Red Alder
Where it Grows:
Native wo Western North America, from Southeast Alaska, South to Central California,
nearly always within about 150 miles of the pacific coast.
Main Uses:
Furniture, kitchen cabinets, doors, shutters, moding, panel stock, turnings cavings and
kitchen utensils.
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Yellow Birch
Where it Grows:
Native to Eastern North America, from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and
Southern Quibec West to Minnestoa, and South in the Appalachian Mountains to Northern Georgia.
Main Uses:
Furniture, millwork, and paneling, doors, flooring, kitchen cabinets, toothpicks, and toys.
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Cherry
Where it Grows:
Throughout Midwestern and Eastern U.S. main commercial areas: Pennsylvania,
Vergina, West Vergina, and New York.
Main Uses:
Fine furniture and cabinet making, moldings and millwork, kitchen cabinets,
paneling, flooring, doors, boat interiors, musical instruments, turnings, and carvings.
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Hickory/Pecan
Where it Grows:
Eastern U.S. principally commercial areas: Central and Southen States.
Main Uses:
Tool handles, furniture, cabinetry, flooring, paneling, wooden ladders,
dowels, and sporting goods.
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Hard Maple
Where it Grows:
Eastern U.S. principally Mik-Atlantic and Lake States.
Main Uses:
Light Construction, furniture, kitchen cabinets, doors, musical instruments,
exterior trim and siding, paneling, moldings and millwork, edge-glued panels, turnings and carvings.
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Poplar
Where it Grows:
Widespread throughout Eastern U.S.
Main Uses:
Light construction, furniture, kithcen cabinets, doors, musical instruments,
exterior trim, siding, paneling, moldings, millwork, edge-glued panels, turnings, and carvings.
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Red Oak
Where it Grows:
Native of North America, in the Northeasten U.S. and Southeast Canada.
Main Uses:
Furniture, flooring, architectural millwork, moldings, doors, kitchen cabinets, and
paneling.
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White Oak
Where it Grows:
Widespread throughout the Eastern U.S. The White Oak group compprises many species, of which about
eight are commercial.
Main Uses:
Furniture, flooring, architectural millwork, moldings, doors, kitchen cabinets,
paneling, and barrel staves.
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PlyWood
How It Is Made:
Plywood is made of layers of plies or veneers glued together, each with its grain at
right angles to adjacent layers for greater strength. The plies are then donded under heat and pressure with strong adhesives.
Main Uses:
Plywood is used in any application that needs high quality wooden sheet materail.
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ParticleBoard
How It Is Made:
Particleboard is manufactured by mixing wood particles of flakes together with a
resin and forming the mix into a sheet. The sheets formed are then cold compressed to reduce their thinkness.
Main Uses:
Furniture, moldings, doors, kitchen cabinets, and paneling.
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MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard)
How It Is Made:
MDF is an engineered wood product formed by breaking down softwood into
wood fibers, and combining it with wax and resin, and forming panels by applying high temperature.
Main Uses:
Furniture, flooring, architectural millwork, moldings, doors, kitchen cabinets, and paneling.
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