionally flaked
Origin United States (Eastern Regions)
Quarter cut white oak -CQ-
Color Creamy beige to gray brown
Grain Straight, occasional flake
Origin United States (Eastern Regions)
Red Alder -AR-
Grain Straight, even-textured
Origin North America (Pacific coast)
Red Birch -U-
Color Reddish (heartwood)
Red cedar -JR-
Color Light red, occasional streaks of light
Origin United States, Canada (Pacific coast)
Red oak -C-
Color Pale pink to reddish brown
Origin United States (Eastern Regions)
Rustic Birch -M- (GR3)
Color Not selected for color, Reddish (heartwood), White (sapwood)
Rustic Maple -E- (GR3)
Color Not selected for color
Select Pine -PS-
Color Sapwood is nearly white to pale yellow
Origin Temperate forests of the northern hemisphere
SILVER MAPLE -ES-
Color White beige to pale brown
Grain Closed, usually straight
White Ash -F-
Color Creamy white to brownish yellow
White oak -B-
Color Creamy beige to gray brown
Origin United States (Eastern Regions)