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The Types of Woods We UseCherryCherry (Prunus Serotina) trees are found throughout the US and Canada. The wood varies from a yellowish pink when first cut to a deep rich reddish brown, often getting darker as it ages. It's smooth texture and working properties make it a favorite wood among furniture makers. Cherry wood has a fine, straight grain with narrow brown pith flecks and small gum pockets. It has a smooth texture, medium strength and good blending characteristics. Cherry has low stiffness and a medium shock resistance.
MapleHard maple is currently used for furniture, cabinets, decorative woodwork like corbels, flooring, veneers, cutting surfaces, etc. Maple is ideal for ballroom and gymnasium floors as well as cutting boards and counter tops. Maple looks beautiful and resonates sound to perfection. Generally speaking, maples are a great all round woodworking lumber.
Rubberwood
Rubberwood is a hardwood from the maple family of woods. It has very little tendency to warp or crack. Rubberwood is also very eco-friendly!
Rubberwood is often the most misunderstood species of wood in the furniture industry. The name rubberwood invokes a variety of misconceptions as to it's features and to it's durability. Rubberwood (also called Parawood in Thailand) is the standard in common name for the timber of Hevea brasiliensis.
Like maple, rubberwood is a sap producing species. In the case of maple, it is sap; in the case of rubberwood, it is latex. Rubberwood products all the latex used in the world for all rubber based products.
There is one more important feature of rubberwood that is very important in today's world. Rubberwood is the most ecologically "friendly" lumber used in today's furniture industry. After the economic life of the rubber tree, which is generally 26 - 30 years, the latex yields become extremely low and the planters then fell the rubber trees and plant new ones. So, unlike other woods that are cut down for the sole purpose of producing furniture, rubberwood is used only after it completes it's latex producing cycle and dies. This wood is therefore eco-friendly in the sense that we are now using what was going as waste.
Oak Wood
Oak wood is most often straight grained, and open pored. It can be steam bend with caution. The grain is distinguished by rays which reflect light and add to its attractiveness. Many distinctive and sought after patterns emerge: flake figures, pin stripes, fine lines, leafy grains and watery figures. Oak wood is heavy, very strong, very hard and stiff durable under exposure. It's great wear resistance and holds nails and screws well. Oak has high shock resistance, though less durable than white oak woods. Oak can be stained beautifully with a wide range of finish tones.
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