Common Hardwood Lumber

Not for water tight or water resistant purposes were white oak is the choice availability.

Common hardwood lumber.

Readily as veneer and lumber. Nearly all common uses of hardwoods and especially popular where strength and durability are required. Firsts and seconds fas the best and most expensive grade. Nick brush company manufactures a complete line of consumer and industrial brushes and brooms.

Along with black walnut it s one of the premier hardwoods in the united states. The standard hardwood lumber grades are summarized below. 33 lbs ft 3 530 kg m 3 specific gravity basic 12 mc. Hardwood lumber domestic hardwood.

The best grade you ll find in most lumberyards is select and better s b followed by 1 common 2 common and 3 common. The lumber industry uses a scale called the janka rating system to measure and rank the relative hardness of wood. There are two categories of wood. Yields 83 1 3 percent of clear face cuttings with minimum sizes of 4 x 5 or 3 x 7.

Poplar stained poplar can be almost impossible to tell apart from cherry. Boards 6 and wider 8 and longer. What is 2 common lumber. A sister company of the hardwood lumber company sheoga hardwood flooring and paneling offers quality solid hardwood flooring in a variety of species unfinished or.

Depending on the species it is produced from walnut lumber ranges from creamy white to chocolate in color. This wood comes in light texture with creamy white or yellow shade to it. 80 115 ft 25 35 m tall 2 3 ft 6 1 0 m trunk diameter average dried weight. The national hardwood lumber association nhla sets the standards for hardwood lumber grades which indicate the amount of clear defect free wood in a board.

An excellent selection of some of the most beautiful woods in the world. It s sometimes stained just slightly darker to give it a more aged appearance. Some of the more common species are the japanese walnut black walnut and white walnut. Board is graded from the poorer face.

White silver maple scientific name. A strong shock resistant material pine wood is a common choice among carpenters for making furniture. The walnut hardwood produces a variety of edible nuts that are rich in oil. 44 53 janka hardness.

1 140 000 lb f in 2 7. Northeastern united states tree size. Walnut lumber is hard and durable though not as heavy as oak. 700 lb f 3 110 n modulus of rupture.

This wood is super strong and stiff which is why it can resist a great amount of shock. 8 900 lb f in 2 61 4 mpa elastic modulus. If you don t see a thickness you want give us a call 1 877 232 3915 we can mill exactly what you need. A wide variety of domestic hardwoods in various thicknesses and price ranges.

Softwood includes cedar pine spruce and fir wood.