Tight Grained Hardwood

Its innate beauty comes from its rich dark tones found in the heartwood.

Tight grained hardwood. Asian hardwood is somewhat characterless without stain. One excellent characteristic of beech is the fact that it does stain and polish well. The tree varies in height to a maximum of 100 feet. Formal traditional for select grades.

Strong as hard maple however it is two thirds as hard and may dent. Choose from northern hard maple northern red oak northern white oak american cherry yellow birch red birch northern ash and hickory. 82 harder than red oak. Beech is a wood with high crush strength and medium stiffness.

This richly grained tropical hardwood is very scarce and is classified as rare or endangered throughout its natural habitat. Hardness is one of the chief indicators of durability and wear resistance. Asian hardwood has a hardness rating of 960 on the janka hardness scale comparable to black cherry and mahogany. Beautiful delicate grain with character.

European beech is a heavy pale colored medium to hard wood. White oak on the other hand has such a tight cell structure that water can t pass. Some well known types of close grained wood are. Lignum vitae a hardwood native to the west indies has the finest grain of any wood known and an ironlike density.

Casual rustic for character grades. Beech is similar in appearance to maple and birch. That s why white oak works so well for whiskey barrels and outdoor furniture. Bocote is native to colombia cuba honduras mexico and nicaragua.

Sapwood has a pale yellowish color wood color deepens to a deep reddish brown when exposed to the sun and will naturally dark over time. Basswood boxwood douglas fir sitka spruce maple alder italian walnut. Beyond that there are as many different wood grain patterns as there are trees. Slight tight grain pattern that is similar to hard maple.

It is a fine tight grain and has large medullar rays. Dominant red tones return. Its light color appears similar to domestic maple but its grain resembles that of beech. Its grain varies from straight to roey and its texture is fine to medium with an oily appearance.

Some like basswood and holly have almost no visible grain while catalpa and red oak usually have striking patterns.